Southend-on-Sea · April
Where to go from Southend-on-Sea 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 08 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- Paris 4h 01 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Winchester 2h 28 United Kingdom Winchester Chamber Music Festival.
- York 3h 18 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and York Chocolate 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 08
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 2h 28
- York Chocolate Festival in York 3h 18
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 41
- Paris Marathon in Paris 4h 01
- Aintree in Liverpool 4h 01
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 5h 07
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 5h 40
- 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 Southend-on-Sea, April has 13 h 51 of daylight.
- London · United Kingdom 1h 08 · 1 ch 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 11 · 1 ch 4–14° 42 mm 13 h 51
- Colchester · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 52
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h 45 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 2h 01 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 04 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 2 ch 5–14° 34 mm 13 h 48
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch — 13 h 51
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 3 ch — 13 h 49 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch 5–14° 49 mm 13 h 54
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 4 ch — 13 h 52
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 2 ch — 13 h 55
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 3 ch — 13 h 48
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch 3–12° 52 mm 13 h 55
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 3 ch — 13 h 54
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 3 ch 6–15° 52 mm 13 h 48
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 47 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Norwich · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 13 h 55
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 3 ch 7–13° 44 mm 13 h 48
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 3 ch 5–13° 56 mm 13 h 54
- Portsmouth · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 6–14° 50 mm 13 h 48
- Bristol · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 3 ch 6–14° 48 mm 13 h 50
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Stamford · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 3 ch — 13 h 55
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch — 13 h 56
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 2 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 56
- Warminster · United Kingdom 3h 12 · 4 ch — 13 h 49
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — 13 h 58
Journeys from Southend-on-Sea'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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