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.

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Experience our beautiful botanic gardens and the most biodiverse place on Earth.

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    Close up of various spring blossom, collaged with the Palm House. Gradients of pink and blue, as well as sound waves are overlayed.
    Included with entry | Family friendly

    Sounds of Blossom

    14 March to 6 April 2026
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    The Octonauts characters running towards the viewer in a forest
    Included with entry | Family friendly

    Octonauts Above & Beyond

    28 March to 12 April 2026
  • Event
    Exhibitions | Included with entry

    THE SINGH TWINS: Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire

    11 October 2025 to 12 April 2026
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    Visitor riding the Kew Explorer land train
    Tours and talks | Family friendly

    Kew Explorer land train

    Daily from 11am
    • View of the trees surrounding Wakehurst's Mansion Pond being reflected in the water in springtime

    Roam wild at Wakehurst

    Visit our wild botanic garden, with 500 acres of woodland and the world's largest seed conservation project.

    Visit Wakehurst
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    Glow Wild 2025
    Family friendly | Evenings | Food and drink

    Glow Wild

    Selected evenings, 26 November 2026 to 2 January 2027
  • Event
    Laithwaites Wine
    Evenings | Tours and talks | Members only

    Wakehurst Wine School

    12 March 2026
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    Characters from the Octonauts: Above & Beyond TV show shown 'in action' at Wakehurst ready for a mission, with some buzzing bees around them.
    Family friendly

    Octonauts Above & Beyond

    28 March to 12 April 2026
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    Kew The Movies with Adventure Cinema
    Family friendly | Evenings

    Outdoor cinema at Wakehurst

    12 to 14 June 2026
    • Botanical Propagation Assistant, Eliana Van Der Schraft, is scarifying seed under a microscope to check the quality and to check for infections.

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    Explore the latest stories from Kew Gardens and Wakehurst

    Image of a cherry blossom tree on a sunny day, with the Palm House in the background

    Why are trees blooming early?

    Charles Shi, Ellie Wilson
    Cherry blossom on branches in spring
    13 March 2026

    Top 6 things to do at Kew this spring

    Ellie Wilson, Eddie Johnston
    Three deep purple slipper orchids with striped petals and inflated pouches growing from damp soil among leaf litter and green foliage.
    23 February 2026

    The science behind the festival: orchids of China

    Professor Michael F Fay
    Blue mophead hydrangea flowers
    17 February 2026

    The flowers of the Chinese zodiac

    Eddie Johnston
    Cluster of orchids in full bloom showing pink, white, orange and yellow petals, with buds and blurred greenery in the background
    Play
    13 February 2026

    Nature vs nurture - how do you save a species on the brink of extinction?

    Eddie Johnston
    Asian woman in a Kew uniform working at a gardening bench, patting down soil around an orchid with white flowers
    11 February 2026

    How to look after your orchids

    Ellie Wilson, Bala Kompalli
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