Garden attractions
Find out more about the many features of Kew Gardens and everything you can see during your visit. Browse our photos of Garden highlights and decide what’s on your must-see list within our 300 acre world heritage site.
Buy tickets to the Gardens at Kew - adults £14.50, concessions £12.50, children under 17 FREE
Star attractions
Temperate House
The Temperate House is the largest surviving Victorian glasshouse in the world, covering 4,880 square metres (5,850 square yards) and extending to 19 metres (63 feet) high. The Temperate House will be closing in summer 2013, for five years, for vital restoration work to be carried out.
Kew Palace and the Royal Kitchens
Discover the smallest and most intimate of the royal palaces. Now when you visit Kew Gardens you can visit Kew Palace at no extra charge. On busy days, entry to Kew Palace will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Queen Charlotte's Cottage
In the late 18th century, this thatched cottage was a private haven for Queen Charlotte and her family, a place for secluded royal picnicking and leisure time. Open weekends and Bank Holidays from 10am to 4pm until Sunday 29 September 2013.
Palm House & Rose Garden
The curvaceous exterior and steamy interior of Kew’s Palm House have long made it an icon of the Gardens. Designed by Decimus Burton and expertly engineered by Richard Turner, it was constructed between 1844 and 1848.
Princess of Wales Conservatory
The Princess of Wales Conservatory recreates ten climatic zones. See Madagascan baobab trees, orchids from Central America and carnivorous plants from Asia.
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art.
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