RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes to Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Chelsea Flower Show. Collection is from any address in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Milton Keynes is a place of roughly 230,000 people. The nearest station by road is Milton Keynes Central, about 4 minutes away. 54.8 miles separate Milton Keynes from Royal Hospital Chelsea: about an hour and 15 minutes on the A509, M1 and A5. That is 64 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. The 2027 dates are 18–22 May. London Heathrow is about 34 minutes away by road (16.5 miles).
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Milton Keynes. You travel in a luxury people-carrier for families and groups. Leaving Milton Keynes, the car picks up the A509 and keeps to the main roads. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. After the last of the day, it is about an hour and 14 minutes back to Milton Keynes.
- Milton Keynes to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr 15 min, 54.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Milton Keynes1 hr 14 min, 54.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
London Heathrow is about 34 minutes away by road (16.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgPublic 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 229,941.
Source: openstreetmap.orgMilton Keynes is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Milton Keynes by road is Milton Keynes Central (MKC), 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 long is the drive from Milton Keynes to the Chelsea Flower Show?
About an hour and 15 minutes and 54.8 miles in clear traffic, via the A509, M1 and A5; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car drop us?
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.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Chelsea Flower Show is Sloane Square (District and Circle lines). From Milton Keynes, a car goes door to door in about an hour and 15 minutes.
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.