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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
Do you already know the fundamental of botanical sketching but want to improve your skills? This is the course for you.
Over three days, botanical artist Lucy Smith will teach you how to explore plant material in detail.
Using a range of…
Kew
Join us for our new messy play sessions for children age 2-5!
Lizzie will use lots of fun sensory materials to spark your child’s imagination and creativity. This event is for children age 2-5 and their carers, and will take place in the Clore…
Kew
Join us for a look behind the scenes on a free guided tour of the Library and Archives at Kew.
Kew’s Library and Archives collection spans 2,000 years of plant knowledge and discovery. With information on the naming, classification and uses of…
Kew
Join us for an exciting adventure in this storytelling session!
Step into the worlds of Cinderella, Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk and embark on a magical adventure.
This event is for children aged 5 to 7 years.
Kew
Join historian and broadcaster, Anthony Delaney discussing his new book, Queer Georgians.
Anthony will be sharing the dazzling stories of the remarkable individuals who dared to challenge society’s expectations. From the clientele of Mother Clap’s…
Kew
Explore some of the curious creatures in our collection, from unicorns to government cats
Take part in a sensory adventure and meet lots of animals along the way!
This event is for families to learn and have fun together, so at least one adult…
Kew
In the twentieth century, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the conventions of their time.
Across both world wars, they ran spy networks and escape lines, parachuted behind enemy lines and interrogated prisoners…
Richmond
This year we will be holding this popular competition at the National Archives Kew.
on Saturday 8th June starting at 10am
This wonderful building has so many great spaces both inside and out to either paint or draw.
You will need to register your…
Kew
After the gates close, discover the hidden side of Kew exploring the Gardens as dusk gives way to darkness.
Kew
Come and pit your wits against other amateur players at at our annual hugely popular Holly Lodge quiz night. And this is no ordinary quiz night. We offer the best quiz evening party atmosphere across London with a highly entertaining quizmaster, a…
Kew
Spend time together being creative with crafts during the school holidays.
Take a seat at our craft stations – packed with colourful materials – in the friendly environment of our café and see what you can imagine.
Kew, Richmond
Bring your family and a picnic and dance away the afternoon in this wonderful haven for wildlife in the heart of Kew. Live music UKewLele, the Richmond Youth Jazz Band and The Motleys. Storytelling about hedgehogs for children by local author,…
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
Join broadcaster and bestselling historian Janina Ramirez for a brilliant reappraisal of the women behind the myths that shaped Europe.
Joan of Arc. Lady Godiva. Isabelle of Castile.
Well-known names, but have the stories of these women been…
Kew
Roger's photography encompasses a wide range of styles but he is particularly interested in the frozen instant which creates abstract shapes textures and hues from reality
Kew
Step into the thrilling world of the Ministry of Time Travel − a secret organisation based at the heart of The National Archives.
Richmond
Climate Chat in the Church is back!
Kew
In honour of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, this year's Christmas talk is all about the Regency. Drawing on Austen's novels and letters, as well as the wider world of early 19th-century Britain, Annie Gray returns for her annual foray…
Kew
100 years of hand-drawn animation come to life with live scores and sound FX created by a family pop-up orchestra lead by The Enchanted Cinema, featuring My Neighbour Totoro, The Adventures of Prince Achmed and The Illusionist.
Professional…
Kew
Stroll around Kew Green, the churchyard at St Anne's where famous artists are buried, and part of the riverside towpath. The Hanoverian Royal Family enjoyed life at Kew and there is still much left from those times for everyone else to delight in…
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