RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show from Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross to the Chelsea Flower Show: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Waltham Cross: 56 minutes for the 26.3 miles. Dates for 2027: 18–22 May 2027. Battersea Park shuttle buses run 7.15am-8.30pm Tuesday to Friday and until 6pm Saturday; cost is included in the parking ticket. Waltham Cross is a Hertfordshire town. Water here means the River Lea, which passes Waltham Cross. Waltham Cross station dates from 1840.
How the day runs
In Waltham Cross, the chauffeur arrives early and waits outside. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. While you are at the Chelsea Flower Show, the car is parked up close by. Getting back to Waltham Cross takes 56 minutes on clear roads. Positioning from Oxford to Waltham Cross is 1 hour 13 minutes, built into the booking.
- Waltham Cross to Royal Hospital Chelsea56 min, 26.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Royal Hospital Chelsea to Waltham Cross56 min, 26.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Battersea 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.ukWaltham Cross is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWaltham Cross lies on or beside the River Lea.
Source: wikidata.orgWaltham Cross station opened in 1840.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Hospital Chelsea lies in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Battersea Park (BAK), about 8 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow is about 34 minutes away by road (16.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgWaltham Cross has a population of about 8,600.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Waltham Cross for the Chelsea Flower Show?
56 minutes and 26.3 miles in clear traffic via the M25, A1 and A41; allow more on the day.
When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?
18–22 May 2027.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 71.9 miles from Waltham Cross; it is in place before your collection time.
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