How to get your copy of Kew Magazine

There are several ways to get hold of your copy of Kew magazine, so there's no excuse not to support Kew’s mission and delve behind the scenes of the world's foremost botanic garden.

This month's big news is that you can now get the new, specifically-designed Kew magazine app on your iPad.

So now, if you subscribe to our app or digital edition (see details below), you can view the magazine wherever you are.

Friends of Kew

If you become a Friend of Kew, you will receive the print edition of Kew magazine for free. You will also be able to access the app version on your tablet (see details below).

So why not join today, support Kew's work and read all about the plants, the people and what goes on behind the scenes.

If, as a Friend, you would like receive the pdf digital edition of Kew magazine (which you can view on a computer or a tablet) rather than the print edition do let us know by emailing us at friends@kew.org and letting us know your contact details and membership number.

Find out more about membership here


Kew magazine autumn 2012 cover

Subscribe to the print edition

Annual subscription prices for 3 issues per year:

UK and EU: £24.00  |  Other countries: £33.00

Please note we can't supply back issues of Kew magazine.

Subscribe by calling 01768 341899 

Subscribe by post

Subscribe online at kewbooks.com


Kew magazine iPad edition

Subscribe to the new tablet app or the pdf edition

Kew magazine tablet app

You can now access Kew magazine, anywhere, from your iPad or tablet

Download the Kew magazine app from the iTunes newsstand

You will need to enter your Friends' membership number (found on your membership card) and your name in the My Account section to gain free access. To buy a single copy or a subscription simply follow the instructions on the page – a single issue costs £3.99 (£1 off the RRP), or a subscription to 3 issues costs £10.99 (half the cost of a print subscription). This will be charged to your iTunes account.

More details will be found on the iTunes page. This dynamic version of Kew magazine links to lots of extra content and easy ways to view films, blogs, slideshows and add your comments to Kew's social media pages. You will also be able to easily buy gifts, books, and events tickets through the app. 

Kew magazine pdf edition from Exact Editions

A great sustainable option, where you have access to back issues too!

Annual subscription prices:

Individual access: £18.00

Institutional (IP address based) access: £95.00

Subscribe via Exact Editions

Exact Editions makes magazines, books and other printed documents accessible, searchable and usable on the web. The web version looks exactly the same as the printed version. Titles can be freely sampled by any web user, and individual subscriptions can be purchased. Exact Editions also supports institutional access through IP address-based accounts sold on subscription.

Within the Exact Editions system each print page becomes a web page, so printed pages can be bookmarked, cited and referenced by other users or web applications.

Subscribe to the pdf edition


Buy your copy from the Kew shops

You can simply buy a single copy of the latest issue of Kew magazine in all shops at Kew and Wakehurst Place, and back copies are currently available in the Kew restaurants.



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