York · May
Where to go from York in May
166 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. 3 of them are at least 4° warmer than York.
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 1h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Sheffield Food Festival.
- Lincoln 1h 55 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and Lincoln Festival of History.
- Bristol 4h United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Great Bristol Run and 1 more on.
- Lyon 7h 24 France Highs of 22°, and Nuits sonores.
- Durham 1h 10 United Kingdom Durham Pride.
On in May
- Durham Pride in Durham 1h 10
- Sheffield Food Festival in Sheffield 1h 34
- Lincoln Festival of History in Lincoln 1h 55
- Burghley Game & Country Fair in Stamford 2h 08
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 28
- Edinburgh Marathon in Edinburgh 2h 30
- Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh 2h 30
- Eel Day Festival in Ely 2h 33
- Cambridge Beer Festival in Cambridge 3h 05
- Rowing in Cambridge 3h 05
- Festival of Literature in Swindon 3h 21
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 3h 28
- Brighton Festival in Brighton 3h 29
- The Great Escape in Brighton 3h 29
- Loopfest in Shrewsbury 3h 43
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Norwich 3h 46
- Beer and Cider by the Sea in Eastbourne 3h 49
- International Jazz Festival in Cheltenham 3h 53
- Wychwood Festival of Music in Cheltenham 3h 53
- Great Bristol Run in Bristol 4h
- Upfest in Bristol 4h
- May Fair in Ludlow 4h 15
- Spring Festival in Ludlow 4h 15
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 5h 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 York, May has 15 h 57 of daylight and averages 7–16°.
- Leeds · United Kingdom 30 min 6–15° 54 mm 15 h 56
- Huddersfield · United Kingdom 49 min — 15 h 54
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 50 min — 15 h 53
- Wakefield · United Kingdom 53 min · 1 ch — 15 h 55
- Scarborough · United Kingdom 1h 01 — 16 h
- Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 1h 02 — 16 h 07
- Durham · United Kingdom 1h 10 — 16 h 05 Durham Pride
- Manchester · United Kingdom 1h 20 8–16° 59 mm 15 h 53
- Sunderland · United Kingdom 1h 26 · 1 ch — 16 h 06
- Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 1h 30 · 1 ch — 16 h 03
- Salford · United Kingdom 1h 33 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
- Sheffield · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 1 ch 8–16° 54 mm 15 h 52 Sheffield Food Festival
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 1h 47 — 16 h 15
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 48 — 15 h 45
- Bolton · United Kingdom 1h 51 · 2 ch — 15 h 54
- Lincoln · United Kingdom 1h 55 · 1 ch 8–16° 47 mm 15 h 51 Lincoln Festival of History
- Stockport · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 2 ch — 15 h 52
- Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 1h 56 — 15 h 55
- Liverpool · United Kingdom 2h 01 8–16° 52 mm 15 h 52
- Burnley · United Kingdom 2h 04 — 15 h 56
- London · United Kingdom 2h 05 9–18° 46 mm 15 h 36
- Wigan · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch — 15 h 53
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h 07 — 15 h 39
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 15 h 48
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 15 h 45 Burghley Game & Country Fair
- Accrington · United Kingdom 2h 13 — 15 h 55
- Warrington · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 27 · 1 ch 7–17° 46 mm 15 h 48
- Preston · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 2 ch — 15 h 55 Lancashire Fringe Festival
- Runcorn · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — 15 h 51
- Edinburgh · United Kingdom 2h 30 7–15° 48 mm 16 h 17 Edinburgh Marathon, Imaginate Festival
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 32 · 2 ch 6–16° 51 mm 15 h 45
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 33 · 1 ch — 15 h 43 Eel Day Festival
- Altrincham · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 15 h 52
- St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 43 · 1 ch — 15 h 38
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 49 · 2 ch — 15 h 35
- Chester · United Kingdom 2h 51 · 1 ch — 15 h 50
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 52 · 2 ch — 15 h 40
- Blackpool · United Kingdom 2h 53 · 2 ch — 15 h 56
- Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 2h 55 · 1 ch — 15 h 53
Journeys from York'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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