Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (brand name Kew) is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 750 staff.
The organisation manages botanic gardens at Kew in Richmond upon Thames in southwest London and at Wakehurst Place, a National Trust property in Sussex which is home to an internationally important Millennium Seed Bank.
The Seed Bank is also the site of multiple research projects and international partnerships with at least 80 countries. Seed stored at the bank fulfils two functions: it provides an ex situ conservation resource and also facilitates research around the globe by acting as a repository for seed scientists. Kew also operates, jointly with the Forestry Commission, Bedgebury Pinetum in Kent, which specialising in growing conifers.
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Listing Details
- Address: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London, Surrey,TW9 3AB,United Kingdom
- Phone: 020 8332 5655
- Website: http://www.kew.org/,http://www.kew.org/
- Email: info@kew.org
- Get there by bus: 65, 237, 267, 391
- Get there by tube/train: Kew Gardens
- Wheelchair access: Yes
- Additional information: There are eight designated disabled parking spaces in the car park and three further spaces are available adjacent to Elizabeth Gate on Kew Green
Opening Times
- Monday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
- Tuesday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
- Wednesday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
- Thursday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
- Friday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
- Sunday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
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