Nottingham · May
Where to go from Nottingham in May
162 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. 1 of them are at least 4° warmer than Nottingham.
Good for May
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Sheffield 1h 15 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 1h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Bristol 3h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Lyon 7h 24 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Cheltenham 2h 16 United Kingdom International Jazz Festival and 1 more on.
- Ely 2h 21 United Kingdom Eel Day Festival.
On in May
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 1h 15
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 1h 29
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 1h 58
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 2h 16
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 2h 21
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 2h 47
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 47
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 2h 48
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 52
- Durham Pride in Durham 3h 08
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 3h 09
- Upfest in Bristol 3h 09
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 14
- May Fair in Ludlow 3h 19
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 3h 19
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 21
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 29
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 29
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 34
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 4h 35
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 5h 12
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Nottingham, May has 15 h 48 of daylight and averages 7–17°.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Leicester · United Kingdom 40 min 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 40 min — 15 h 48
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 15 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 26 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 29 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 45 — 15 h 45
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 3 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 49 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 2 ch — 15 h 40
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 1 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 15 h 51
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- London · United Kingdom 2h 08 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 3 ch — 15 h 42
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 16 — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 21 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 21 — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- York · United Kingdom 2h 22 · 1 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 28 — 15 h 39
- Manchester · United Kingdom 2h 31 · 2 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 15 h 50
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 15 h 41
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 2 ch — 15 h 54
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 15 h 38
- Salford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 15 h 53
- Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 15 h 41
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 1 ch — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Bolton · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 3 ch — 15 h 54
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 15 h 35
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 3 ch — 15 h 34
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 15 h 49
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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