Plymouth · May
Where to go from Plymouth in May
104 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 2h 26 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Penzance 2h 14 United Kingdom The May Horns.
- Sheffield 5h 21 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Swansea 4h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Swansea Bay Summer Festival and 1 more on.
- Brighton 5h United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
- Eastbourne 5h 19 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Beer and Cider by the Sea.
On in May
- The May Horns in Penzance 2h 14
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 2h 26
- Upfest in Bristol 2h 26
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 11
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 3h 12
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 3h 12
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 06
- May Fair in Ludlow 4h 26
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 4h 26
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 4h 35
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 4h 45
- Rowing in Cambridge 4h 45
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 4h 54
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 5h
- The Great Escape in Brighton 5h
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 5h 05
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 5h 08
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 5h 19
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 5h 21
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 5h 48
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 5h 53
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 5h 56
- Durham Pride in Durham 7h 08
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Plymouth, May has 15 h 27 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Exeter · United Kingdom 1h 16 — 15 h 29
- Torquay · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 1 ch — 15 h 28
- Penzance · United Kingdom 2h 14 — 15 h 25 The May Horns
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 26 8–17° 58 mm 15 h 35 Great Bristol Run, Upfest
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 15 h 35
- Reading · United Kingdom 3h — 15 h 35
- Swindon · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 1 ch — 15 h 36 Festival of Literature
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 3h 12 — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Warminster · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 1 ch — 15 h 33
- Cardiff · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch — 15 h 36
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 34 · 1 ch — 15 h 32
- London · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 1 ch — 15 h 38
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 3h 57 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 3h 57 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 58 · 2 ch — 15 h 36
- Worcester · United Kingdom 4h 02 · 1 ch — 15 h 41
- Southampton · United Kingdom 4h 04 · 1 ch 9–18° 47 mm 15 h 31
- Winchester · United Kingdom 4h 06 · 2 ch — 15 h 32 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Guildford · United Kingdom 4h 11 · 1 ch — 15 h 34
- St Albans · United Kingdom 4h 13 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 4h 15 · 2 ch — 15 h 31
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 4h 16 · 2 ch — 15 h 39
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 4h 20 · 3 ch — 15 h 40
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 2 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Coventry · United Kingdom 4h 25 · 1 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 4h 26 · 2 ch — 15 h 43 May Fair, Spring Festival
- Swansea · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 1 ch 10–15° 64 mm 15 h 37 Swansea Bay Summer Festival, Swansea Pride
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 4 ch — 15 h 45
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 4h 37 · 3 ch — 15 h 36
- Crawley · United Kingdom 4h 41 · 2 ch — 15 h 33
- Derby · United Kingdom 4h 43 — 15 h 48
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 4h 45 · 2 ch — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 4h 46 · 1 ch 9–17° 43 mm 15 h 30
- Colchester · United Kingdom 4h 48 · 2 ch 8–18° 52 mm 15 h 39
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 4h 54 · 2 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- Northampton · United Kingdom 4h 57 · 3 ch — 15 h 42
- Brighton · United Kingdom 5h · 2 ch 9–16° 45 mm 15 h 30 Brighton Festival, The Great Escape
Journeys from Plymouth'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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