RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Hitchin
The Chelsea Flower Show from Hitchin, by chauffeur. The run is 38.5 miles, 1 hour 7 minutes on a clear road via the A1(M), A1 and A41. Diary note: 18–22 May 2027. Battersea Park shuttle buses run 7.15am-8.30pm Tuesday to Friday and until 6pm Saturday; cost is included in the parking ticket. Royal Hospital Chelsea dates to 1682. Hitchin sits in Hertfordshire. Rail reached Hitchin station in 1850. For rail, Hitchin (HIT) is the nearest stop, about 3 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
A Hitchin pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. At Royal Hospital Chelsea, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Home to Hitchin is 1 hour 7 minutes once the event traffic clears. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 24 minutes from Hitchin.
- Hitchin to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr 7 min, 38.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Hitchin1 hr 7 min, 38 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.ukRoyal Hospital Chelsea dates to 1682.
Source: wikidata.orgHitchin is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHitchin station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Hitchin by road is Hitchin (HIT), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon City Airport is about 44 minutes away by road (11.4 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgThe 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Hitchin for the Chelsea Flower Show?
1 hour 7 minutes and 38.5 miles in clear traffic via the A1(M), A1 and A41; allow more on the day.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 77.9 miles from Hitchin; it is in place before your collection time.
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