Royal Botanic Gardens

The Plants+People exhibition and gardens feature many medicinal plants. The Queen's Garden contains medicinal plants native to Britain or introduced before 1700; the great greenhouses protect tropical plants from around the world. The Economic Botany Collection (ECB) holds a further 15,000 historic materia medica in a reserve store, accessible by appointment. These date from 1850 to the current day. The ECB database can now be searched online, including images of around 2000 specimens.

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Contact Us

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3AB
Tel. 020 8332 5386


The Economic Botany Collection is open to researchers and for group tours, by appointment Monday-Friday. Please email the curator to book a visit.

Visitor Information

Opening Hours
Gardens and Plants+People exhibition open seven days a week.
Opening hours vary according to season. Exhibits and greenhouses shut one hour before the Gardens close.
Admission charge; free for children under 17.

Large library on medicinal plants (by appointment).
Bookshop, art gallery, cafés in Gardens.

Accessibility: Wheelchair access to all areas.

Kew Gardens, Kew Bridge
Kew Gardens
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Exhibitions



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