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When you arrive at Kew Gardens station, you are greeted with one of the most attractive shopping areas in London. A wide range of independent shops, restaurants and cafés sit in the heart of the village, providing a wonderful selection of unusual gifts and culinary delights.
Kew Green is a traditional village green near the River Thames. The impressive building of St Anne’s Church dominates the green and is the burial place of several artists and important botanists including Thomas Gainsborough.
A lovely tranquil walk along the Thames towpath can be taken by heading downstream towards Mortlake, passing behind The National Archives.
At Kew Gardens Pier you can catch a river bus or a tourist ferry and be taken slowly up the Thames in much the same way that the Royal visitors to Kew travelled.
Kew is world famous for the Royal Botanic Gardens, where 300 acres (120ha) of land and splendid glasshouses contain over 40,000 species of plant life and 9,000 trees.
All the information and more can be found in the Kew Society Map. Hard copies of the map are available in our VisitRichmond Information Kiosk located in Richmond station and local shops and businesses in Kew village & Kew station.
Highlights: Kew Gardens, Kew Palace and The National Archives; traditional Kew Fete; Kew Sparkle Christmas evening, Kew Horticultural Society Show, farmer's and independent trader's market first Sunday of the month.
Top attractions to visit this month
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Kew
Learn about the key sources available for tracing the lives of your ancestors living in the 19th century.
Exploring civil registration records after 1837 and illustrating the evolution of the census, this webinar will help start your journey into…
Kew
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Under the Stars!
Kew
See artwork commissioned for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023, on public display for the first time.
This free exhibition displays work by eight leading artists, commissioned to offer their own take on…
Kew
One of the pioneers of UK garage, DJ Spoony, together with acclaimed composer and conductor Katie Chatburn and the renowned Ignition Orchestra, has transformed Garage Classical into a major force in the live orchestral world. Their performances have…
Richmond
Join The Kew Bookshop at St Anne's Church Kew for an evening hearing about John's new book England: A Natural History, featuring the rich and fascinating history of Richmond Park!
Richmond
Explorer Dome’s Inflatable Planetarium is back! Crawl into the darkened dome and discover the worlds that glitter in our night sky!
Kew
Prepare to be spooked by all things weird and wonderful lurking in the vaults at The National Archives! Are there really ghosts, sea monsters, and even UFOs? Stay on after this workshop for free Halloween themed crafts until 2pm. This event is…
Kew
Damien Lewis shares the thrilling exploits of the SAS ‘Originals’.
In the summer of 1944, the SAS undertook a crucial D-Day mission: taking on the might of the Nazi Reich, deep behind enemy lines. Using never-before-seen material, Damien Lewis…
Richmond
Discover the art of zero-waste weaving from expert Maria Sigma.
Kew
Find out more about the making of our latest exhibition, Great Escapes.
Kew
Join us for a day of colourful activities inspired by LGBTQ+ Pride.
From storytelling and songs, to origami crafts and face painting, we invite you to The National Archives for a day of colourful activities celebrating the joy of diversity and…
Kew
REASONS TO RUN THE KEW GARDENS 10K
Free entry into Kew Gardens in the morning for supporters*
Amazing Tech tee (inc. Female cut option)
Best Medal in London
Great goody bag & post race snacks & drink
Official chip timing
Clearly marked and measured…
Kew
The Jews of medieval Europe were a distinct people yet also deeply rooted in their local and urban communities. There was a great deal of mutual influence and interaction between these communities and their neighbours, as well as moment of crisis…
Kew
Come and join us for some sensory storytelling!
Dani, our storyteller, will take you on imaginary journeys inspired by the archives, and excite your child’s senses.
The storytelling lasts for 30 minutes, with time for playing and chatting…
Kew
A late-night celebration of love and literary longing, in partnership with England’s first romance only bookshop, Saucy Books.
Our Love Letters exhibition opens after hours for a night dedicated to the tropes, tensions and timeless thrills of…
Kew
Our new display, Leafy Legacies, explores fascinating staff histories captured across Kew’s Library, Archive and Illustration collections.
These stories are told using an incredible variety of original materials: photographs, letters, rare books,…
Kew
Want to see behind the scenes to explore some of the hidden areas of Kew Palace? Why are there 'witch marks' in the attics? How was the palace used during the second world war? Who would have used the Tudor undercroft beneath?
Join one of our…
Teddington
A talk by Michael de Podesta former scientist at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington
There is no more important question facing us - collectively and individually - than how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. And if it’s not possible to…
Richmond
Come and learn how to propagate vegetables, shrubs, herbaceous plants, house plants and all types of bedding.
This course will provide a helpful introduction to the various methods you can use to increase your plant numbers.
We will…
Kew
Explore the season of spring through sensory storytelling inspired by images from our collection!
There are two bookable Time Travel Club sessions taking place in one of our learning spaces. Whilst parents do not need to book a ticket, due to…
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