Experts' Choice Award Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What the experts agree on
Kew Gardens showcases the world's largest plant collection across 300 acres of Victorian greenhouses and immaculate grounds, where roses, orchids, and carnivorous plants create stunning displays amid historic follies and hidden trails.
“It's essentially a vast scientific research center that also happens to be extraordinarily beautiful.”
– Frommer's
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
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
New York Times "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is practically an amusement park for the green-thumbed"
Time Out "More than just a picturesque place to prance about and Instagram flora, Kew is one of the world’s leading botanical research centres. Since its conception in the eighteenth century, Kew..."
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National Geographic "Don't miss Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. One of the world's leading botanic gardens, holding over one in eight of known plant species, but also a beautiful, tranquil place."
Independent "Arguably London's most famous gardens, Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens were originally designed as a destination for royal enjoyment only. Happily, since 1840, members of the public have been..."
