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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
Learn about the key sources available for tracing the lives of your ancestors living in the 19th century.
Exploring civil registration records after 1837 and illustrating the evolution of the census, this webinar will help start your journey into…
Kew, Richmond
Edinburgh-born pianist and composer Ben Shankland is swiftly gaining recognition on the UK jazz scene, despite his young age. His combination of 'lyricism with drive and precision' (The Scotsman) has garnered praise from audiences and critics alike.…
Kew
Create a botanical-themed stone carving within the beautiful setting of Kew Gardens.
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
Immersive nights of art, fashion and performance!
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…
Kew
Jo's work combines archive, oral history and the imagined to create visual narratives
Richmond
Join us to learn how to create an amigurumi crochet character with TOFT.
Kew
Enjoy an enchanting candlelit concert in the Nash Conservatory at Kew Gardens – a magical setting for a summer soirée with family and friends.
Kew
Join Dani for a seasonal sensory story all about the joys of springtime! Dani will use props, music and singing to evoke all the elements of the season in this fun-filled event.
The storytelling lasts for 30 minutes with time for playing and…
Kew
In February 2025, IGPOTY touring exhibition 18 will launch at Kew Gardens and will feature a curated selection of high-placed photographs. The competition is a celebration of our planet’s green spaces, flora, fauna, and fungi showcased via some of…
Richmond
Explorer Dome’s Inflatable Planetarium is back! Crawl into the darkened dome and discover the worlds that glitter in our night sky!
Kew
Learn about records relating to army service including personnel records and operational records such as war diaries. Much of this material is available for the first time following the recent transfer of historic service personnel files from the…
Richmond
Ways To Play Today classes are designed for babies and toddlers from sitting to pre-school stages to be able to explore and have fun and of course, learn through their play adventures! Through a range of fun sensory and messy play activities based…
Richmond
Enjoy hands on music-making, nature-inspired songs, dance and traditional rhymes accompanied by live instruments.
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
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
Enjoy an enchanting evening concert in the stunning setting of the Nash Conservatory, Kew’s oldest glasshouse.
Surrounded by candlelight, The London Session Quartet will perform a beautiful selection of romantic classics. The intimate atmosphere…
Kew
Bullshot Crummond is a parody stage play of the British pulp hero Bulldog Drummond. The play was based on an idea by Ron House and Diz White, and was written in 1974. The story revolves around the kidnapping of an English scientist and his daughters…
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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