Kew Gardens, London

How to use your eVoucher

Important: Upon booking your London Kew Gardens tickets, you will receive a confirmation of payment, and then be emailed a PDF e-voucher. You must print your PDF e-voucher and bring it with you to present to the ticket counter at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where it will be exchanged for a physical ticket.

How to get to Kew Gardens

• Address: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE.
• Nearest underground station: Kew Gardens (District Line)

Kew Gardens Opening Times

Kew Gardens open at 10am every day, but closing times differ throughout the year. Closing times below reflect 2020/21 timetable.

• 1 May – 30 September 2020*: Monday to Friday closes at 7pm (last entry 6pm). Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays closes at 8pm (last entry 7pm)
  *Except:

7 – 12 July: Kew the Music (5pm, last entry 4pm)

29 May, 12 & 19 June: Summer Cycle evenings (6pm, last entry 5pm)

• 1 October - 24 October 2020: Closes at 6pm (last entry at 5pm)
• 25 October - 17 November 2020: Closes at 4.15pm (last entry at 3.15pm)
• 18 November - 3 January 2021*: Closes at 3.30pm (last entry at 3pm)

*Except:

24 & 25 December 2020: Gardens closed all day

• 4 January - 4 February 2021: Closes at 4.15pm (last entry at 3.15pm)
• 5 February - 7 March 2021: Closes at 5.30pm (last entry at 4.30pm)
• 8 March – 29 March 2021: Closes at 6pm (last entry 5pm)
• Closing times change throughout the year and may vary from week to week to accommodate seasonal changes and events in the gardens.
• The Treetop Walkway, Climbers and Creepers and Glasshouse attractions close one hour before standard closing times

Closure dates

Tickets for Kew Gardens will not be valid to use on closure dates.

• Closed 24-25 December

Please visit Kew’s website for opening times and attraction closures.

Children's Garden

• Upon arriving at the Children's Garden, you will be allocated a 90-minute session. These sessions are allocated on a first-come first-served basis and are not pre-bookable. It is recommended to arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Accessibility information

• Free entry for essential carers accompanying visitors to Kew Gardens with a disability
• Free entry for registered blind and partially-sighted visitors
• Wheelchair accessible (wheelchairs available at Kew Gardens). Kew Gardens is also mostly flat, with paved tarmac paths
• Most of the buildings in the gardens have level or ramped access points
• There are mobility scooters available, or you can bring your own (speed limited to 4mph)
• There are unisex accessible toilets throughout the gardens
• Drivers with a displayed blue badge can park in Kew Gardens car park (TW9 3AF) free of charge.
• No dogs 
• No bikes

Free Walking tour at Kew Gardens

Explore the Royal Botanic Gardens with an experienced guide who will give you an insight into the history and work of Kew Gardens as well as help you identify exotic plants in the glasshouses. Available daily at 11am and 1.30pm.

Meet at the Guides' desk, Victoria Gate Plaza, 15 minutes for the start time.

The Hive is the most popular installation at Kew Gardens and a fully immersive, interactive aluminium and steel structure designed by Wolfgang Buttress.

It was conceived to highlight the plight of the honeybee and to underline the vital role that bees play in pollinating the world's crop species. 17 metres high, it is connected to a real beehive in the non-public area of the gardens. Microchips inside the beehive detect the bees' movement, which in turn activates a light and soundscape in The Hive itself.