Group tickets to the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) season of 2020 Flower Shows are now on sale, giving organisers the opportunity to plan ahead before the tickets go on general sale.
Events taking place throughout next year include the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, as well as events at Tatton Park and Chatsworth.
There is something for all plant-lovers at each event from award-winning gardens and floral displays to special talks and hands-on activities.
Melissa Hackney, group sales and marketing manager for RHS, said: “As part of our ongoing commitment to groups, we’re delighted to be putting our group tickets on sale earlier this year, helping group organisers plan ahead for a perfect season of RHS Shows.
“We want to make all our events and gardens as group and coach friendly as possible, and to this end now offer free coach parking for all our shows where we have parking on most of our sites, as well as free, easily accessible parking at all our gardens.”
The full RHS calendar for 2020:
RHS Flower Show Cardiff: 17th - 19th April 2020: Brimming with springtime colours and scents, RHS Flower Show Cardiff is a top spot to kick-start the gardening year. Group rates from: £12.75 per person 10+.
RHS Malvern Spring Festival: 7th - 10th May 2020: The RHS Malvern Spring Festival, based at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire, is packed with gardening, food and floristry inspiration. Group rates to be announced shortly.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show: 19th - 23th May 2020: RHS Chelsea Flower Show - the RHS’s flagship show - brings together the best garden designers and plants people from across the world to create innovative show gardens. Groups bookings are available for groups of 40 or more.
RHS Chatsworth Flower Show: 10th - 14th June 2020: Set in the grounds of Chatsworth House, the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show is the place to gain ideas and gardening know-how. Group rates from: £29.75 per person 20+, £25.75 per person 50+.
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival: 6th - 12th July 2020: A summer celebration packed with well-kept gardens, floral displays and expert talks, RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is one of the largest gardening festivals on the programme. Group rates from: £29.75 per person from 20 – 49, £25.75 per person from 50+.
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, Cheshire: 22nd - 26th July 2020: With the opportunity to meet the future stars of garden design, RHS Flower Show Tatton Park continues to inspire with all that’s great about gardening. Group rates from: £25.25 per person for 20 – 49, £21.75 per person for 50+.
RHS Flower Show and Garden Combination Tickets:
For some time now, tickets for RHS Chelsea Flower Show for groups have been sold as part of a package with the equivalent number of tickets for another RHS show such as RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, RHS Chatsworth Flower Show or RHS Tatton Park Flower Show. You can also include a trip to RHS Cardiff Flower Show (where the requirement is two per one Chelsea ticket)
This year the charity is offering a Garden/Show combination ticket, where tickets for RHS Chelsea Flower Show are combined with a trip RHS Garden Wisley. The visit to Wisley can be taken on a different day to the visit to Chelsea and the charity is also looking at introducing a similar package featuring another garden.
For more information and tickets, visit www.rhs.org.uk/groups or email groups@rhs.org.uk
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