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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
How many Christmas traditions can you find in our Victorian documents? Get up close with our records with this Time Travel Club session for 8 to 11-year-olds and uncover what happened to Charles Dickens’s lost turkey!
Kew
1746 Georgian London was not a safe place for a young Black man, especially one who has escaped slavery…
So how did Charles Ignatius Sancho meet the King, write and perform highly acclaimed music, become the first Black person to vote in Britain,…
Kew
Step into the thrilling world of the Ministry of Time Travel - a secret organisation based at The National Archives, which decodes evidence from the past to safeguard time itself.
Kew
A magical adventure for little ones.
Richmond
We'd like to welcome our Community Access Scheme group leaders to explore some of Kew’s stunning collections in the spring.
Richmond
Adventure Cinema returns for 2026 with its biggest and most immersive season yet, bringing the magic of the big screen to the stunning surroundings of Kew Gardens.
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
Discover the spectacular artworks of Marc Quinn: Light into Life across Kew on this free walking tour.
Join our expert tour who will lead you through Kew's historic collections, highlighting some of our must-see installations, as you enjoy the…
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
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
'Lessons From 'Der Urvater Der Harmonie'' is a homage to 'The Grandfather of Harmony', Johann Sebastian Bach, so called by Beethoven. As an ensemble we have learnt so much from the music of Bach, about harmony, texture and we have tried to show this…
Kew
Discover unexpected stories and secrets revealed by ten maps from our collection.
Kew
Join renowned miniature artist Samantha Buckley for this two-day workshop taking inspiration from the Flora Indica exhibition
In this workshop, you'll be introduced to the techniques used in Indian miniature painting and create your own botanical…
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
Celebrate International Bamboo Day with a one-day course led by bamboo expert Ray Townsend.
Richmond
Explorer Dome’s Inflatable Planetarium is back! Crawl into the darkened dome and discover the worlds that glitter in our night sky!
Kew
Georgian England had a large and distinctive Black community – some prosperous citizens, some newly freed slaves. Their story is traced through the lives of several Black Britons, in this talk.
The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country…
Kew
Join bestselling author, Emma Donoghue in conversation about her latest book Learned by Heart, the heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, and her first love, Eliza Raine.
In…
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…
Kew
Join international-bestselling author Philippa Gregory in conversation about her latest book, Normal Women, a radical retelling of our nation’s story.
This is not just the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen, but of social and cultural…
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