Nature & gardens · 10:00–12:30 (2h30m)
Kew Gardens
Start in the glasshouses and the treetop walkway.
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One ticket, one big day: Victorian glasshouses for a showery morning, a picnic on the lawns, and a long session in the Children's Garden, a play space for 2-12s built around how plants grow. Child tickets are heavily discounted.
One dayAll agesCost ££10:00–16:003 stops
The plan
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Nature & gardens · 12:30–13:30 (1h)
Kew Gardens
Lunch: food is available on site, or picnic on the lawns.
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Nature & gardens · 13:30–16:00 (2h30m)
Kew Gardens
Afternoon in the Children's Garden (included in entry, follows garden hours). In November-December leave by about 15:00.
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