Gardenshows for 2011

Good Idea Woo.

Although not strictly a Gardening show, this would appeal to most of us.

http://www.melplashshow.co.uk/

Large marquees of Veg & flowers, bee keeping, falconry, livestock,displays Etc.

 

We went to Tatton Park last year, and whilst we have never been to one of these shows before, we will never go to another and will stick to the smaller local ones from now on.

The show at Tatton was great, lots to see and very interesting but it was just too crowded, okay for able bodied people but for Anne in her wheelchair it was a nightmare.

The trouble is, in crowds you cannot see a wheelchair untill your on top of it. Now everyone was very gracious and nice towards Anne but it does mean she could not move, if she had of done her chair would take big chunks out of people legs, so she had to wait for a gap to appear...which unfortunately was seldom, and if I cleared a path by gesticulating a little...it did upset people. So probably spoiled their day along with Annes.

So although they do state (and rightly so) its wheelchair accesible, it simply is not!

Steve

 

ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY SHOWS 2011

LOUGHBOROUGH SHOW, Burleigh Community College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ. (J23, M1; A512 towards Loughborough; look for signs after first roundabout.)
February 12
11.00 am to 4.00pm
SOUTH WALES SHOW, Caerleon Community College, Cold Bath Road, Caerleon, Nr Newport, NP18 1NF (M4 Junction 25 from east, or 26 from west, signs to Caerleon and Roman Fortress; second left off Caerleon one-way system and then immediately left again.)
February 26
12 noon to 4.00pm
EARLY SPRING SHOW, Mark Hall School, First Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM17 9LR. (M11 Jn 7, head for Harlow; straight on for 3 miles approx; right onto B183 at roundabout; school is immediately on right.)
March 5
12 noon to 4.00pm
LOUGHBOROUGH SHOW, Burleigh Community College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ. (J23, M1; A512 towards Loughborough; look for signs after first roundabout.)
March 12
12 noon to 4.00pm
BLACKPOOL SHOW AGS/SRGC, Collegiate High School, Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, FY3 7LS. (A586 towards Blackpool. After Poulton le Fylde turn right at next set of lights into Blackpool Old Road.)
March 19
12 noon to 4.00pm
EAST LANCASHIRE SHOW, The Riverside, Whitworth Civic Hall, Market St, Whitworth Lancs OL12 8DP. (On A671 through Whitworth.)
March 19
12 noon to 4.00pm
KENT SHOW, Rainham School for Girls, Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX. (M2 Jn 4; A278 to Gillingham; 2 miles then right onto A2; 1 mile then after footbridge right onto Salisbury Avenue; then right onto Derwent Way).
March 26
12 noon to 4.00pm
NORTHUMBERLAND SHOW AGS/SRGC, The Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, NE46 3PN (A69 roundabout, turn towards Hexham; straight on; show is next to Waitrose supermarket on left after Station Road.)
March 26
12 noon to 4.00pm
SOUTH WEST SHOW, St Luke's Science & Sports College, Harts Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RD (M5, Jn 29; follow signs for Exeter A3015; right again at the first roundabout into the Exeter Business Park (Ambassador Drive). Straight on at next two roundabouts into Cumberland Way (new road, not on sat-nav), which swings round to the left. Turn left after Sainsbury's.)
March 29
11.00am to 7.00pm



March 30
10.00am to 5.00pm
LONDON SHOW, RHS Lindley Hall, Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PE (Approach by Vauxhall Bridge Road, Rochester Row.)
April 2
12 noon to 4.00pm
NORTH MIDLAND SHOW, Brookfield School, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS (M1 Jn 29 to Chesterfield; A619 out of Chesterfield; 2 miles then school is on right)
April 9
1.30pm to 4.00pm
DUBLIN SHOW, Cabinteely Community School, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin (N11 towards Bray; left at Cabinteely crossroads.)
April 9
12 noon to 4.00pm
MIDLAND SHOW, Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0PT (M42, Jn5, A4141 towards Knowle; 1 mile then turn right into Lodge road, then at T Jn, right into Station Road.)
April 23
12 noon to 4.00pm
CLEVELAND SHOW, Ian Ramsey Church of England School, Green’s Lane/Fairfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 5AJ (From A1 take A66 East OR from A19 take A66 West towards Darlington; at Eaglescliffe and Hartburn turn-off, follow signs for Hartburn; half mile then turn left up Green's Lane)
April 30
12 noon to 4.00pm
EAST CHESHIRE SHOW, Wilmslow High School, Holly Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 1LZ(From M60 exit Jn3 to A34, head south to Wilmslow by-pass, exit Prestbury junction, turning right at roundabout, under railway bridge to High School. From south A34, the Wilmslow and Alderley Edge by-pass, turn left at Prestbury roundabout, under railway bridge for the High School).
May 7
12 noon to 4.00pm
ULSTER SHOW, Greenmount Agricultural and Horticultural College, Muckamore, Co. Antrim, BT41 4PU (A6 then B101; first right.)
May 7
12.30pm to 4.00pm
EAST ANGLIA SHOW, Wymondham High School, Folly Road, Wymondham, South Norfolk, NR18 0QT (A11 Jn at North of Wymondham; from North take B1135 at slip road roundabout and from South slip road left onto B1135; next roundabout take 3rd exit; next roundabout turn left for Wymondham; 1 mile then Folly Road is on right)
May 14 †
9 am to 6.00pm
MALVERN SHOW, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire (M5 North Jn8; M5 South Jn7; follow brown signs for Showground.)




May 21
12 noon to 4.00pm
SOUTHPORT SHOW, Stanley High School, Fleetwood Road, Southport, PR9 9TF (A565 from Preston, take coastal road, Marine Drive, left onto Marshside Road, right onto Fleetwood Road )
May 28
12 noon to 4.00pm
SUMMER SHOW – SOUTH, Queen Elizabeth School, Pamphill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4DT (Leave A31 at West of Wimborne; B3078 towards Wimborne; left onto B3082; school is on left.)
July 9
12 noon to 4.00pm
SUMMER SHOW – MID WEST (formerly PERSHORE), Tewkesbury School, Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8DF (M5 Junction 9 heading towards Tewkesbury. Over first set of traffic lights. School is second entrance on left)
September 24
12 noon to 4.00pm
AUTUMN SHOW - SOUTH, Rainham School for Girls, Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX. (M2 Jn 4; A278 to Gillingham; 2 miles then right onto A2; 1 mile then after footbridge right onto Salisbury Avenue; then right onto Derwent Way).
October 8
12 noon to 4.00pm
NEWCASTLE SHOW AGS/SRGC, The Memorial Hall, Darras Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9NX (A1 round Newcastle; A696 past Airport and into Ponteland; Darras Road is to the left.)

 

Scottish Rock Garden Show Dates

SCOTTISH SNOWDROP DAY RBGE 18th February
DUNBLANE EARLY BULB DISPLAY 19th February*
BLACKPOOL SHOW 12th March
STIRLING SHOW 19th March*
NORTHUMBERLAND SHOW, HEXHAM 26th March
EDINBURGH & THE LOTHIANS SHOW 2nd April
PERTH SHOW 9th April*
GLASGOW SHOW 7th May
ABERDEEN SHOW 21st May*
GARDENING SCOTLAND (Joint Rock Only) 4th June*
LATE BULB DISPLAY, RBGE 3rd September
NEWCASTLE SHOW 8th October*

 

Thank you for the Scottish information, Palustrus.
There's a couple of things at the RBGE I would be interested in going to see.

 

Plant Hunters Fairs 2011

27 Mar Ness Botanic Gardens
2 Apr Consall Hall
3 Apr Plas Newydd
9 Apr Bodenham Arboretum
10 Apr Bramall Hall
24/25 Apr Dorothy Clive Garden
1 May Norton Priory
2 May Weston Park
8 May Tweedmill
15 May Arley Hall
22 May National Memorial Arboretum
29 May Adlington Hall
30 May Stonyford Cottage
5 Jun Hodnet Hall
10 Jul National Memorial Arboretum
21 Aug Bodnant Garden
28/29 Aug Dorothy Clive Garden
4 Sep Ness Botanic Gardens
17 Sep Bodenham Arboretum
18 Sep Sugnall Hall

http://planthuntersfairs.co.uk for more details

 

Thanks, Woo. Detling was pretty manic last year. But maybe it just felt that way because OH came with me. Never take a non-gardener to a show.

 

The National Gardening Show 2011 (NOT the Royal Bath & West Show), Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN

http://www.bathandwest.com/gardening/95/

This is the one that includes the giant vegetable competition

 

Put some wheels on one of those and you've got yourself a flintstone car.:DOH:

 

Thanks folks, I've made a note of some of the above shows in my diary

 

Perhaps I have overlooked it but you seem to have missed the RHS show in Cardiff on 8th to 10th April inclusive?