RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Chelmsford
From Chelmsford to the Chelsea Flower Show, door to drop-off. Collection is from any address in Chelmsford, Essex. Its population is put at about 176,000. The nearest station by road is Chelmsford, about 2 minutes away. Expect about an hour and 20 minutes on the road via the A12, M25 and M11, a distance of 43.6 miles. That is 69 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. The 2027 dates are 18–22 May. Royal Hospital Chelsea has a Grade II listed park and garden.
How the day runs
Collection is from your door in Chelmsford. You travel in an executive saloon for couples and small parties. Leaving Chelmsford, the car picks up the A12 and keeps to the main roads. At Royal Hospital Chelsea the car uses the drop-off point the organisers set for your ticket. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. The return to Chelmsford takes about an hour and 18 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Chelmsford to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr 20 min, 43.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Chelmsford1 hr 18 min, 42.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Royal Hospital Chelsea has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPublic parking is at Battersea Park (pre-booked with tickets, about 20 minutes' walk), with shuttle buses dropping at Bull Ring Gate. Coaches need a permit to set down on the Embankment; there is no coach parking at the show.
Source: rhs.org.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 176,194.
Source: openstreetmap.orgChelmsford is in Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Chelmsford by road is Chelmsford (CHM), about 2 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgChildren under 5 are not admitted; prams and pushchairs are not permitted.
Source: rhs.org.ukOnly guide and assistance dogs are admitted.
Source: rhs.org.ukA stage in the Ranelagh Gardens picnic and seating area hosts live bands through the show.
Source: rhs.org.uk
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Questions
How far is the Chelsea Flower Show from Chelmsford?
About an hour and 20 minutes and 43.6 miles in clear traffic, via the A12, M25 and M11; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car drop us?
Public parking is at Battersea Park (pre-booked with tickets, about 20 minutes' walk), with shuttle buses dropping at Bull Ring Gate. Coaches need a permit to set down on the Embankment; there is no coach parking at the show.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Chelsea Flower Show is Sloane Square (District and Circle lines). From Chelmsford, a car goes door to door in about an hour and 20 minutes.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.