RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Dorking
Dorking to the Chelsea Flower Show: collected at home, set down at the gates. The run is 24.1 miles, 51 minutes on a clear road via the A24, A243 and A3. Dates for 2027: 18–22 May 2027. The Great Plant Sell Off takes place 4pm-5.30pm on the final Saturday. The first show at Chelsea, then called the Great Spring Show, was held on 20 May 1913 in a single marquee. Dorking is classed as a market town. Dorking sits in Surrey. Among Dorking's listed buildings is 20 and 22, High Street (Grade II*).
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Dorking. Set-down at Royal Hospital Chelsea is where the organisers direct private cars. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. After the day, it is 52 minutes back to Dorking. Positioning from Oxford to Dorking is 1 hour 18 minutes, built into the booking.
- Dorking to Royal Hospital Chelsea51 min, 24.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Dorking52 min, 24.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The 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.ukDorking is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgDorking is in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.org20 and 22, High Street, in central Dorking, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBattersea 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.ukRoyal Hospital Chelsea dates to 1682.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Hospital Chelsea has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Dorking for the Chelsea Flower Show?
51 minutes and 24.1 miles in clear traffic via the A24, A243 and A3; allow more on the day.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 72.5 miles from Dorking; it is in place before your collection time.
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