RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Grays
Leaving Grays for the Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea. The run is 25.2 miles, roughly 1 hour on a clear road via the A13, A1203 and A3211. Diary note: 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. One Grays landmark is State Cinema, listed Grade II*. The London, Tilbury and Southend line serves Grays. Grays sits by the River Thames.
How the day runs
A Grays pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. While you are at the Chelsea Flower Show, the car is parked up close by. Grays is 25.5 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 37 minutes from Grays via the A40, M40 and M25.
- Grays to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr, 25.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Grays1 hr 1 min, 25.5 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.ukState Cinema, in central Grays, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGrays station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.
Source: wikidata.orgGrays lies on or beside the River Thames.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon City Airport is about 44 minutes away by road (11.4 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgGrays is in Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgGrays had about 44,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Royal Hospital Chelsea from Grays?
25.2 miles via the A13, A1203 and A3211: roughly 1 hour in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 97.9 miles from Grays; it is in place before your collection time.
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