Stamford · May
Where to go from Stamford in May
162 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 2h 06 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 2h 37 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Bristol 3h 09 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Lyon 7h 24 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Ely 1h 54 United Kingdom Eel Day Festival.
- Cambridge 2h 11 United Kingdom Cambridge Beer Festival and 1 more on.
On in May
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 1h 54
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 2h 06
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 2h 11
- Rowing in Cambridge 2h 11
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 2h 30
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 2h 30
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 2h 37
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 2h 58
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 3h 09
- Upfest in Bristol 3h 09
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 14
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 29
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 29
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 29
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 34
- May Fair in Ludlow 3h 48
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 3h 48
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 53
- Durham Pride in Durham 4h 08
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 4h 19
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea Pride in Swansea 4h 35
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 5h 31
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 5h 31
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Stamford, May has 15 h 45 of daylight.
- Leicester · United Kingdom 51 min 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 18 — 15 h 45
- Derby · United Kingdom 1h 32 · 1 ch — 15 h 48
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 40 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 46 · 2 ch 8–17° 53 mm 15 h 43
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch — 15 h 40
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 1 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Ely · United Kingdom 1h 54 — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 1 ch 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 09 · 2 ch — 15 h 42
- London · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 11 — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 15 h 39
- Cheltenham · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 1 ch — 15 h 39 International Jazz Festival, Wychwood Festival of Music
- Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 15 h 41
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 2 ch — 15 h 38
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 48 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Gloucester · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 15 h 39
- Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 2h 54 · 2 ch — 15 h 40
- Stockport · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 3 ch — 15 h 35
- Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 1 ch — 15 h 46 Loopfest
- Leeds · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- York · United Kingdom 3h 05 · 1 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 07 · 2 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Bristol · United Kingdom 3h 09 · 1 ch 8–17° 58 mm 15 h 35 Great Bristol Run, Upfest
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 3 ch 7–17° 49 mm 15 h 38
- Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 2 ch — 15 h 33
- Norwich · United Kingdom 3h 14 · 1 ch — 15 h 45 Norfolk and Norwich Festival
- Oxford · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 1 ch — 15 h 38
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 5 ch — 15 h 34
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch — 15 h 51
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 4 ch — 15 h 36
- Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 22 · 3 ch 8–18° 52 mm 15 h 39
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 25 · 3 ch — 15 h 36
- Guildford · United Kingdom 3h 26 · 3 ch — 15 h 34
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 28 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Brighton · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch 9–16° 45 mm 15 h 30 Brighton Festival, The Great Escape
Journeys from Stamford'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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