RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Orpington
The Chelsea Flower Show from Orpington, by chauffeur. Allow 52 minutes via the A224, A20 and A202, before event traffic. Dates for 2027: 18–22 May 2027. Only guide and assistance dogs are admitted. A stage in the Ranelagh Gardens picnic and seating area hosts live bands through the show. Some 90,000 people call Orpington home. Historic England lists Orpington's Orpington Priory at Grade II*. Orpington (ORP) is the station to know: 5 minutes by road.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Orpington address, timed to the day's start. At Royal Hospital Chelsea, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. While you are at the Chelsea Flower Show, the car is parked up close by. Orpington is 17.3 miles away for the trip home. Positioning from Oxford to Orpington is 1 hour 35 minutes, built into the booking.
- Orpington to Royal Hospital Chelsea52 min, 17.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Orpington52 min, 17.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Only 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.ukOrpington has a population of about 90,000.
Source: wikidata.orgOrpington Priory, in central Orpington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Orpington by road is Orpington (ORP), about 5 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.ukRoyal Hospital Chelsea dates to 1682.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Hospital Chelsea has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Orpington for the Chelsea Flower Show?
52 minutes and 17.3 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, 96.1 miles from Orpington; it is in place before your collection time.
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