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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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Explore all the things plants need to grow; earth, air, sun and water, and enjoy the sensory elements of our Children's Garden during one of our quiet sessions.
We are closing the Children’s Garden to the public to allow children with special…
Kew
Imagine a world without sight.
Is it dark and gloomy? Is it terrifying and isolating?
Or is it simply a state of not seeing, which we have demonised and sentimentalized over the centuries?
In this fascinating historical adventure, Broadcaster and…
Kew
Discover the gripping story of Virginia Hall – World War Two’s Most Dangerous Spy. She was the most important female spy in the Second World War, the Gestapo’s most urgent target and a crucial force in the French Resistance.
In 1942, the Gestapo…
Kew
Join one of our expert guides on a winter walking tour and experience the wonder of Kew during the winter season.
Discover Kew's winter highlights on this free walking tour.
Kew
Our new display, Leafy Legacies, explores fascinating staff histories captured across Kew’s Library, Archive and Illustration collections.
These stories are told using an incredible variety of original materials: photographs, letters, rare books,…
Kew
Start the festive season with a celebration of the British high street with historian Annie Gray.
Expect a lot of food – from butchers bedecked with turkeys to seasonal street foods we might want to bring back, and discover how the high street…
Kew
Discover the story of Ravenser Odd, Yorkshire’s Atlantis, a medieval island swallowed up by the North Sea.
Around 1231, the island of Ravenser Odd emerged near the mouth of the Humber. It existed as a wealthy, if lawless, port for 130 years before…
Kew
From Britain’s top-selling true crime writer and the number 1 bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher comes the riveting true story about one of the most notorious murder cases of the 20th century.
London, 1953. Police discover the…
Kew
Host: Joanna Page & Mathew Horne
Guests: Nicki Chapman & Dave Shackleton
Joined by Nicki Chapman and Dave Shackleton, they explore Nicki’s journey from Pop Idol to A Place in the Sun, alongside the life she and Dave have built together.
Kew
Embark on a very special interactive adventure and go wild with The Enchanted Cinema's interactive musical film screening of Where the Wild Things Are (1973).
Kew
Join historian and author Helen Fry to learn about MI9, the Second World War organisation that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines.
MI9 set up clandestine escape routes that zig-zagged across Nazi-occupied Europe,…
Kew
Be part of London's most exclusive event! The Richmond Half Marathon is part of a weekend which also includes the Richmond RUNFEST Marathon, and the Richmond 10k. The Half and Full Marathon start within the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and will…
Kew
Get your running shoes on and take part in our spring 10K and half marathon!
Richmond
Want to get creative and make an incredible botanical artwork by using second-hand, recycled paper materials?
Kew
Come and meet author and illustrator Grace Easton in The Kew Bookshop during the Kew Sparkle shopping evening and get a dedicated and signed copy of her new book The House with a Little Red Door. You can also join in with a mousey craft too!
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Join our course to learn the methods of pen and ink drawing from a professional botanical artist.
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Spirit of Invention is a new exhibition at The National Archives, opening Saturday 27 May, where all the family have the chance to become an inventor for the day.
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Ronan Keating shot to fame in the early 90’s with Boyzone, who in their first five years became one of the biggest pop bands ever, enjoying 16 top five hit singles, six of which hit the No.1 spot, amongst them the likes of ‘Words’, ‘No Matter What’,…
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Magical music, festive frolics, sparkles and spices, oh my! Grab your family, harness up your fastest reindeer and meet us at a Bach to Baby concert for the perfect prelude to the holiday season!
£18 per adult, up to 2 kids go free! Check our…
Kew
Join us for festive family fun under the Christmas tree. We’ll be joined by a local children’s choir and will be hosting a range of free craft activities.
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