Sunderland · May
Where to go from Sunderland in May
115 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.
- Edinburgh 2h 30 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and Edinburgh Marathon and 1 more on.
- Sheffield 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Bristol 5h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Durham 1h 19 United Kingdom Durham Pride.
- Lincoln 4h United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Brighton 5h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Brighton Festival and 1 more on.
On in May
- Durham Pride in Durham 1h 19
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 2h 30
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 2h 30
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 3h 48
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 51
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 4h
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
- Rowing in Cambridge 4h 04
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 4h 08
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 4h 52
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 4h 52
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 5h 14
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 5h 22
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 5h 24
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 5h 28
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 5h 29
- The Great Escape in Brighton 5h 29
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 5h 34
- Upfest in Bristol 5h 34
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 5h 49
- May Fair in Ludlow 6h 11
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 6h 11
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 7h 32
Most happen every year in May; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Sunderland, May has 16 h 06 of daylight.
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 39 min — 16 h 07
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 17 — 16 h 03
- Durham · United Kingdom 1h 19 · 1 ch — 16 h 05 Durham Pride
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 1h 47 · 1 ch — 16 h 15
- York · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 1 ch 7–16° 44 mm 15 h 57
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Leeds · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 1 ch 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 2h 30 · 1 ch 7–15° 48 mm 16 h 17 Edinburgh Marathon, Imaginate Festival
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 1 ch — 15 h 54
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 3h 01 · 1 ch — 16 h
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 1 ch — 15 h 45
- North Berwick · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — 16 h 18
- Kirkcaldy · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch — 16 h 19
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 3h 17 · 2 ch — 15 h 55
- Stirling · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 2 ch — 16 h 19
- Manchester · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 1 ch 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 29 · 3 ch — 15 h 48
- Salford · United Kingdom 3h 33 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Annan · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 1 ch — 16 h 07
- Glasgow · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch 7–16° 69 mm 16 h 16
- Ely · United Kingdom 3h 48 · 2 ch — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Perth · United Kingdom 3h 50 · 2 ch — 16 h 22
- Whitby · United Kingdom 3h 50 · 1 ch — 16 h 02
- Bolton · United Kingdom 3h 51 · 3 ch — 15 h 54
- Preston · United Kingdom 3h 51 · 1 ch — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 55 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 3h 55 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 58 · 2 ch — 15 h 39
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 4h · 3 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 4h · 2 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 4h 01 · 1 ch 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- London · United Kingdom 4h 03 · 1 ch 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 4h 04 · 2 ch — 15 h 42 Cambridge Beer Festival, Rowing
- Burnley · United Kingdom 4h 04 · 1 ch — 15 h 56
- Leicester · United Kingdom 4h 05 · 3 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 4h 06 · 3 ch 7–16° 61 mm 15 h 44
- Wigan · United Kingdom 4h 06 · 3 ch — 15 h 53
- Stamford · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 2 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
Journeys from Sunderland'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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