RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Foots Cray
Bound for the Chelsea Flower Show, starting in Foots Cray. Allow 47 minutes via the A224, A20 and A202, before event traffic. Diary note: 18–22 May 2027. The first show at Chelsea, then called the Great Spring Show, was held on 20 May 1913 in a single marquee. Historic England lists Frognal House, 0.6 miles from Foots Cray's centre, at Grade II*. Trains call at Sidcup, 4 minutes from Foots Cray by road. Rail reached Sidcup station in 1866.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Foots Cray. At Royal Hospital Chelsea, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Foots Cray is 15.0 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 38 minutes from Foots Cray via the A40, M40 and M25.
- Foots Cray to Royal Hospital Chelsea47 min, 15.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Foots Cray46 min, 15 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The first show at Chelsea, then called the Great Spring Show, was held on 20 May 1913 in a single marquee.
Source: rhs.org.ukFrognal House, 0.6 miles out from central Foots Cray, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Foots Cray by road is Sidcup (SID), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSidcup station opened in 1866.
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.ukFoots Cray is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Foots Cray for the Chelsea Flower Show?
47 minutes and 15.2 miles in clear traffic via the A224, A20 and A202; allow more on the day.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 100.7 miles from Foots Cray; it is in place before your collection time.
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