RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Rainham
Rainham to the Chelsea Flower Show: collected at home, set down at the gates. Allow 1 hour 15 minutes via the A2, M2 and A202, before event traffic. In 2027 it runs 18–22 May 2027. Royal Hospital Chelsea lies in Greater London. The Great Plant Sell Off takes place 4pm-5.30pm on the final Saturday. Around 34,000 people live in Rainham. Rainham belongs to Kent. The station at Rainham opened in 1858.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Rainham. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Getting back to Rainham takes 1 hour 14 minutes on clear roads. Positioning from Oxford to Rainham is 1 hour 55 minutes, built into the booking.
- Rainham to Royal Hospital Chelsea1 hr 15 min, 42.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Rainham1 hr 14 min, 41.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Royal Hospital Chelsea lies in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Great Plant Sell Off takes place 4pm-5.30pm on the final Saturday.
Source: rhs.org.ukRainham has a population of about 34,000.
Source: wikidata.orgRainham is in Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgRainham station opened in 1858.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon City Airport is about 44 minutes away by road (11.4 miles).
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.ukChurch of St Margaret, in central Rainham, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Rainham for the Chelsea Flower Show?
1 hour 15 minutes and 42.2 miles in clear traffic via the A2, M2 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, 115.6 miles from Rainham; it is in place before your collection time.
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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.