Our future is botanic

Plants and fungi are vital to the future of food, clean air and medicine. We're fighting against biodiversity loss to save life on Earth.

The Palm House at sunset

Visit the world-famous Kew Gardens

Experience our beautiful botanic gardens and the most biodiverse place on Earth.

Visit Kew Gardens
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    Christmas at Kew 2025
    Evenings | Family friendly | Food and drink

    Christmas at Kew

    Custom date
    Selected dates, 14 November 2025 to 4 January 2026
  • Event
    Of the Oak, a large digital screen in Kew Gardens
    Included with entry

    Of the Oak

    Custom date
    3 May to 28 September 2025
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    Visitor riding the Kew Explorer land train
    Tours and talks | Family friendly

    Kew Explorer land train

    Custom date
    Daily from 11am
  • Event
    A person viewing a large-scale projection of a tree
    Included with entry | Exhibitions | Family friendly

    The Power of Trees

    Custom date
    12 April to 14 September 2025
  • Wakehurst mansion pond

    Roam wild at Wakehurst

    Visit our wild botanic garden, with 500 acres of woodland and the world's largest seed conservation project.

    Explore Wakehurst
  • Event
    Included with entry | Exhibitions

    Seedscapes

    Custom date
    4 July to 14 September 2025
  • Event
    Family friendly | Included with entry

    Nature Heroes: Globe Trotter

    Custom date
    21 July to 5 September 2025
  • Event
    Glow Wild Owl 2024
    Family friendly | Evenings | Food and drink

    Glow Wild

    Custom date
    Selected evenings, 27 November 2025 to 3 January 2026
  • Event
    Members of the public enjoying a guided walking tour around Wakehurst
    Tours and talks | Included with entry

    Daily guided walking tour of Wakehurst

    Custom date
    Daily
  • Botanical Propagation Assistant, Eliana Van Der Schraft, is scarifying seed under a microscope to check the quality and to check for infections.

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    Read & watch

    Check back for new stories throughout the week.

    Tillandsia fasciculata flowering on a tree trunk.
    13 August 2025

    Above the forest floor: how rare are orchids in the wild?

    Vida Svahnström, Miguel Arredondo Uribe, Natasha Ward
    Lucombe Oak
    Play
    7 August 2025

    Oak trees: Kew's living legends

    Eddie Johnston
    A small camphor tree, surrounded by netting
    6 August 2025

    Continuing Hiroshima’s Green Legacy

    Jessica Hayne
    Kew scientist in coat holding jar of seeds
    31 July 2025

    How to preserve seeds for the future

    Eddie Johnston

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