Leicester · May
Where to go from Leicester in May
169 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what May is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on. 4 of them are at least 4° warmer than Leicester.
Good for May
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Sheffield 1h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 2h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Brighton 2h 50 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
- Bristol 3h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Lyon 6h 58 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Stamford 1h 04 United Kingdom Burghley Game & Country Fair.
On in May
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 1h 04
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 1h 08
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 1h 54
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 2h 11
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 11
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 2h 24
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 2h 29
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 2h 50
- The Great Escape in Brighton 2h 50
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 52
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 2h 55
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 06
- Durham Pride in Durham 3h 08
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 3h 09
- Upfest in Bristol 3h 09
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 14
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 3h 19
- May Fair in Ludlow 3h 19
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 3h 19
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Leicester, May has 15 h 45 of daylight and averages 6–16°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Derby · United Kingdom 34 min — 15 h 48
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 58 min 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 08 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 17 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 15 h 45
- London · United Kingdom 1h 29 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 1 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- York · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 15 h 42
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 2 ch — 15 h 35
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 15 h 33
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 2 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 15 h 41
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 15 h 50
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 4 ch — 15 h 34
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 15 h 34
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 15 h 54
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 15 h 36
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
Journeys from Leicester's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.
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