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
Two young women stand on either side of a giant shiny metal sculpture of an orchid flower, on a lawn in front of a Victorian glasshouse

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
  • Event
    Visitor riding the Kew Explorer land train
    Tours and talks | Family friendly

    Kew Explorer land train

    Daily from 11am
  • Event
    A large red orchid sculpture sitting in a green garden
    Included with entry | Exhibitions | Accessible

    Marc Quinn: Light into Life

    4 May to 29 September 2024
  • Event
    Joe Wicks Festival at Kew
    Family friendly | Wellbeing

    Joe Wicks Festival at Kew

    7 July 2024
Wild flowers stretch into the distance on a sunny day in Wakehurst's Bloomers Valley

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
    Deer, stars and moon lanterns with Christmas tree on purply night sky
    Family friendly | Evenings | Food and drink

    Glow Wild

    Selected evenings, 28 November 2024 to 1 January 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
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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.

    Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) in bloom with massive inner flower spike surrounded by a deep burgundy petal-like collar
    Play
    19 August 2024

    Titan arum: The secrets behind Kew's smelliest plant

    Eddie Johnston
    Purple flower spikes growing in a meadow
    13 August 2024

    In pictures: the celestial meadows of Armenia

    Lydia Shellien-Walker
    Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum)
    8 August 2024

    Causing a stink! Kew’s smelliest plants

    Eddie Johnston
    A woman and two children walk down a path surrounded by tall Wollemi Pines
    5 August 2024

    Wonderful Wollemi: the curious conifers

    Jessica Hayne
    White drops of latex coming from a round green opium poppy seed pod
    1 August 2024

    Five medicinal plants that changed the game

    Eddie Johnston
    A girl with red curly hair and a toddler boy walking through green shady woodlands
    29 July 2024

    Enjoy a family day out in nature at Wakehurst this summer

    Lydia Shellien-Walker, Ellie Wilson
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