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.

Discover the power of plants
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 2024
    Evenings | Family friendly | Food and drink

    Christmas at Kew

    Selected dates, 13 November 2024 to 5 January 2025
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    Included with entry

    Rare and Extinct

    19 October 2024 to 17 November 2024
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    Visitor riding the Kew Explorer land train
    Tours and talks | Family friendly

    Kew Explorer land train

    Daily from 11am
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    Two monumental porcelain pots glazed in blue and white patterns.
    Included with entry | Exhibitions | Family friendly

    Expressions in Blue

    26 October 2024 to 23 March 2025
A black couple walking down a pathway through beautiful autumn trees

Roam wild at Wakehurst

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

Explore Wakehurst
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    Event
    A woman walks through colourful lanterns which are ready to be picked up by visitors to guide them around the Glow Wild Christmas light trail
    Family friendly | Evenings | Food and drink

    Glow Wild

    Selected evenings, 28 November 2024 to 1 January 2025
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    A child runs through a garden at Wakehurst wearing a superhero cap with a lightning bolt on it
    Family friendly | Accessible

    Nature Heroes

    Half terms and school holidays
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    Runners on a path past a field of yellow flowers
    Wellbeing

    Parkrun at Wakehurst

    Weekly
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    A dog in front of another dog
    Family friendly | Wellbeing

    Dog walks at Wakehurst

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

Discover our science

Find out how our scientists are helping to tackle some of humanity’s biggest global challenges.

Delve into Kew Science

Read & watch

Check back for new stories throughout the week.

    A blue gloved hand places an orchid into a plastic tube
    31 October 2024

    What is digital sequence information (DSI)?

    Robin Horton, Elianne Lee
    A bunch of green grapes, also known as white grapes growing on a vine
    24 October 2024

    How grape seed could keep your hair colour bright

    Delegates standing and applauding in front of a blue background for COP15 and the flags of Canada and China
    21 October 2024

    What is COP16 and why is it important?

    Robin Horton
    A collection of pumpkin varieties in the Kitchen Garden at Kew Gardens
    Play
    21 October 2024

    Pumpkins: why are they a Halloween favourite?

    Eddie Johnston
    Photo of Kew's herbarium when it was in Hunter House
    18 October 2024

    The ghost stories of Kew Gardens

    Saffron Mackay, Eddie Johnston
    William Thomas March print
    18 October 2024

    Have you heard of William Thomas March?

    Olivia Beavers
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