RHS Chelsea Flower Show & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Join us for a lovely and fragrant springtime weekend, featuring two of the world's most famous horticultural wonders! First, we visit the gardening event of the year, the iconic RHS Chelsea Flower Show, renowned for its vibrant floral displays, stunning show gardens, cutting-edge designs and plenty of inspiration from over 500 exhibitors. The next day, we head to the most biodiverse place on Earth, the spectacular Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, where a haven of beautiful colour, rare plants and unique features await around every corner. This is the perfect break for gardening experts and novices alike!What's Included?
Includes- Return coach travel- 2 nights at a selected hotel outside London (JG3 or JG4 rating) with dinner & breakfast- Admission to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show- Admission to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Itinerary
ItineraryDay 1From a morning pickup in your local area, we travel to our hotel, arriving in time for dinner and a relaxing first evening.Day 2We head into London for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. With a huge range of designs, plants and plots, there are ideas here for every taste and growing space. There are plenty of refreshments available too, everything from cafés, farmers' market stalls, wood-fired pizza and seafood restaurants to a real ale bar and champagne lounge, or you might want to picnic and relax to the sound of live music at the Ranelagh Gardens bandstand. Later on, we board the coach with plenty of ideas for our own gardens and head back to our hotel, arriving in time for dinner.Day 3After breakfast, we check out of the hotel and make our way to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where a springtime stroll is the order of the afternoon, with free time to explore. Dating back to the early 18th century as a royal palace, Kew Gardens is now a globally renowned institution for plant-based research. Exploding with colour and with no less than 50,000 plants, there is a range of different areas to explore including the Arboretum, the peaceful Japanese garden, the remarkable indoor rainforest climbing within the Palm House and the Kitchen Garden, once used to supply fresh produce to members of the royal family living at Kew Palace, such as Queen Charlotte and George III. Don't miss the Grade I listed Temperate House too, the world's biggest Victorian glasshouse filled with rare plants from remote locations across Asia, Australasia, the Americas and Africa, many of which are incredibly rare or are even extinct in the wild. We re-join our coach in the mid-afternoon and continue our journey home.Please note: Children under 5 years of age are not admitted to the Chelsea Flower Show. For further information please visit the RHS website: www.rhs.org.uk.Hotel
Selected HotelJG3 or JG4 ratingWe'll stay at a well-appointed hotel outside London such as the Sheraton Heathrow Hotel or the Pentahotel Reading (JG3 or JG4 rating). The comfortable rooms are en suite and other facilities include a bar and restaurant.Your hotel will be confirmed approximately 3 weeks before departure, therefore we cannot guarantee that the hotel will have a lift and/or ground floor rooms and may be unsuitable for those with limited mobility.Hotel RatingJG3 ratingHotels with a JG3 rating tend to be a more formal style of hotel, often part of a hotel chain, or are very-welcoming family-owned properties. Generally, they offer a greater range of facilities and services, and bedrooms tend to be a little more spacious with additional features. Public areas are larger and include lounge seating, bar and restaurant with good quality food served either buffet style or waiter service.JG4 ratingAccommodation in our JG4 category is of an even higher standard, typically offering a wide range of facilities and services. Bedrooms are designed to make your stay the most comfortable possible and the staff provide a service that reflects the detail and quality. You can also expect higher standards of food and beverages.