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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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This talk will explore ten documents from the archives that relate to the Empire Windrush: from Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s letter about the migrants, to the passenger list itself, featuring such names as Sam King, who would go on to become the…
Kew
Hop on your bike for an evening at Kew.
Kew
Join the Mayor for a Spectacular Evening with Anthony Adkins BEM – Live Piano Recital! Experience an unforgettable night of music as renowned pianist Anthony Adkins BEM takes to the stage for a dazzling recital. Enjoy a beautiful performance, a…
Kew
Who was the real Jane Austen? A retiring spinster content with quiet village life? Or a strong-minded woman who chose to remain unmarried and to fashion herself as a professional writer?
Since her death, people have got Jane Austen wrong. Based on…
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
This award-winning event for the whole family aims to bring together the community to inspire action on climate change. More than 500 visited in 2023 and the organising team won a Richmond Council Community Hero award for their efforts.
Kew
The history of 19th century Ireland was dominated by big events, big men and big problems. The Act of Union of 1800, the Great Famine, and the campaign for land rights and Home Rule are among the most prominent events that shaped the country, whilst…
Richmond
Join Alice on her amazing journey through Wonderland and experience an adventure like no other.
Kew
Join us for a walk around the beautiful setting of Kew Gardens.
Kew
A family home renown for it's quality of space and light, set around a courtyard and formed from two gabled Corten steel buildings connected by a glazed link. The basement gallery will be showing Art Form, an exhibition on the engineering of 50…
Richmond
Learn how to harness the colour potential of British native plants to create your own unique set of botanical pigments.
Kew
Join us for an immersive mushroom workshop that combines expert knowledge, engaging demonstrations, and a tour of the mushroom beds within the Kitchen Garden at Kew.
The workshop begins with an interactive talk, introducing the basics of…
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…
Kew
Find out more about the making of our latest exhibition, Great Escapes.
Kew
The Great Storm of 1987 at Kew and Wakehurst. Objects, specimens and memories from across Kew’s collections.
Richmond
Join us for a sensory guided walking tour, led by one of Kew's specially-trained tour guides.
Kew
In 1924, Emily Kaye was brutally murdered by her married lover, Patrick Mahon.
Join real police experts as they revisit Emily’s story and how her case triggered fundamental changes in crime scene investigation with new innovations such as the…
Kew
The Human League hail from Sheffield and became pioneers of 80s synth pop. Founding member Philip Oakey took the band on to huge commercial success after first recruiting two female vocalists, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley.
Kew
Inspired by the magnificent Caladium from the Princess of Wales Conservatory collection, this course dives into the centuries-old tradition of using metal threads to create dazzling designs fit for royal coronations and grand pageantry events.
Led…
Kew
Join us for an evening of poetic and sparkling pianism, plus a chance to mingle with other music lovers and meet the performer after the concert.
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