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
  • 2025 Tickets on sale now!
    Event
    Christmas at Kew 2025
    Evenings | Family friendly | Food and drink

    Christmas at Kew

    Selected dates, 14 November 2025 to 4 January 2026
  • Event
    Of the Oak at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    Included with entry

    Of the Oak

    3 May to 28 September 2025
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    Cherry tree walk blossom and tulips
    Tours and talks | Included with entry

    Kew in Spring walking tour

    1 March 2025 to 30 April 2025
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    A person viewing a large-scale projection of a tree
    Included with entry | Exhibitions | Family friendly

    The Power of Trees

    12 April to 14 September 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
  • Event
    A woodland in springtime with a carpet of purple bluebell flowers
    Short courses | Wellbeing

    Spring forest bathing

    27 April and 16 May 2025
  • Event
    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
  • Event
    Runners on a path past a field of yellow flowers
    Wellbeing

    Parkrun at Wakehurst

    Weekly
  • Event
    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.

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Read & watch

Check back for new stories throughout the week.

    Two people walking in the Wakehurst woodland
    3 May 2025

    Five secrets of the Loder Valley

    Jessica Hayne
    A small rocky island is dotted with small plants
    30 April 2025

    Guardians of the soil: racing for restoration in the British Virgin Islands

    Miguel Arredondo Uribe, Dr Rosemary J Newton
    Looking up at redwood trees in the Pinetum
    24 April 2025

    How the Tree Gang brace for storms

    Katie Avis-Riordan
    A crane reaches up to a tall tree where two people are collecting plants
    16 April 2025

    Saving India’s Orchids to Enhance Human-Nature Connectivity and Conservation

    Dr Viswambharan Sarasan
    a branch of blooming magnolia
    11 April 2025

    Top four beautiful flowers to see at Wakehurst this spring

    Katie Farr
    Shot of cherry blossoms using 0.5x zoom on a smartphone camera
    4 April 2024

    How to take beautiful blossom photos

    Ellie Wilson
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