Historic house · near Richmond upon Thames · London

Kew Palace

Kew Palace is a grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. A short trip away is Kew Gardens, 600 m off, the first of 489 within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 22 languages.

Photo: Kew Palace, xlibber (CC BY 2.0)

Where

100 m

northeast of Richmond upon Thames

How well known

Top 3%

#177 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Richmond upon Thames

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

#177 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Richmond upon Thames

Kew Palace is 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

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

Picking your season

Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Richmond upon Thames.

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 Palace

Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom.

100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames.

Richmond upon Thames’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 22 languages
Town: 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames
Official site: hrp.org.uk/kew-palace

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where Kew Palace is

Kew Palace sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Largest of the 8 is Ealing, home to 367,271. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

2 · 200 m west of it

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km northwest of it

Ealing

367,271 people · 101 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km east of it

Hammersmith and Fulham

182,187 people · 266 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kew Palace is	People	Places to visit
Richmond upon Thames	100 m southwest of it	192,888	128
Hounslow	200 m west of it	286,591	106
Ealing	1.4 km northwest of it	367,271	101
Hammersmith and Fulham	3.5 km east of it	182,187	266
Wandsworth	3.5 km southeast of it	326,725	442
Westminster	9.4 km east of it	203,571	461
Camden	12 km northeast of it	209,342	458
Southwark	15 km east of it	307,076	471

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Kew Palace

489 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden among them.

GardenKew Gardens600 m away 2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum12 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace11 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey12 km away 5

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

AttractionElizabeth Tower12 km away 7

Historic houseKensington Palace7.8 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)8

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

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

Questions before you go

Where is Kew Palace?

Kew Palace is 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames, London.

What is Kew Palace?

Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Kew Palace?

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 Palace a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Kew Palace?

Within 15 km: Kew Gardens (600 m), British Museum (12 km), Buckingham Palace (11 km) and Westminster Abbey (12 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 Palace: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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

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