RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Slough
The Chelsea Flower Show from Slough. For households in and around Slough, the pick-up is at home. Its population is put at about 164,000. Slough station is 1 minute away by car. On the map the run is 23.1 miles and about 36 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A4, A355 and M4. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 25 minutes more in the car. The 2027 dates are 18–22 May. By road, the closest National Rail station is Battersea Park (BAK), about 8 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Slough. A luxury people-carrier is the usual choice for a larger group. Leaving Slough, the car picks up the A4 and keeps to the main roads. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. While you are inside, the chauffeur waits nearby and is ready when you are. The return to Slough takes about 37 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Slough to Royal Hospital Chelsea36 min, 23.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Slough37 min, 23.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
By road, the closest National Rail station is Battersea Park (BAK), about 8 minutes' drive.
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 164,455.
Source: openstreetmap.orgSlough is in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Slough by road is Slough (SLO), about 1 minute' 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.ukRoyal Hospital Chelsea dates to 1682.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How long is the drive from Slough to the Chelsea Flower Show?
About 36 minutes and 23.1 miles in clear traffic, via the A4, A355 and M4; allow longer on the day.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 34 minutes from Royal Hospital Chelsea by road; an airport collection can be added.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about 55 minutes from Slough; the car is positioned before your collection time.
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