Northampton · April
Where to go from Northampton in April
169 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.
Good for April
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- London 1h 22 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- Liverpool 2h 25 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and Aintree.
- Paris 4h 01 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Preston 2h 52 United Kingdom Lancashire Fringe Festival.
- York 3h 18 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and York Chocolate Festival.
- Brussels 5h 07 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
On in April
- London Marathon in London 1h 22
- Aintree in Liverpool 2h 25
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 52
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 06
- York Chocolate Festival in York 3h 18
- Paris Marathon in Paris 4h 01
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 5h 29
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 5h 44
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 6h 34
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 6h 36
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 7h 02
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 7h 22
- King's Day in Amsterdam 7h 22
- Koningsdag in Gouda 7h 28
- Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby 7h 34
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 7h 52
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Northampton, April has 13 h 53 of daylight.
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 36 min — 13 h 53
- Coventry · United Kingdom 46 min 5–14° 49 mm 13 h 54
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 16 5–13° 56 mm 13 h 54
- London · United Kingdom 1h 22 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch 3–12° 52 mm 13 h 55
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch — 13 h 56
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 13 h 58
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch 5–13° 61 mm 13 h 59
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 12 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch 4–14° 42 mm 13 h 51
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 56
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 1 ch — 13 h 55
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 2 ch 6–13° 50 mm 13 h 58 Aintree
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 13 h 59
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 13 h 57
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 13 h 55
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 3 ch — 13 h 51
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 3 ch — 13 h 51
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 3 ch 5–13° 59 mm 13 h 58
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 3 ch — 13 h 49
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 3 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 52
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 2 ch 5–14° 34 mm 13 h 48
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 3 ch — 13 h 59
Journeys from Northampton'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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