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Kew Gardens Visitor Information

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Getting to Kew

Waterlily House, Kew Gardens, London

Waterlily House, Kew Gardens, London

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By London Underground

Nearest Tube Station: Kew Gardens.
Take the District Line towards Richmond.
Travel times: 15 minutes from Earl's Court and 28 minutes from Westminster on the District Line to Kew Gardens Station (Zone 3).

Top Tip: If you are traveling with a child in a buggy, go to Richmond station (it's only one more stop) and come back on the Eastbound train to Kew Gardens. This way you can avoid the steps and bridge over the train tracks.

It's a ten minute walk from Kew Gardens Station to Kew Gardens Victoria Gate.

By Train

28 minutes from Waterloo or 18 minutes from Clapham Junction to Kew Bridge Station with South West Trains. Only 14 minutes from Willesden Junction or 27 minutes from Hampstead Heath to Kew Gardens Station with Silverlink.

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