ALL INCLUDED
- Admission to Kew Gardens
(Check here the opening hours) - 1h guided walking tour (daily at 11am or 1.30pm)
- Access to the Art Galleries and Greenhouses
- Access to the Treetop Walkway, the Great Pagoda and The Hive
- Map and guide to the highlights of the season
- Access to temporary exhibitions
- Admission to Kew Palace (closed in winter)
A bit of history...
Kew Gardens started in 1759, when Princess Augusta, mother of King George III, founded a nine-acre botanic garden within the grounds at Kew.
In 1840 the Gardens are opened to the public, and the Palm House is completed by 1848 while the Temperate House is completed by 1899.
Later in 1939 vegetables and medicinal plants are grown at Kew to support the war effort, and in 2003 this venue is officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
With over 8.5 million items and 30 thousand species, some of which already extinct in the wild, Kew Gardens houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world.
With your ticket you will be able to visit some landmark sites like Kew Palace, the 10-story Chinese pagoda, the Hive – a big structure that simulates the life within a beehive – and even a cascading waterfall. Tickets to Kew Gardens will also allow you to visit the Temperate House – the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world, home to 1,500 plant species.
Get the best view of the gardens from the Treetop Walkway where you can see the grounds atop the foliage, and get an unique vantage point of the park. Ground yourself again with a trip to the art galleries: the Marianne North Gallery that hosts art from around the world, while the Shirley Sherwood Gallery contains botanical art.
If you would like to have a 1h audioguide of commentary, background information, and stories surrounding the gardens, buy your Kew Gardens entrance ticket with audioguide here.
To plan your visit more into detail, or if you have any questions, feel free to check our F.A.Q. here.