RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Northampton
The Chelsea Flower Show from Northampton. Collection is from any address in Northampton, Northamptonshire. Northampton is a place of roughly 227,000 people. Northampton station is 6 minutes away by car. On the map the run is 67.3 miles and about an hour and 27 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A45, M1 and A5. That is 76 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. The Chelsea Flower Show returns 18–22 May 2027. A stage in the Ranelagh Gardens picnic and seating area hosts live bands through the show.
How the day runs
The car comes to your home in Northampton. Choose a luxury people-carrier for a larger party. Leaving Northampton, the car picks up the A45 and keeps to the main roads. Drop-off follows the published arrangements. 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. While you are inside, the chauffeur waits nearby and is ready when you are. After the last of the day, it is about an hour and 28 minutes back to Northampton.
- Northampton to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr 27 min, 67.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Northampton1 hr 28 min, 68.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
A stage in the Ranelagh Gardens picnic and seating area hosts live bands through the show.
Source: rhs.org.ukPublic 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 227,184.
Source: openstreetmap.orgNorthampton is in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Northampton by road is Northampton (NMP), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBattersea 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.ukCadogan Pier, served by river buses, is about a 15-minute walk from the showground.
Source: rhs.org.uk
Price this journey
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Questions
How long is the drive from Northampton to the Chelsea Flower Show?
About an hour and 27 minutes and 67.3 miles in clear traffic, via the A45, M1 and A5; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 9 minutes from Northampton; the car is positioned before your collection time.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
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.