Garden · near Richmond upon Thames · London

Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens is a botanical garden and world's largest collection of living plants in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is protected as a World Heritage Site. 507 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by British Museum (12 km).

Photo: Kew Gardens, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

200 m

northeast of Richmond upon Thames

Run by

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

the operator on record

How well known

Top 1%

#27 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Garden near Richmond upon Thames

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#27 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (52 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Richmond upon Thames

Kew Gardens is 200 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames. Towns near it ↓

World Heritage Site

On the official list of protected heritage; Richmond upon Thames has 702 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Warm weather in Richmond upon Thames runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°44 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul23° / 14°45 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 11°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Richmond upon Thames, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Richmond upon Thames. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Richmond upon Thames’ full climate →

About

Kew Gardens

This is a site of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Its story is told in 52 languages on Wikipedia.

Richmond upon Thames’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Run by: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Listed: World Heritage Site
Wikipedias: Covered in 52 languages
Town: 200 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames
Official site: kew.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Kew Gardens

Orange shows Kew Gardens; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Kew Gardens

The 8 towns are led in size by Ealing, with 367,271 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 200 m southwest of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

2 · 600 m west of it

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Ealing

367,271 people · 101 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km east of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kew Gardens is	People	Places to visit
Richmond upon Thames	200 m southwest of it	192,888	128
Hounslow	600 m west of it	286,591	106
Ealing	1.9 km northwest of it	367,271	101
Wandsworth	3.1 km east of it	326,725	442
Hammersmith and Fulham	3.6 km east of it	182,187	266
Kensington and Chelsea	7.4 km east of it	143,348	399
Brent	8.5 km north of it	340,611	245
Kingston upon Thames	9.3 km south of it	166,333	67

Make a day of it

What else is near Kew Gardens

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 3 historic houses and a cathedral.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum12 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Historic houseBuckingham Palace11 km away 3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey12 km away 4

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum8.6 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)5

AttractionElizabeth Tower12 km away 6

Historic houseKensington Palace7.9 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)7

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum8.4 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)8

Historic houseKew Palace600 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Kew Gardens: questions

Where is Kew Gardens?

Kew Gardens is 200 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames, London.

What is Kew Gardens?

Botanical garden and world's largest collection of living plants in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Who runs Kew Gardens?

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

When is the best time to visit Kew Gardens?

May to September are the warmest months in Richmond upon Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Kew Gardens a listed building?

Yes: World Heritage Site.

What else is there to see near Kew Gardens?

Within 15 km: British Museum (12 km), Buckingham Palace (11 km), Westminster Abbey (12 km) and Victoria and Albert Museum (8.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Palace: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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