Nottingham · April
Where to go from Nottingham in April
162 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 2h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- York 2h 22 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and York Chocolate Festival.
- Liverpool 2h 25 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and Aintree.
- Paris 5h 01 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Preston 2h 52 United Kingdom Lancashire Fringe Festival.
- Brussels 5h 07 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
On in April
- London Marathon in London 2h 08
- York Chocolate Festival in York 2h 22
- Aintree in Liverpool 2h 25
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 52
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 34
- Paris Marathon in Paris 5h 01
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 5h 12
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 5h 44
- 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
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 7h 27
- 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 Nottingham, April has 13 h 56 of daylight and averages 5–14°.
- Leicester · United Kingdom 40 min 3–12° 52 mm 13 h 55
- Derby · United Kingdom 40 min — 13 h 56
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 15 5–13° 59 mm 13 h 58
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 26 5–13° 56 mm 13 h 54
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 29 5–13° 44 mm 13 h 58
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 45 — 13 h 55
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 3 ch 5–14° 49 mm 13 h 54
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 13 h 59
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 13 h 59
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 13 h 55
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 3–11° 48 mm 14 h
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 13 h 58
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- London · United Kingdom 2h 08 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 — 13 h 52
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 — 13 h 54
- York · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch 4–13° 48 mm 14 h 01 York Chocolate Festival
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 6–13° 50 mm 13 h 58 Aintree
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 13 h 58
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 — 13 h 52
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch 5–13° 61 mm 13 h 59
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 13 h 57
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 13 h 59
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 13 h 59
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 13 h 55
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 3 ch — 13 h 59
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 13 h 57
Journeys from Nottingham'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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