Kew Gardens
TOUR DESCRIPTION

  • Kew houses the largest and most diverse botanical collections in the world

  • A stunningly diverse wilderness of beautifully preserved nature

  • See some of the rarest plants in the world in the Temperate House

  • Find the hidden temples including the Tuscan designed Temple of Aeolus
  • Entry to Kew Gardens
    Important Information
    Venue Location:

    Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Surrey, TW9 3AB

    Opening times:

    Days of Operations:
    1 March 2024 to 31 March 2025: Daily, 10am to 6pm (last entry 5pm)

    Sounds of Blossom: 23 March to 14 April
    Open: 10:00am to 6:00pm (last entry 5:00pm)
    Late opening 10:30am on 31st March
    Talks and performances 11:00am & 11:30am (weekend only)

    Bluey: 29 March to 14 April
    Open: 10:00am to 4:00pm
    Bluey costume character will appear every hour from 10:00am to 3:00pm in April

    Marc Quinn: Light into Life: 4 May to 29 September
    Open: 10:00am to 7:00pm (last entry 6:00pm)
    The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art: 10:00am – 5:30pm (last entry 5:00pm)

    Venue Address: Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Surrey, TW9 3AB
    Nearest Train Station: Kew Bridge
    Nearest Underground Station: Kew Gardens
    Bus Routes: 65, 391, 237, 267

    Gardens closed 24 and 25 December

    Please note:

    Kew Gardens will open at 11:00am on Sunday 15th September due to the marathon and fun run that is taking place.
    The treetop walkway, Climbers & Creepers, the Children’s Garden, the galleries, Kew Palace and Kew Explorer are currently closed.
    Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
    Only adults with children are able to enter The Children's Garden along with their valid ticket.
    Only registered disability assistance dogs are allowed in the gardens.
    Bicycles, tricycles, roller skates, skateboards, micro-scooters, balace bikes and other vehicles (except powered wheelchairs) must be left at the gate.
    To protect the lawns ball games and sports are not permitted.
    No food or drinks are allowed in the galleries.
    The narrow Treetop Walkway is not suitable for mobility scooters and pushchairs.
    Manual wheelchairs are welcome in the galleries, please leave buggies in the buggy park provided.
    Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance.

    HIGHLIGHTS
    MORE INFORMATION

    Explore 330 acres of tropical oasis at Kew Gardens in Richmond, southwest London. This incredible natural haven is full of rare and beautiful flowers and dangerous and carnivorous plants housed in temperate Victorian glass greenhouses.

    Walk through the stunning Palm House, a feat of Victorian glass architecture, full of endangered and useful plants, including the cocoa tree and the oldest pot plant in the world.

    Discover mountainous flora and fauna in the Rock Garden filled with waterfalls and plants from Himalayan mountain streams and meadows and the peaks of New Zealand.

    Among many more of the incredible attractions at Kew Botanical Gardens is the must-see Princess of Wales Conservatory. Adventure from the deserts to the tropics in this glass labyrinth full of Venus fly traps and pitcher plants who have evolved to swallow their prey in less than half a second. Giant water lilies float in the wet tropical zone in this humid hothouse, opened by Princess Diana in 1987.

    Kew Botanical Gardens is truly one of London’s most beautiful attractions filled with wild and exotic natural phenomena, a real escape from the frenzy of modern life.

    Kew Gardens
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