Newcastle upon Tyne · May
Where to go from Newcastle upon Tyne in May
121 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.
Good for May
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Edinburgh 1h 40 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Edinburgh Marathon and 1 more on.
- Sheffield 2h 26 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Bristol 5h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Durham 40 min United Kingdom Durham Pride.
- Preston 2h 46 United Kingdom Lancashire Fringe Festival.
- Lincoln 4h United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
On in May
- Durham Pride in Durham 40 min
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 1h 40
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 1h 40
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 2h 26
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 46
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 3h 48
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 4h
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- Rowing in Cambridge 4h 04
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 4h 08
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 4h 16
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 4h 16
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 4h 22
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 4h 29
- The Great Escape in Brighton 4h 29
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 33
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 4h 47
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 5h 01
- Upfest in Bristol 5h 01
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 5h 14
- May Fair in Ludlow 5h 18
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 5h 18
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 5h 19
- 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, May has 16 h 07 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 32 min — 16 h 06
- Durham · United Kingdom 40 min — 16 h 05 Durham Pride
- York · United Kingdom 1h 16 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch — 16 h 03
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 1h 40 7–15° 48 mm 16 h 17 Edinburgh Marathon, Imaginate Festival
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 1 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 1h 47 — 16 h 15
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 59 — 15 h 53
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch — 15 h 54
- Annan · United Kingdom 2h 17 · 1 ch — 16 h 07
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 26 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 16 h 19
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 7–16° 69 mm 16 h 16
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Stirling · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch — 16 h 19
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 55 — 15 h 48
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 16 h
- Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Burnley · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 15 h 56
- Bolton · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 15 h 54
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 1 ch — 15 h 45
- Wigan · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 06 — 15 h 39
- London · United Kingdom 3h 12 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Accrington · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- North Berwick · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 1 ch — 16 h 18
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — 15 h 56
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 1 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 29 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 1 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 3h 33 · 2 ch 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Greenock · United Kingdom 3h 36 · 3 ch — 16 h 17
- Perth · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 2 ch — 16 h 22
Journeys from Newcastle upon Tyne'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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