How to book a talk or course at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst

There are a wide variety of talks and courses throughout the year at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst. Make a booking to secure your place.

Booking details

To reserve a place on any of the courses listed please download and complete the booking form (pdf) and send it with your payment details or cheque (made payable to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) to:

Finance Section
Adult Education 2010
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond, Surrey
TW9 3AB
UK

Adult Education Enquiries

Please contact the Adult Education Co-ordinator with any enquiries about Kew talks and courses:

Tel: (020) 8332 5626/5000
01444 894310
Fax: (020) 8332 5640
Email: adulted@kew.org

If you would like to give a place on one of our courses as a gift we are more than happy to arrange for a special card to be sent, whatever the occasion. Please contact us for more details.

Accommodation

Courses at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place are non-residential.

For details of accommodation in the Kew area please contact Richmond Tourist Information Centre on +44 (0)20 8940 9125 or visit www.visitrichmond.co.uk

For details of accommodation in the Wakehurst Place area please contact Burgess Hill Tourist Information Centre on +44 (0)1444 238 202 or visit their website at www.visitsussex.org

Terms and conditions

For one day courses please send the full course fee.

For the longer courses please send the appropriate non-refundable deposit, as listed. The balance of payment is then due 4 weeks before the course begins. No reminder will be sent.

Please note: The minimum age for course participants is 18.

Concessions

Concessions on our courses are offered where possible. Senior Citizens (60+), students in full time education, unemployed and Friends/Premier Friends can claim the concessionary rate listed for each course. Proof of concession is required before your application can be dealt with so should accompany your booking form.

Acknowledgements

An acknowledgement will be sent for each booking on receipt of the course fee/deposit.

Waiting lists

All courses are limited in number and will fill up quickly; so to avoid disappointment please book early. In the event of a course being fully booked, your name will be added to the waiting list. If a place becomes available later we will contact you.

Refunds

No refunds can be given, please make certain that you really can attend a course before booking a place.

Cancellation of courses

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, reserve the right to cancel any course if it becomes necessary to do so. Students who have booked places will be notified as soon as possible and may then transfer to other courses, dependent on availability, without loss of course fee/deposit. If they prefer to withdraw their bookings, course fees/deposits will be refunded in full.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew reserve the right to make changes to any part of this adult education programme if it becomes necessary to do so.