Peterborough · May
Where to go from Peterborough in May
169 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.
- Lincoln 1h 55 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Sheffield 2h 11 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Brighton 2h 50 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
- Bristol 3h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Lyon 6h 58 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Ely 54 min United Kingdom Eel Day Festival.
On in May
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 54 min
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 1h 08
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 1h 11
- Rowing in Cambridge 1h 11
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 1h 55
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 2h 11
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 2h 16
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 2h 42
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 2h 50
- The Great Escape in Brighton 2h 50
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 06
- Durham Pride in Durham 3h 08
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 3h 19
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 3h 29
- Upfest in Bristol 3h 29
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 3h 29
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 3h 29
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 41
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 3h 57
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 4h 32
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 4h 35
- May Fair in Ludlow 4h 51
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Peterborough, May has 15 h 45 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ely · United Kingdom 54 min — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Stamford · United Kingdom 1h 08 — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 11 — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 16 — 15 h 39
- London · United Kingdom 1h 19 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 28 — 15 h 53
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 37 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 51 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- York · United Kingdom 1h 53 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — 15 h 38
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 2 ch — 15 h 35
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 1 ch — 15 h 48
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 07 — 15 h 55
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 2 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 15 h 40
- Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 16 — 15 h 45 Norfolk and Norwich Festival
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 15 h 33
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 15 h 36
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 24 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 3 ch — 15 h 34
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 2 ch — 15 h 36
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 15 h 34
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 39 · 2 ch 8–18° 52 mm 15 h 39
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 40 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 15 h 38
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 2 ch — 15 h 36 Festival of Literature
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 2 ch — 15 h 32
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 15 h 54
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 50 · 1 ch 9–16° 45 mm 15 h 30 Brighton Festival, The Great Escape
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 15 h 42
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 16 h
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 — 16 h 07
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 15 h 31
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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