Chelsea

Hi blue.. Lucky you..!!! :happydance: Sloane Square is the nearest tube station about 10 mins walk from the show.. Or if you get off at Victoria they lay on a coach service to Chelsea,, Never driven to it though.... I hope that helps, maybe the Victoria station & then the coach would be best for your Mum.. Have a great time.. :yess:

 

Get there early bluequin, then go and see the main show gardens in the first hour before the crowds turn up. Then go into the marquees to see the growers displays. The smaller show gardens are less busy and the stalls even less, so do them last. I'm sure you'll love the experience.

 

The official car parks are not too far (across the bridge and in the park) but are about a 20 minute walk - although they provide busses to and from the car park. It is in the congestion zone.

As John says, the show gardens can be difficult to see once it gets crowded, and it gets busy quite early, so try and do them first. It is quite tiring walking around the show and I would also recommend doing the marquee (flower and plant displays) early on as your mum may not be able to do a lot more.

Take some water and sandwiches as the cost of food and drink is quite high. You may find that your mother gets tired fairly early as walking around slowly amongst crowds can be very tiring.

There is quite a lot of seating provided in one picnic area and that will get full up fairly quickly towards lunchtime so plan to sit and eat early. The picnic area is usually the same each year and is situated not too far inside the main entrance (Royal Hospital Road) and to the left. If coming in from the Embankment end then it is up the far end on the right. If your mum is able to sit on the grass then take something to sit on in case all the seats are full.

Take a folding umbrella - just in case. If you feel as though you need the loo then don't say to yourself "I'll wait a bit". The queues for the toilets can be quite long. Try the loos in Western Avenue when you are near them because they usually don't have quite as long queues as the other loos.

It's a great experience to go there but quite tiring so be prepared for your mum to just want to sit down and you go off and do the rest on your own. A book or newspaper for your mum would be a good idea. If you have a backpack then that may be the most comfortable way to take things.

Don't think that you will get to see everything because there is not enough time. So if there is something that you really want to see then look at the plan of the show and go there early.

Have a great time