London · April

Where to go from London in April

196 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what April 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 London.

Good for April

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in April

  • Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 1h 06
  • Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 2h 15
  • York Chocolate Festival in York 2h 18
  • Aintree in Liverpool 2h 25
  • Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 41
  • Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 3h
  • Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 3h 11
  • Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 3h 34
  • Paris Marathon in Paris 3h 36
  • Life I Live Festival in The Hague 4h 02
  • Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 4h 22
  • King's Day in Amsterdam 4h 22
  • Koningsdag in Gouda 4h 28
  • Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 4h 39
  • 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 4h 52
  • Mythos Festival in Rennes 5h 27
  • King's Day in Arnhem 5h 41
  • Avignon Fair in Avignon 6h 50
  • BaselWorld in Basel 7h 10
  • Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby 7h 34

Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In London, April has 13 h 51 of daylight and averages 6–15°.

Journeys from London'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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