RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Croydon
Croydon to Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Chelsea Flower Show. Collection is from any address in Croydon, Greater London. Croydon is a place of roughly 192,000 people. South Croydon station is 4 minutes away by car. On the map the run is 11.2 miles and about 35 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A236, A23 and A214. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 24 minutes more in the car. In 2027 it runs 18–22 May. Battersea Park shuttle buses run 7.15am-8.30pm Tuesday to Friday and until 6pm Saturday; cost is included in the parking ticket.
How the day runs
The car comes to your home in Croydon. You travel in a luxury people-carrier for families and groups. Leaving Croydon, the car picks up the A236 and keeps to the main roads. Drop-off follows the published arrangements. 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. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Back at Croydon about 32 minutes after leaving the gates, give or take the exit queue.
- Croydon to Royal Hospital Chelsea35 min, 11.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Croydon32 min, 10.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Battersea Park shuttle buses run 7.15am-8.30pm Tuesday to Friday and until 6pm Saturday; cost is included in the parking ticket.
Source: rhs.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 192,064.
Source: openstreetmap.orgCroydon is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Croydon by road is South Croydon (SCY), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe 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.ukOnly guide and assistance dogs are admitted.
Source: rhs.org.uk
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Questions
How far is the Chelsea Flower Show from Croydon?
About 35 minutes and 11.2 miles in clear traffic, via the A236, A23 and A214; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Chelsea Flower Show is Sloane Square (District and Circle lines). From Croydon, a car goes door to door in about 35 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 34 minutes from Royal Hospital Chelsea by road; an airport collection can be added.
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.