On 01/07/2013 10:11, Janet wrote:
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There's a special preview on the 8th; has anyone been brave enough to
plump for the rather eye-wateringly-expensive tickets and will it be
worth it?
I wouldn't. It's only an evening, part of it dark, which is IMO not
nearly long enough for a keen gardener; and some stands close up shop
early. Preview tickets are on sale to the public at a price Londoners
are used to paying for an evening out. So it may not buy "exclusive"
peace and quiet either:-) If you're going to HC, make a day of it.
Hampton Court show is well worth going to IME; a much more spacious
and enjoyable site to get around than Chelsea and (unlike Chelsea)
plants for sale on the spot, an advantage to anyone coming from afar who
would pay punitive delivery costs.
Janet
After having been to Hampton court show since it's second year I went to
the preview evening a few years ago, would have been good but rain
before the event had made getting around difficult, and the wife wasn't
feeling to good didn't help. The fireworks were good.
If you don't want to spend a lot of time going around the outside
"Trade" strands, and just want to see the plants then it's a good choice.
If you are a member then £53 including free parking is good value, and
you do get up to 5 hours.
David @ a bright but sun free Swansea Bay