Do the Floral Walk

Cranford Ladies on the Knutsford Floral Walk Garden at the show

This year, take the scenic route to show – travel by train, with a combined rail and show ticket, saving £2 on admission to the show, enjoy Knutsford’s spectacular Floral Walk, and arrive at the show in style through Tatton’s town gates.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the RHS show in Knutsford, the Floral Walk will link Knutsford railway station with the town gates of Tatton Park. Visitors can book a combined rail and show ticket, saving £2 on admission to the show, and avoiding the queue for tickets at the gate.

From the station, the Floral Walk follows Knutsford’s historic King Street, a most attractive street filled with restaurants, exclusive shops, galleries and cafés, which will be literally festooned with floral creations. Every few yards, delightful little ginnels, cobbled alleyways and hidden courtyards lead to more shops and cafés, and to unique attractions such as Knutsford Heritage Centre, home of the town’s Millennium Tapestry. Knutsford is, of course, famous as the setting and inspiration for Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel, Cranford.

It is a gentle 10-minute walk from the station to the gates of Tatton Park, where visitors can hop on board the RHS shuttle bus for a ride through Tatton’s scenic parkland to the showground itself.

Look out for special offers in the shops, restaurants and cafés along Knutsford’s Floral Walk.

Knutsford railway station will be specially decorated for the show, in a project that has involved groups of students from the local High School. Visitors arriving at Knutsford station will be greeted by a team of Knutsford volunteers who will hand out town guides and the Floral Walk route map, containing details of special offers available throughout the town for rail and RHS ticket holders.

Knutsford is on the Mid-Cheshire Community Railway Line, which runs between Chester and Manchester, through some of Cheshire’s prettiest countryside and villages. Cheshire’s rural railway stations en route, such as Plumley, Mobberley and Ashley, will also be looking at their best thanks to a grant from the Year of Gardens Community Challenge fund, which has provided grants to enhance and improve the stations on this line.

To book your combined rail and show ticket, call Northern Rail’s specialised sales team on 0113 247 9659.