Kew Gardens Tickets
About Kew Gardens
Explore the world’s most famous garden. Delve into a rainforest, stroll a soaring walkway amidst tree canopies and see the first galleries in the world dedicated solely to botanical art. Extensive gardens under glass reach up to 27°C, guaranteeing year-round warmth. Travel through ten climatic zones in the Princess of Wales Conservatory and be amazed by giant lily pads in the Waterlily House.
Kew Gardens provides a unique day out with four cafes and restaurants, a serene lake and water lily ponds. Kew Palace was the family country home of King George III and setting for the film and play The Madness of King George. This cosy and intimate palace offers a unique insight into royal family life, with a number of rooms restored to the exact condition they would have been 200 years ago.
Step inside Kew Palace and explore a beautiful royal retreat comprising princesses’ bedrooms, an intimate dining room and the newly restored Georgian Royal Kitchens.
Then step outside, as George III would have done himself, to enjoy the beauty of Kew Gardens. Visit the historic Palm House or take a relaxing walk through this world famous landscape. Two attractions in one great day out!
October and November are beautiful months at Kew, as the trees slowly take on their autumn colours.
Opening Times & Itinerary
Gardens open at 10am every Day except 24th & 25th December
Admission Information
Please present your voucher at the ticket desk for entrance to the Gardens.
Important information
Tickets are for admission only, no supplementary services.
Kew Gardens is now a cashless site, so please be sure to bring the right payment method with you.
Disabled Access Kew welcomes all visitors and we want everyone to have an enjoyable day out, so we provide the best possible access throughout the Gardens, our glasshouses and galleries. You can enter the Gardens free of charge if you are: Registered blind and partially-sighted visitors Essential carers accompanying visitors with a disability Kew Gardens is largely accessible to wheelchair users. Wheelchairs are available on a first come first served basis. You can leave the chair at any gate when you leave the Gardens. Some visitors like to bring their own cushion. Most of the buildings in the Gardens have level or ramped ground floor access for wheelchairs. The Gardens themselves are largely flat with tarmac paths in most places. There is no wheelchair access to the following parts of the Gardens: Sackler Crossing Marine display in the Palm House Upper Galleries in the Palm House and Temperate House Upper levels of the Princess of Wales Conservatory
Venue
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Entrance
Victoria Gate (TW9 3JR), Lion Gate (TW9 2DF), Elizabeth Gate (TW9 3AB), Brentford Gate (TW9 3AF)
Directions
Entry and exit
- Victoria Gate (TW9 3JR)
- Lion Gate (TW9 2DF)
- Elizabeth Gate (TW9 3AB)
- Brentford Gate (TW9 3AF)
The Kew Ferry Lane car park is close to Brentford Gate and open as usual.
Pay & Display still applies.
Please note: There are no lockers or baggage storage facilities available in the Gardens. You can check Stasher for luggage storage facilities nearby.
By bus
- Route 65 stops close to Lion Gate, Elizabeth Gate and Victoria Gate.
- Route 110 stops near Kew Gardens station and Elizabeth Gate.
- Routes 237 and 267 stop at Kew Bridge station.
By train
- Kew Bridge station is 800m from Elizabeth Gate, via Kew Bridge. South West Trains run services from Waterloo, via Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. There is no level access at Kew Bridge.
- Richmond station has lift and level access. Take 65 bus (in the direction of Ealing Broadway) to Lion or Victoria Gate.
By tube Kew Gardens station is 500m from Victoria Gate. It is in Zone 3 and is served by the District Line (Richmond branch) and London Overground.
There is no level access from the westbound platform. It is possible to continue one stop to Richmond and catch a tube back to use the eastbound platform which does have level access.
Kew Gardens car park (TW9 3AF)
Ferry Lane, near Brentford Gate.
Limited parking available in the car park
- Parking costs £7 per day. You can pay on site, or with the paybyphone app.
- No charge for motorcycles and mopeds
- Blue badge holders park for free in disabled access parking spaces or other spaces if full
- Car park closes 30 minutes after the Gardens close
- The Herbarium car park will operate as a weekend overflow car park, opening at the point that the Ferry Lane car park gets full
- Parking around Kew Gardens
- There is no parking allowed on Kew Road (A307) Check Richmond council website for parking updates.
- From Monday 3 May 2021, you will need to pay to park in visitor spaces at Kew Green using RingGo.
- Try the Just Park app to find parking near Kew Gardens.
- Restrictions apply on residential streets around Kew
- Three disabled access parking bays and drop-off area at Elizabeth Gate (TW9 3AB)
- There is no coach park at Kew
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