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.

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Snow-brushed evergreens, deep snow on the ground, with Palm House in the background

Visit the world-famous Kew Gardens

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

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  • Event
    Close up shot of colourful orchids on a red background with a gold dragon and phoenix
    Exhibitions | Included with entry

    Orchids

    7 February to 8 March 2026
  • Event
    Exhibitions | Included with entry

    THE SINGH TWINS: Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire

    11 October 2025 to 12 April 2026
  • Event
    Galanthus snowdrop
    Tours and talks | Included with entry

    Signs of Spring walking tour

    1 February to 28 February 2026
  • Event
    Visitor riding the Kew Explorer land train
    Tours and talks | Family friendly

    Kew Explorer land train

    Daily from 11am
    • A frozen lake covered in snow

    Roam wild at Wakehurst

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

    Visit Wakehurst
  • Event
    Glow Wild 2025
    Family friendly | Evenings | Food and drink

    Glow Wild

    Selected evenings, 26 November 2026 to 2 January 2027
  • Event
    Members of the public enjoying a guided walking tour around Wakehurst
    Tours and talks | Included with entry

    Daily guided walking tour of Wakehurst

    Daily
  • Event
    Bank a seed activity in the Millennium Seed Bank
    Exhibitions | Family friendly | Included with entry

    Bank a Seed

    Open daily
  • Event
    Laithwaites Wine
    Evenings | Tours and talks | Members only

    Wakehurst Wine School

    12 March 2026
    • 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

    Read the latest articles from Kew Garden and Wakehurst.

    Asian woman in a Kew uniform working at a gardening bench, patting down soil around an orchid with white flowers
    11 February 2026

    How to look after your orchids

    Ellie Wilson, Bala Kompalli
    Woman admiring orchids display

    How to make the most of your visit to Orchids

    Ellie Wilson
    Two large green carnivorous pitcher plants with open mouths
    Play
    26 January 2026

    Pitcher plants: Flesh-eaters at Kew Gardens

    Eddie Johnston
    A Kew Horticulturist using a scythe to cut grass beneath a tree
    Play
    9 January 2026

    Cutting grass like it's 999BC: Scythes at Kew

    Eddie Johnston
    A collection of species of different shapes and sizes
    8 January 2026

    Kew's top 10 new species of 2025

    Sebastian Kettley, Dr Martin Cheek
    Carrot flowers with MSB25 logo
    18 December 2025

    Can native UK seeds survive - and thrive - in a changing climate?

    Ted Chapman, Dr Christopher P Cockel, Dr Efisio Mattana, Isabel Negri, Elena Fouce Hernandez, Freya Cornwell-Davison, Dr Juan Viruel
    More to read and watch

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