Please note:

The Go Wild Festival ran at Kew and Wakehurst place for the summer of 2003. As such many of the festival features can no longer be seen in the gardens, but this website has been kept to give visitors access to wealth of information developed to support the festival.

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Themed Guided Tours at Kew

Explore UK Biodiversity with a series of special themed tours led by Kew's Volunteer Guides. Festival walking tours take place throughout June, July, August, September: Wednesdays 11.30am, Saturdays & Sundays 2.30pm.

N.B. Tours may be subject to last minute alterations and cancellation

Plant and Animal Interaction

This tour looks at the interdependency - sometimes surprising - between plants and animals and takes in the floral plantscape: 'Blooms, Birds, Bugs and Bees'

Departing from: White Peaks

Wednesday 4 June; Wednesday 16 July; Wednesday 20 Aug;
Saturday 28 June; Saturday 9 Aug; Saturday 6 Sept;
Sunday 22 June; Sunday 27 July

Traditional and Current Uses of UK Plants

Wild plants are a source of a diverse range of products supporting livelihoods throughout Britain, past and present. This tour starts with a look at the 'Wild Harvest' exhibition then goes off in search of useful plants growing in the Gardens.

Departing from: White Peaks

Wednesday 11 June; Wednesday 9 July; Wednesday 23 July; Wednesday 27 Aug;
Saturday 5 July; Saturday 2 Aug; Saturday 16 Aug; Saturday 20 Sept;
Sunday 8 June; Sunday 20 July; Sunday 24 Aug; Sunday 14 Sept

UK Native and Naturalised Trees

Do you know which trees are native to the UK and which have been brought to these shores by our ancestors, often intentionally, sometimes accidentally? Do you know about their natural habitats and the life they support?

Departing from: Victoria Gate

Wednesday 18 June; Wednesday 6 Aug; Wednesday 3 Sept; Wednesday 24 Sept; Saturday 12 July; Saturday 23 Aug; Saturday 13 Sept;
Sunday 1 June; Sunday 29 June; Sunday 3 Aug; Sunday 31 Aug; Sunday 28 Sept

Medicinal Plants

This tour introduces you to native UK plants in the Gardens that have been used in traditional medicine. Many of the dried specimens featured in the 'Field Hospital' will be discovered growing in the Gardens.

Departing from: White Peaks

Wednesday 25 June; Wednesday 30 July; Wednesday 10 Sept;
Saturday 7 June; Saturday 21 June; Saturday 19 July;
Sunday 15 June; Sunday 6 July; Sunday 17 Aug; Sunday 21 Sept

Conservation Area

The Conservation Area at the south-western extremity of Kew Gardens is an area not usually open to visitors. It is managed as a native British woodland and paths can be rough and uneven. Country walking shoes are essential!

Departing from: Queen Charlotte's Cottage

Wednesday 2 July; Wednesday 13 Aug; Wednesday 17 Sept;
Saturday 14 June; Saturday 26 July; Saturday 30 Aug; Saturday 27 Sept;
Sunday 13 July; Sunday 10 Aug; Sunday 7 Sept

Queen Charlotte's Cottage

will be open at weekends during July and August, from 10.00am until 4.00pm.

See also:

• Themed Guided Tours at Wakehurst Place

• Storytelling at Kew

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