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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
Two thought-provoking exhibitions exploring art, empire and the enduring significance of plants.
Kew
Join The National Archives for a messy play session! We will use lots of fun sensory materials to spark children's imagination and creativity. Bring along your tots to get hands on with a range of colourful and tactile materials on playful themes.…
Kew
In this talk historical novelist Kerry Barrett will chat about her two books based on the female gardeners at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew during the two world wars. From the (somewhat questionable) actions of the suffragettes, to the fight for…
Station Approach, Kew
An exploration of how we used to drink: forgotten styles and overlooked regions that were once highly prized. They lurk in the cellar, half-glimpsed in the darkness, a memory of good times, or are they spectres haunting the feast? Why did the…
Richmond
Join an expert to learn how to use a punch needle to create beautiful embroidery art.
Kew
Think you know Charles Dickens? Think again.
Almost everything you’re familiar with was first mentioned in an authorised biography written by Dickens’ close friend John Forster 150 years ago. It’s the version of events that Dickens himself chose to…
Kew
Explore a brand new exhibition from leading contemporary artist Marc Quinn at Kew Gardens this spring and summer.
Richmond
Call for participants of Asian, African and Caribbean heritage: book now to join free creative workshops at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where we will be critically engaging with historical botanical records about fruit, forestry and plant…
Kew
Register your interest in our hands-on workshop to explore the sensory and physical qualities of historical materials.
Richmond
Experience the best of wine, art and nature with an exclusive summer after hours walk, accompanied by our Kew Series wine courtesy of Laithwaites.
Your evening begins with a welcome glass of sparkling Crémant de Loire, setting the tone for a…
Kew
A one‑night rendezvous with and for history’s hopeless romantics at The National Archives
Ever been left on read? So have they – for centuries.
Meet the ghosts of love past at a one night only after-hours event inspired by our new exhibition Love…
Kew
Bob Fisher - a review of Creative Eyes 2025 images
Bob will review a year of images from the popular RTPS Special Interest Group, Creative Eyes. There are two themes a month and mobile phone images. Interpretation is entirely down to the individual…
Kew
Experience the electrifying action of the World Cup live from the pub and savour the atmosphere that can't be matched by simply watching at home. Catch every moment from each match as the worlds's top football nations compete for glory. Whether…
Kew
Celebrate International Bamboo Day with a one-day course led by bamboo expert Ray Townsend.
Kew
Enjoy an evening of sensational music in Kew’s historic glasshouse.
Kew
The London Heart Starters Campaign is bringing more life-saving defibrillators to the city – in the areas where they are needed most. Despite the progress they have made, research by the Rotary Club of Kew Gardens found that 19 (of 35)…
Kew
Enjoy an evening of sensational music in Kew’s historic glasshouse.
Kew
Building upon the popular Botanical Sketchbook class taught by Lucy T. Smith at Kew for many years, this two-day course focuses on pen and ink techniques for botanical illustration.
You will begin with careful observation of plant subjects,…
Kew
Richard Ashcroft is a two-time Ivor Novello winner (Songwriter of the Year in 1998 and Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2019) who has released five Top 5 solo albums, including the #1 debut 'Alone With Everybody'.
He first came to…
Kew
Please join us for our ever-popular annual Holly Lodge Quiz night - with Adrian Mills, the TV and radio presenter, as the unfailingly energetic Quizmaster. Adrian is particularly known for his co-presenting stint on That's Life with Esther Rantzen.
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