Attraction · near Richmond upon Thames · London

Stop 2 - Temperate House

Head 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames for Stop 2 - Temperate House, an attraction. Add Kew Gardens, 500 m away, to a visit; it leads 500 places within 15 km.

Where

100 m

northeast of Richmond upon Thames

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Attraction near Richmond upon Thames

Just outside Richmond upon Thames

Stop 2 - Temperate House is 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Which month to go

Expect highs of 18–23°C in Richmond upon Thames from May to September.

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

Stop 2 - Temperate House

Attraction.

Type: Attraction
Town: 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames
Official site: kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/kew-explorer-land-train

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Its place on the map

Stop 2 - Temperate House is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Stop 2 - Temperate House

In size, Ealing comes first of the 6, with 367,271 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

2 · 900 m west of it

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Ealing

367,271 people · 101 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km east of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Stop 2 - Temperate House is	People	Places to visit
Richmond upon Thames	100 m southwest of it	192,888	128
Hounslow	900 m west of it	286,591	106
Ealing	2.3 km northwest of it	367,271	101
Wandsworth	2.9 km east of it	326,725	442
Hammersmith and Fulham	3.8 km east of it	182,187	266
Kingston upon Thames	4.8 km south of it	166,333	67

Make a day of it

Also within reach

The 500 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden.

GardenKew Gardens500 m away 2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum13 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 Museum8.8 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)6

AttractionElizabeth Tower12 km away 7

Historic houseKensington Palace8.1 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)8

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum8.6 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

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

Questions people have about Stop 2 - Temperate House

Where is Stop 2 - Temperate House?

Stop 2 - Temperate House is 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames, London.

What is Stop 2 - Temperate House?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Stop 2 - Temperate House?

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

What else is there to see near Stop 2 - Temperate House?

Within 15 km: Kew Gardens (500 m), British Museum (13 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 (8)

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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