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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
Join RTPS for our Open Projected Digital Image (PDI) Challenge. RTPS members compete for awards in 8 defined categories. This challenge is one of four prestigious annual competitions for RTPS members and will be judged by Martin Patten, who is a…
Kew
Events moved with giddying speed in the 1650s. After the execution of Charles I, ‘dangerous’ monarchy was abolished and the House of Lords was dismissed, sending shock waves across the kingdom. These revolutionary acts set in motion a decade of…
Kew
Neil Johnston, head of early modern records at The National Archives examines how Ireland was used as a colonial laboratory by the English Crown and its servants. His talk will explore how, from the 1530s onward, religious reforms fractured a…
Kew
Join us for festive family fun under the Christmas tree. We’ll be joined by a local children’s choir and will be hosting a range of free craft activities.
The Avenue, Kew
Andrea DiCenzo, Photo Editor at WaterAid, will share how compelling photography can be a powerful force for change for communities in developing countries around the World. WaterAid is an international non-profit organisation with one aim: to change…
Kew
This summer, Kew is collaborating with a mix of inspiring leaders to create five new trails through the Gardens. With contributions from artists, musicians and environmental protectors, each trail will invite you to feel, hear, move and think…
Kew
Delve into the intimately entangled lives of Queen Victoria and her devoted servant John Brown.
From the moment John Brown arrived as a servant to Queen Victoria's household, he became known across the land as her loyal companion, her fierce…
Kew
We are excited to present two sessions of Matt Baker’s Petcast at Kew Gardens this July.
Join Matt and his guests as they chat all things pets. They’ll talk through their life with animals; from those they grew up with to the pets they have…
Richmond
Learn to colour, shape and sand this unique material and bring home a handmade pot.
Kew
After the gates close, discover the hidden side of Kew exploring the Gardens as dusk gives way to darkness.
Kew
Enjoy an evening of sensational music in Kew’s historic glasshouse.
The Avenue, Kew
Hear about and see photographs from three RTPS members. Jay Charnock shows her '10 Favourite Photographs', Peter Jones will share images from the Nature Group SIG and Simon Street will discuss how to evolve a mono style.
Kew
Delve into the fascinating history of queens and warriors who ruled vast swathes of the African continent with reigns spanning pre-colonial Nigeria, the villages of Rwanda, the hills of Madagascar and apartheid South Africa.
Join Paula Akpan as she…
Kew
Embark on a very special interactive adventure and go wild with The Enchanted Cinema's interactive musical film screening of Where the Wild Things Are (1973).
Kew
Don't miss this landmark exhibition,
Richmond
Want to get creative and make an incredible botanical artwork by using second-hand, recycled paper materials?
Kew
When looking through a box filled with papers related to the bankruptcy of a British enslaver, a strip of brightly coloured silk fabric stood out to researcher Liberty Paterson. It was described in a letter from 1787 as ‘smoak’d taffety’ and sent as…
Kew
Join The National Archives for a special event with Bricks McGee, the LEGO-bricks experts! Take part in building challenges whilst exploring inspirational original documents - hands-on fun for all the family!
Bricks McGee are a collective of LEGO…
Richmond
Exclusively for members: Step into the shoes of Kew visitors down the decades with a slice of fascinating social history.
Kew
Join us for an exclusive online event with former Director General of MI5, Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale.
While much of MI5’s work necessarily remains secret, this talk offers a fascinating and first-hand account of the world of…
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