Events at Kew Gardens

Walks and tours - Introduction to the Gardens

Gain an insight into Kew’s history, plants, science and seasonal highlights. Every day of the year except 24 and 25 December.

Community event - Photography workshop

In this workshop for community groups, participants use photography to explore the architecture of Kew Palace, Kew's glasshouses and the diverse plant life at Kew Gardens.

Community event - ESOL visits to Temperate House or Kew Palace

This event is available on request. Part of Kew's Community Engagement and Outreach programme.

Walks and tours - Introduction to the Gardens

Gain an insight into Kew’s history, plants, science and seasonal highlights. Every day of the year except 24 and 25 December.

Art exhibition - Rory McEwen’s Legacy: Artists influenced by him in the Shirley Sherwood Collection

This exhibition in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art explores how Rory McEwen inspired many of the contemporary artists represented in the Shirley Sherwood Collection.

Guided walking tour - Native British woodland

Come to Kew to find out about the native British plants that thrive in the conservation area in late spring.

Art exhibition - Rory McEwen The Colours Of Reality

Rory McEwen The Colours of Reality presents the vibrant and varied career of the renowned Scottish artist and musician, Rory McEwen. See his remarkable paintings of plants and find out more about McEwen’s lifelong enquiry into light and colour.

Walks and tours - An Exhibition Talk with Dr Shirley Sherwood

Join Dr Sherwood at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Kew, for a tour around our forthcoming exhibition on the botanical artist, Rory McEwen.

IncrEdibles this summer - a voyage through surprising edible plants

Part of incredibles festival 2013

Visit Kew Gardens and celebrate the amazing bounty of the plant world this summer. Take a ride on the Tutti Frutti boating experience with Bompass & Parr and discover 30,000 edible species that we humans feast on.

Palatable plants - a guided walk around Kew Gardens

Part of incredibles festival 2013

Join this free guided walking tour and discover some of the weird and wonderful edible plants found at Kew Gardens.