Norwich · May
Where to go from Norwich in May
154 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.
- Bristol 4h 30 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Ely 1h 05 United Kingdom Eel Day Festival.
- Cambridge 1h 23 United Kingdom Cambridge Beer Festival and 1 more on.
- Stamford 2h 08 United Kingdom Burghley Game & Country Fair.
- Sheffield 3h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Brighton 3h 40 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
On in May
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 1h 05
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 1h 23
- Rowing in Cambridge 1h 23
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 2h 08
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 3h 11
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 34
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 39
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 40
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 40
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 3h 59
- Durham Pride in Durham 4h 08
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 4h 30
- Upfest in Bristol 4h 30
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 4h 35
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 4h 35
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 5h
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 5h 01
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 5h 31
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 5h 31
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 5h 32
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 5h 32
- May Fair in Ludlow 5h 52
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 5h 52
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Norwich, May has 15 h 45 of daylight.
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 05 — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Cromer · United Kingdom 1h 08 — 15 h 48
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 1h 11 — 15 h 40
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 23 — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Colchester · United Kingdom 1h 30 8–18° 52 mm 15 h 39
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 49 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 1 ch — 15 h 45
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- London · United Kingdom 2h 24 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 2 ch — 15 h 36
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 1 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- York · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 2 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 3 ch 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 3 ch — 15 h 33
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h 13 · 2 ch — 15 h 35
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — 15 h 40
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 4 ch — 15 h 34
- Leeds · United Kingdom 3h 23 · 2 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 3 ch — 15 h 36
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 3 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 3 ch — 15 h 34
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 2 ch — 15 h 48
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 3 ch — 15 h 32 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 3 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- Swindon · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 2 ch — 15 h 36 Festival of Literature
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Brighton · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 3 ch 9–16° 45 mm 15 h 30 Brighton Festival, The Great Escape
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 3 ch — 15 h 38
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 3 ch — 15 h 31
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 2 ch — 15 h 32
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 3h 49 · 3 ch — 15 h 54
- Southampton · United Kingdom 3h 51 · 3 ch 9–18° 47 mm 15 h 31
- Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 55 · 3 ch — 15 h 52
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 56 · 3 ch — 15 h 55
- Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 57 · 3 ch — 15 h 42
Journeys from Norwich'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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