Kew Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, with Sir William Chambers’s Great Pagoda (completed 1762 for Princess Augusta) as the Ambassadors climb: 253 steps, restored in 2018 with eighty dragons, and views across southwest London. Pagoda access needs a Kew admission ticket plus a timed Pagoda slot when the climb is running (published through 27 September 2026 on kew.org; confirm current season). Children under five stay on the ground floor. Arrive via District line or Overground to Kew Gardens station and leave buffer for security and the walk to the Pagoda near the Temperate House.
- Address
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London TW9 3AE, United Kingdom
- Official website
- Visit site ↗
- Country
- United Kingdom
While you're there
Pair the Pagoda climb with a Temperate House loop rather than trying to see all of Kew in one afternoon. District line or Overground to Kew Gardens station; the Pagoda sits toward the southern edge of the gardens.
Pro Tip: Book the Pagoda timed slot before you buy only a walk-up Gardens ticket; capacity is limited and late-summer climb days sell out first.
- Best for
- A timed Great Pagoda climb with gardens admission.
- Pair with
- Palace of Versailles for the court room that opens the genealogy.
- Season / timing
- Pagoda climb published daily until 27 September 2026; confirm winter closure of the climb.