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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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Jo's work combines archive, oral history and the imagined to create visual narratives
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
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
A Wassail is an old English custom to encourage the good health of fruit trees. This is a fun event in Pensford Field - funny hats, costumes and noisy instruments are encouraged. Music, singing and dancing with the wonderful UKewLele. Traditional…
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Enjoy an enchanting candlelit concert in the Nash Conservatory at Kew Gardens – a magical setting for a summer soirée with family and friends.
Kew
From May to Etta with Love is a series of six short audio dramas inspired by an extraordinary photo collection held by Glamorgan Archives.
The pictures are from the studio of Fred Petersen, an early portrait photographer who had a business at 232…
Kew
Learn how to code and create 3D models in this unique workshop with Code Kids! Explore original archive documents, then use your discoveries to create your own Augmented Reality experience.
Code Kids' mission is to create life-changing tech…
Richmond
Fabulous creative fun Spring Workshop ! Learn how to use wood blocks to create your own art. Explore different patterns repeats, learn how colours work together and print onto fabric - make your own tea towel or shopping bag to take home. Fun,…
Kew
The Great Train Robbery remains the most notorious railway heist in British history. In 1963, a gang of armed robbers stopped a night mail train travelling from Glasgow to London, stealing over £2.63 million.
Join Crime Museum curator, Paul Bickley…
Kew
Connect to Nature is a visual podcast and social media platform dedicated to exploring eco-anxiety and inspiring positive environmental action.
Host: Katrina Ridley, Amy Chapman
Guests: Julia Bradbury
Join Amy and Katrina in a…
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Celebrate International Bamboo Day with a one-day course led by bamboo expert Ray Townsend.
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The National Archives houses many documents related to The Empire Windrush, including the iconic passenger list. The artwork is free to all and can be seen on the ground floor of our building.
Kew
Quiz night from 7pm to 9pm every Wednesday. Grand prize is a £60 bar tab. Also 10% off food and 2 for 1 cocktails for everyone partaking in the quiz!
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Join textile artist Lora Avedian to learn how to create floral embellishments using embroidery and fabric manipulation techniques.
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…
Kew
Join exhibition curator, Mark Dunton, for an online tour of our current exhibition, MI5: Official Secrets at The National Archives.
For most of its history, MI5 has worked almost entirely in secret. Operating in the shadows enabled the intelligence…
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The Kew Explorer land train is a relaxed and gentle way to explore our Gardens and learn about our diverse living collection.
The route typically includes the following sites:
Stop 1: Victoria Gate for Victoria Plaza Shop and Café, Palm…
Kew
This spring and summer, visitors to Kew Gardens can experience Of the Oak, a one-of-a-kind immersive art installation that celebrates the oak tree as a vital hub of biodiversity.
The ground-breaking artwork is the creation of world-renowned…
Kew
Winner of 2023 BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year, Edinburgh-born pianist and composer Ben Shankland is, despite his young age, already gaining recognition on the UK jazz scene. He began his musical journey studying classical piano…
Kew
Host: Dave Musgrove
Guests: Professor Tracy Borman OBE, Professor Kate Williams
What did a medieval monarch actually do, and which kings were truly good or bad at ruling? Was it really a man’s world, or could women wield power too? This…
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