Kew Gardens

London's famous Kew Gardens are just moments away from the River Thames at Kew Bridge.

What to see

Highlights include the Japanese garden and pagoda, the rock garden, the marvellous Victorian glasshouses - the Palm House, the Temperate House and the Princess of Wales Conservatory - plus the rose garden, the Queen's garden (healing & herbal plants) and the woodland glade.

Hungry?

Also on site are the Orangery restaurant, Pavillion restaurant, White Peaks snack-bar and exhibition space, the Victoria Gate coffee shop and a variety of gift shops. The gardens are open every day except Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

A variety of guided tours are available, including festival and themed tours, as well as a free mobility service.

The full name of Kew Gardens is the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew - internationally recognised as a world leader in botanical science, discovery and conservation. For more information on any aspect of Kew Gardens, call 020 8332 5655.

Other attractions in the vicinity of Kew Gardens include: Kew Green and its pubs, Syon House & Park (020 8560 0881) with landscaped gardens by Capability Brown and the London Butterfly House, Kew Bridge Steam Museum (020 8568 4757) including a collection of working steam engines housed inside an old water pumping station, and also the picturesque riverside walk and popular pubs of Strand-on-the-Green (north bank, east of Kew Bridge). A ten-minute walk west of Kew Bridge on the north bank at Brentford brings you to Thames Lock (24 hours' notice required for boat passage: 020 8560 1120), the western junction of the Grand Union Canal with the River Thames.

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