Three of us (60+s) went up to London for this event and were looking forward to it. But we left after about half an hour three very disappointed ladies and went across the road to the Victoria and Albert exhibition in the Buckingham palace State Rooms where we had a far better time.
The garden' party' was totally lacking in party atmosphere. It reminded us of an exhibition only half erected. As though half the exhibitors had not bothered to turn up and those that had were fed up with standing around. Most of the stands were unimaginative and the event was totally lacking in atmosphere.
The best fun we had was a game of snakes and ladders on the outsize garden version but, surprisingly (and perhaps thankfully) no-one came to ask us if we were interested in buying the game - in fact, we have no idea who was in charge of it.
The gardens themselves were also disappointing. The fruit and veg on display were very poor.
On the up side - M&S and Waitrose made a good effort. Weather was good!
Good concept, badly managed.