Kew Gardens

The Royal botanical garden of London is also known as the Kew Gardens. These gardens are extensive botanical gardens that are aimed at the development of flora in London. These gardens carefully tend to the cultivation of different types of plants and also have an extensive stretch of greenhouses which are aimed to cultivate the rarest of the plants species.

These gardens are also known for their botanical studies all over the world. Also these gardens form huge tourist attractions. The gardens attract botanical enthusiasts and tourists from all over the world. These gardens are considered to be botanical research center of international importance and attract students and professors from all over the world every year. The gardens are controlled by a non departmental government body.

The Kew gardens are a part of any sight seeing tour plans that you may choose. This is because it is one of the biggest tourist spots in London. Over 2 million tourists come to London every year just to see the botanical gardens alone. The gardens host tours to millions of tourists through vehicles or by walk. If you are not a plant enthusiast they you can take the vehicle tour but if you are someone who truly enjoys the value of plants then you might want to take a walking tour while observing all the plants. However if you are planning to do this then it is suggested that you keep a day aside in your itenary for the tour of the Kew gardens as the beauty as well as the size of these gardens are well going to take up a large part of your day.

The Kew gardens also have the Kew palace which is nothing but an abandoned structure today. This palace used to be the nursery for the royal children in the years of 1781 till the focus was shifted to the botanical aspect of the gardens. The collection of plants in the garden grew haphazardly under various collectors and soon technological aspects were introduced in taking care of the plants. The Kew gardens slowly grew into a botanical garden that became world renowned and soon gained international status. It is today a research center for botanical studies as well as a tourist attraction that is famous all over the world today. The botanical garden is said to attract over 2 million visitors every year which is said to be the highest paid tourist attraction in London.

The gardens mostly have all informal places but also a few formal places like the conservatories are included. The library that is located in the Kew gardens is available through appointment only. In the months of winter there is also an ice rink made in the gardens. The temperate house that is located in the Kew gardens is the largest surviving Victorian structure. The nearest tube station is the Kew gardens station that is well connected with central London. This way you can easily access these gardens even if you are not travelling with a guided tour.