One of London’s top tourist attraction’s is inviting visitors to come and experience a host of new interactive activities and attractions this summer in Kew.

Here are 12 of the top things going on that you can get involved with at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this summer.

1.Meander through some of Britain’s best loved native tree heroes with the new Woodland Walk and learn about how wild pollinators help keep the countryside balanced before heading into Woodland House, which host for the first time ‘Kew’s Insect Explore sessions’.

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2. Head to one of Kew’s best kept secrets at the south end of the Gardens, the Natural Area, for talks, tours and workshops to witness some of the most fascinating plant and pollinator relationships in action.

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3. A brand new virtual reality tour, View from a Giant Redwood, will give visitors a unique experience as they witness Kew’s head arborist, Tony Kirkham scales a 150- year- old Giant Redwood tree.

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4. Families can get dressed up in lab coats and goggles during Kew’s second annual Science Festival, on the first weekend of August, to experience the discoveries and work of Kew’s scientists.

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5. Celebrate the crucial role bees, butterflies and wild pollinators play in our world at one with the Insect Adventure Camp, who will be running workshops from July 22 to September 3, including ‘The perfect match’, ‘Takeaway Insect Hotels’, ‘Insect Safaris’, ‘Make a mini-beast’, ‘Insect Explorers’ and ‘Grass, by Second-Hand Dance’.

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6. Foodies can visit Kew’s vegetable garden patch, which was voted ‘most inspirational vegetable garden' at the Great British Growing Awards in 2016, where you can indulge in treats, learn how to grow vegetables from experts and pick up tips at the cooking demonstrations everyday from July 7 to September 29.

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7. Get hands-on experience at the annual Kew science festival, August 4 -6, which will feature a variety of different activity stations run by the Kew scientists and experiments such as extracting DNA from vegetables and dissecting plants.

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8. Make a beeline for the amazing interactive Hive to learn about the extraordinary life of bees first hand from trained experts and fortnightly talks, each featuring a guest speaker, about pollinators from June 25 to October 29.

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9. A series of child-friendly films will be running from July 22 to September 3 offering an insight into the lives of bees and an exploration of plants and pollination.

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10. Pack up the family and join Ratty, Mole, Mr Toad and all of their River Bank friends this summer at the Kew Magical Theatre from July 22 to August 28 before singing along with the Dream Fairies who will take to the stage.

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11. The gardens will also be putting on a variety of live performance at Kew the Music from July 11 – 16 for all the family to attend along with a cinematic experience at Kew the movies from August 30.

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12. Celebrate Tanabata, a traditional Japanese Festival – also known as the Star Festival, in the gardens, on August 2 – 3, which will feature a host of activities from wish writing and origami, to tea ceremonies, storytelling and a bamboo tour.

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Gina Koutsika, Head of Visitor Programmes, Events and Exhibitions at RBG Kew says “We are looking forward to welcoming visitors of all ages to Kew this summer.

“We are excited about shining a spotlight on a different and truly magical area of the gardens, one that showcases the importance of natural areas.

“I’m confident that every member of the family will have the opportunity to have fun, relax and reconnect with nature as well as get practical and learn about insects and bees and their importance for the future of our planet.”

For more information on what is going on at Kew this summer or for tickets visit http://www.kew.org/