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Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Tickets and Discounts

Flower Show

The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is the largest flower show in the world. Run by the Royal Horticultural Society in England, the show takes place every July in at the famous historic palace in Surrey, near London.

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show tickets are available for both members and non-members of the RHS. Tickets allow the holder entry for a specific time. Some are valid for the entire day, while others are only valid for a specific time period during the day, for example an afternoon or evening time slot.

For 2014, you can buy your tickets online. Tickets cost from £30 for all-day tickets and £19 for afternoon tickets.

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show ticket discounts are hard to come by, as tickets are in high demand.

Trains from London to Bruges

Brussels Train Station

If you want to travel to Belgium from the UK, trains from London to Bruges are a great way to get from England to continental Europe.

All trains on this route travel via Brussels, so to take a train from London to Bruges, you should start by taking a train from London to Brussels. These are run by Eurostar, which offer high-speed rail services between London St Pancras International train station and various cities in Europe. You can find more information about this route here.

Your train to Brussels will arrive at Brussels Midi-Zuid train station, which is located in the heart of the city. This is the same station from which trains from Brussels to Bruges depart, so it is easy to make the connection to your onward service. Delays can occur, so make sure to leave yourself some time before your connection.

Trains from Brussels to Bruges are InterCity services. They travel to Bruges in just 57 to 59 minutes.

Return fares on this route can cost as little as £81 if you book online in advance.

The total journey time on trains from London to Bruges can be as little as 3 hours and 21 minutes with the connection in Brussels. It is faster than flying given that the train stations are located in the city centres and don’t require you to check in as far in advance as airports do.

Trains from London to Cologne

Eurostar in Brussels

Trains from London to Cologne are a great way to travel from the UK to Germany when you are visiting Europe.

All services on this route run via Brussels, so to take a train from London to Cologne, you should first take a train from London to Brussels. These are operated by a company called Eurostar, which run high-speed trains between the UK and Europe.

Your train to Brussels will depart from London St Pancras International station and arrive at Brussels Midi-Zuid station. Conveniently, this is the same station from which trains from Brussels to Cologne depart.

Trains to Cologne are run by a company called Thalys. Their trains are high-speed services that travel from Brussels to Cologne’s main train station in as little as 1 hour and 47 minutes. You can find more information about this route here.

The total travel time on trains from London to Cologne, including the connection in Brussels, can be as little as 4 hours and 11 minutes. Compared to flying, this is fairly quick, especially given that both St Pancras and Cologne’s main train station are located right in their respective cities’ centres.