Lincoln · May
Where to go from Lincoln in May
153 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. 1 of them are at least 4° warmer than Lincoln.
Good for May
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Sheffield 1h 46 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Bristol 4h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Stamford 2h 08 United Kingdom Burghley Game & Country Fair.
- Ely 2h 21 United Kingdom Eel Day Festival.
- Cambridge 2h 47 United Kingdom Cambridge Beer Festival and 1 more on.
- Brighton 3h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
On in May
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 1h 46
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 2h 08
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 2h 21
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 2h 47
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 47
- Durham Pride in Durham 3h 08
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 14
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 3h 53
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 3h 53
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 55
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 59
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 59
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 4h 01
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 06
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 4h 23
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 4h 34
- Upfest in Bristol 4h 34
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 4h 49
- May Fair in Ludlow 5h 18
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 5h 18
- Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges in Bruges 6h 31
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 6h 31
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Lincoln, May has 15 h 51 of daylight and averages 8–16°.
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 13 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 35 — 15 h 45
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 46 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 48 — 15 h 48
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 1 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 1h 53 — 15 h 53
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 1 ch — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- London · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 15 h 54
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 1 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 2 ch — 16 h
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 2 ch — 16 h 07
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 1 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Durham · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 2 ch — 16 h 05 Durham Pride
- St Albans · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Norwich · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch — 15 h 45 Norfolk and Norwich Festival
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 2 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 3 ch — 15 h 40
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 3 ch — 15 h 35
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 3 ch — 16 h 06
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 3 ch — 16 h 03
- Salford · United Kingdom 3h 31 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 4 ch — 15 h 34
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 4 ch — 15 h 36
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 41 · 2 ch — 15 h 33
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 46 · 4 ch — 15 h 34
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 3h 47 · 2 ch — 16 h 15
Journeys from Lincoln'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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