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Royal Botanic Gardens, KewvsRegent's Park
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Regent's Park are both praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew ranks marginally better than Regent's Park. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew ranks #8 in London with endorsements from 8 reviews such as Fodor's, Michelin Guide and Michelin Guide.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Let's Go
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
Kew Road, Richmond, Kew TW9 3AB
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Fodor's "Enter the Royal Botanic Gardens, as Kew Gardens are officially known, and you are enveloped by blazes of color, extraordinary blooms, hidden trails, and lovely old follies." Full review
Frommer's "It's essentially a vast scientific research center that also happens to be extraordinarily beautiful." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Victorian-era greenhouses and the sprawling grounds overflow with 33,000 species of flowers, plants, and trees (the world’s largest living collection)." Full review
Time Out "Kew Gardens is a magnificent World Heritage Site covering 300 acres with over 30,000 species of plants." Full review
Let's Go "These botanical gardens host the largest collection of plants in the world, and visitors can eat up gorgeous assemblages of roses, orchids, and cacti (or be eaten up by the carnivorous plants)." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
" Built between 1844 and 1848, it houses practical tropical species (coffee, cocoa) and more ornamental varieties." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The finest botanical gardens in the country were begun by Sir William Chambers in 1756 at the request of Augusta, Princess of Wales." Full review
Regent's Park Fodor's
Lonely Planet Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine Let's Go Michelin Guide Frommer's Frommer's
Inner Circle, London NW1 4NR
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Fodor's "Today the 395-acre park, boasting the largest outdoor sports area in central London, draws the athletically inclined from around the city." Full review
Lonely Planet "The most elaborate and ordered of London’s many parks, this one was created around 1820 by John Nash, who planned to use it as an estate to build palaces for the aristocracy." Full review
Time Out "Regent's Park is one of London's most popular open spaces, covering 410 acres in north-west London." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Made up of 166 hectares and has a rose garden with more than 400 varieties of roses." Full review
Afar Magazine "Regent's Park in London lives up to its name and is quite royal, boasting rows of manicured flowers and plants." Full review
Let's Go " The children at heart can wander through The London Zoo, and those who feel the same emotion for a flower or butterfly as they do a cathedral or picture will delight in Queen Mary’s Garden." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Bordered to the north by Regent's Canal, fine terraces and splendid villas, this is a delighful landscape feature where natural beauty blends with refined artistic tastes." Full review
Frommer's "It’s the people’s park (195 hectares/487 acres), best for sunning, strolling grassy expanses—it can take a half-hour to cross it—and darting into the bohemian neighborhoods that fringe it" Full review
Frommer's "It’s the people’s park (195 hectares/487 acres), best for sunning, strolling grassy expanses—it can take a half-hour to cross it—and darting into the bohemian neighborhoods that fringe it" Full review
