UK spring season
Spring in the UK starts in March and runs until the end of May.
The welcome burst of yellow daffodils, budding trees and longer days herald the arrival of spring in the UK. This most welcome of seasons marks the end of winter and kick starts a new cycle of life from lively lambs and chirping chicks to hope-filled green shoots.
It is, for many, simply the finest season of all, laden with promise and potential, including sanctioned chocolate egg consumption.
March plays host to the spring equinox, which artfully marks the mid-way point between summer and winter, while April and May are the bearers of multiple bank holidays: firstly, there's Good Friday and Easter Monday, coinciding with schools' Easter holidays that give many families the first opportunity to escape on a pre-summer break.
These are rapidly followed by both the Early May Bank Holiday and Spring Bank Holiday, the latter often overlapping with the May half-term holiday for families (although school term dates vary wildly across the UK).
When it comes to the weather in the UK in spring, there's typically a noticeable shift with increased daylight - in London, average daylight increases from 12 to 16 hours per day between March and May - and a slow but steady climb in the maximum temperature - again, London sees the average rise from 10°C to 17°C during the same period.
It's virtually impossible to feel anything but excited at the prospect of spring - it's our reward for enduring the dark months of winter and when we see things brighten, in every sense of the word.
Spring months in the UK
Top 20 UK places to go in spring
Whether you're visiting the UK from further afield or just looking to holiday somewhere closer to home, spring is such a wonderful time for getting out and about across the British Isles.
Below you'll see our pick of places to go throughout spring where you can expect to find a pleasurable mix of decent seasonal weather as well as things to do and see for all the family.
We've thought long and hard about where to include as, ultimately, you don't plan a trip to the UK in spring based solely on the weather. However, that doesn't mean you won't encounter some mighty fine blue skies and sunshine to round off a terrific time.
What's more, it's also much quieter than in the summer months when many of these rightly popular places are exceedingly busy. So, please be inspired by our handpicked selection of places to go in the UK in spring and let us help you start planning your next break today.
- Bognor Regis, West Sussex
- Isle of Wight
- Pembrokeshire, South Wales
- Eastbourne, East Sussex
- Weymouth, Dorset
- St Ives, Cornwall
- Salcombe, Devon
- New Forest, Hampshire
- Bath, Somerset
- Blackpool, Lancashire
- Colwyn Bay, North Wales
- Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia
- Isle of Mull, Scotland
- Alnwick, Northumberland
- St Andrews, Scotland
- Loch Lomond, Scotland
- Lake District, Cumbia
- North Yorkshire
Looking for more information about the seasons? Find out what creates our seasons, including details of solstices and equinoxes, in our complete guide to the UK seasons.
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