RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Benfleet
Benfleet to the Chelsea Flower Show: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Benfleet: 1 hour 12 minutes for the 35.7 miles. Diary note: 18–22 May 2027. Royal Hospital Chelsea lies in Greater London. For Benfleet, the county is Essex. Pitsea station dates from 1855. Pitsea is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Benfleet in good time for the gates. At Royal Hospital Chelsea, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. The return to Benfleet is 35.7 miles, 1 hour 12 minutes plus the exit queue. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 46 minutes from Benfleet.
- Benfleet to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr 12 min, 35.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Benfleet1 hr 12 min, 35.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Royal Hospital Chelsea lies in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgBenfleet is in Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgPitsea station opened in 1855.
Source: wikidata.orgPitsea station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Great Plant Sell Off takes place 4pm-5.30pm on the final Saturday.
Source: rhs.org.ukThe first show at Chelsea, then called the Great Spring Show, was held on 20 May 1913 in a single marquee.
Source: rhs.org.ukChildren under 5 are not admitted; prams and pushchairs are not permitted.
Source: rhs.org.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 20,000 for Benfleet.
Source: openstreetmap.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Benfleet for the Chelsea Flower Show?
1 hour 12 minutes and 35.7 miles in clear traffic via the A13, A1203 and A3211; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 102.3 miles from Benfleet; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
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