Published: 07/10/2022
The famous Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are just down the river from Richmond and are a UNESCO World Heritage site.They encompass a massive 300 acres and include the magnificent 400-year-old Kew Palace, a treetop walkway, glasshouses, formal gardens, woodland, ponds, galleries, and museums. You could spend days exploring.
There’s an impressive 250 years (and counting) of history in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, but they’re also paving the way for the future with not one, but two national bases for research into botanical studies. While you’re strolling through the Victorian Palm House or seeking out the luscious flora (including the giant, stinking Titan Arum in the Princess of Wales Conservatory), scientists are working away in offices and laboratories behind the scenes.