Salford · May
Where to go from Salford in May
158 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.
- Sheffield 1h 35 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 2h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Bristol 3h 33 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Preston 59 min United Kingdom Lancashire Fringe Festival.
- Edinburgh 3h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Edinburgh Marathon and 1 more on.
- Shrewsbury 1h 42 United Kingdom Loopfest.
On in May
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 59 min
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 1h 35
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 1h 42
- May Fair in Ludlow 2h 10
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 2h 10
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 2h 52
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 2h 52
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 2h 57
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 2h 58
- Durham Pride in Durham 3h 08
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 3h 33
- Upfest in Bristol 3h 33
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 3h 34
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 3h 34
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 3h 45
- Rowing in Cambridge 3h 45
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 3h 48
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 52
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 59
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 59
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 06
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 4h 35
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 4h 49
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Salford, May has 15 h 53 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Manchester · United Kingdom 6 min 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Bolton · United Kingdom 23 min — 15 h 54
- Stockport · United Kingdom 31 min · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Wigan · United Kingdom 38 min — 15 h 53
- Warrington · United Kingdom 41 min — 15 h 52
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 47 min — 15 h 54
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 50 min 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Burnley · United Kingdom 52 min — 15 h 56
- Preston · United Kingdom 59 min — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Accrington · United Kingdom 1h 03 — 15 h 55
- Chester · United Kingdom 1h 04 — 15 h 50
- Leeds · United Kingdom 1h 12 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 1h 22 — 15 h 56
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 1h 24 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
- Nelson · United Kingdom 1h 27 · 1 ch 7–14° 61 mm 15 h 56
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 1h 28 · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 35 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- York · United Kingdom 1h 38 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Wrexham · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch — 15 h 49
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 1h 42 · 1 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 1h 59 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 15 h 48
- Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 10 · 1 ch — 15 h 43 May Fair, Spring Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 25 · 1 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 2h 28 — 15 h 55
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 2 ch — 15 h 40
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 32 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Llandudno · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 15 h 51
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 2h 38 — 16 h 03
- London · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 1 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 15 h 42
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 — 16 h
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 3h 02 · 1 ch — 16 h 07
- Worcester · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 3 ch — 15 h 41
Journeys from Salford'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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