Hampton Court Palace travel
We recommend that visitors travel to the show by public transport. To find out more on how to get to the showground by public transport, go to the Transport for London Journey Planner.
RHS Shows department
Thursday, March 29, 2012
We recommend that visitors travel to the show by public transport. To find out more on how to get to the showground by public transport, go to the Transport for London Journey Planner.
Rail
Hampton Court and Kingston stations are approximately 30 minutes from London Waterloo, with frequent trains. The showground is a 15 minute walk or short ferry ride (£2.20 for a single journey*) from Hampton Court station, or a 30 minute cruise from Kingston station (£5 single, £6.50 return*). For more information about ferry services, visit www.turks.co.uk.
For further information about rail services, visit the National Rail Enquiries website, call 08457 484950 or text the station name to 84950 to use the new TrainTracker Text service. Visitors with hearing impairments can use the National Rail textphone service by calling 08456 050600.
For more information about South West Trains, visit the South West Trains website.
* prices are subject to change
Ferry service
Ferry services between the Thames entrance of the show and the park & ridedrop off point at Molesey Lock are operated by Parr Boat Hire (£2* for a single journey). For more information including departure times visit www.parrboats.co.uk.
Turks Launches run flower show ferry services on the river from Hampton Court railway station to the Thames Entrance and back (£2.20 for a single journey, £8 for a one week season ticket*). Turks also run services from Kingston Bridge (near Kingston Station) to the Thames Entrance and back (£5 single, £6.50 return*) and from Richmond to the Thames Entrance and back (£7 single, £8.50 return*). Please note that the last sailing to Richmond from Thames Entrance to the show is at 5.45pm each day. For more information, visit www.turks.co.uk
* prices are subject to change
Tube & bus
Take the District Line to Richmond tube station, then the R68 bus from Richmond to Hampton Court. Buses 411 from Kingston station, 216 from Staines and 111 from Hounslow also stop close to Hampton Court. For more information on timetables, stops or prices visit the Transport for London website.
Driving directions
From Central London, take the A3 and then the A308. From the M25, use junction 11. On the approach to Hampton Court Palace, please ignore your satellite navigation systems and follow the temporary road signs and instructions from the police.
We recommend using the park & ride facility for car parking, which is located on the A3050, for visitors arriving from the M25 (see below for further details). Parking at the showground is available on the A308 Hampton Court Road.
Find out the latest traffic information from the Highways Agency website.
Parking
We recommend using the park & ride facility, Apps Court Farm (Red car park) on the A3050, for visitors arriving from the M25 (use Junction 11). For more information about park & ride visit www.appscourtfarm.com/park-ride. Frequent courtesy buses run all day between this facility and Hampton Court station; the showground is a 15 minute walk or short ferry ride (£2.20 for a single journey*) from Hampton Court station. For more information about ferry services, visit www.turks.co.uk.
* prices are subject to change
Parking at the showground is available at the Stud Gate car park (Black car park) on the A308 Hampton Court Road, and the Hampton Court Green car park (Green car park) opposite Hampton Court Palace.
Car parking prices per day are as follows:
Park & ride facility (Apps Court Farm Red car park): £5
Green car park: £10
Stud Gate Black car park: £10
Disabled parking (Stud Gate Black car park): £5
Cycling
Bicycle racks are available at the Thames Entrance.
Coach parking
The coach park is on Hampton Court Green, opposite the Palace, a 20 to 30 minute walk to the showground (which includes crossing a footbridge). Coach parking is free of charge. A mobility bus operates between the coach park on Hampton Green and the showground throughout each day.