Kew turns 250


As the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew celebrates its 250th birthday, we take a look at some of the splendours the tourist attraction has to offer.

Over the Christmas period, an outdoor ice-rink is erected outside Kew’s Temperate House – the world's largest surviving Victorian glass structure and one of several giant greenhouses on the grounds.

Over the Christmas period, an outdoor ice-rink is erected outside Kew’s Temperate House – the world's largest surviving Victorian glass structure and one of several giant greenhouses on the grounds.


Visitors can stroll across the treetop walkway, which opened in May 2008. At 18m high and 200m long it takes people through the tree canopy for a unique insight into the gardens.
previous image icon Despite unfavourable growing conditions such as low rainfall Kew boasts more than seven million types of herb specimens and has one of the most comprehensive plant collections in Britain, as well as two out-stations in Sussex and Kent.
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As the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew celebrates its 250th birthday, we take a look at some of the splendours the tourist attraction has to offer.

8:22am Mon 16 Feb 09

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