Peterborough · April
Where to go from Peterborough 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 19 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- York 1h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and York Chocolate Festival.
- Paris 4h 01 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Edinburgh 4h 32 United Kingdom Highs of 12°, and Beltane Fire Festival.
- Liverpool 4h 01 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and Aintree.
- Brussels 5h 07 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
On in April
- London Marathon in London 1h 19
- York Chocolate Festival in York 1h 53
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 06
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 41
- Paris Marathon in Paris 4h 01
- Aintree in Liverpool 4h 01
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
- 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 Peterborough, April has 13 h 55 of daylight.
- Ely · United Kingdom 54 min — 13 h 54
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 08 — 13 h 55
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 11 — 13 h 53
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 16 — 13 h 52
- London · United Kingdom 1h 19 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 13 h 59
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 37 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 56
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 51 3–12° 52 mm 13 h 55
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 4–13° 48 mm 14 h 01 York Chocolate Festival
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch 5–13° 44 mm 13 h 58
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 13 h 56
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 — 13 h 59
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch 4–14° 42 mm 13 h 51
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 5–13° 59 mm 13 h 58
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 16 — 13 h 55
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 3–11° 48 mm 14 h
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 5–14° 49 mm 13 h 54
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 13 h 50
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 2 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 52
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 40 5–13° 56 mm 13 h 54
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 13 h 59
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 1 ch 5–14° 34 mm 13 h 48
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 13 h 58
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 13 h 59
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 14 h 02
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 — 14 h 05
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
Journeys from Peterborough'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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