RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Swanley
Leaving Swanley for the Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea. Allow 51 minutes via the B2173, A20 and A202, before event traffic. Diary note: 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. Some 18,000 people call Swanley home. Swanley (SAY) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Swanley. The line through Swanley is the Chatham Main Line.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Swanley. Set-down at Royal Hospital Chelsea is where the organisers direct private cars. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Swanley is 17.7 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Swanley takes 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Swanley to Royal Hospital Chelsea51 min, 17.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Swanley52 min, 17.7 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.ukSwanley had about 18,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Swanley by road is Swanley (SAY), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSwanley station is on the Chatham Main Line and Maidstone East Line.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Hospital Chelsea dates to 1682.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Hospital Chelsea has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSwanley is in Kent.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Swanley for the Chelsea Flower Show?
51 minutes and 17.7 miles in clear traffic via the B2173, 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, 97.3 miles from Swanley; it is in place before your collection time.
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