Kew Palace Palace

Address: Kew Palace, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London, UK

Website: https://www.rbgkew.org.uk/visit/kew-palace/

Admission: Admission included with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ticket; members free (see RBG Kew for current adult price)

Kew Palace is a small royal residence located within the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, notable for its 17th- and 18th-century architecture.

It served as a royal home during the 18th century and is closely associated with the Hanoverian royal family, including the period when George III and his family lived at Kew. The building is now part of the wider Kew Gardens visitor experience and is open to visitors on a managed basis.

The palace sits among the gardens’ designed landscapes, glasshouses and botanical collections on the banks of the River Thames at Kew.

• Location within Kew Gardens: Located within the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the palace is a compact historic building often visited together with the gardens and the Palm House.

Kew Palace sits inside the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in west London. Take the London Underground District Line or the London Overground to Kew Gardens station; from the station it’s a 5-10 minute walk into the gardens and to Kew Palace. By road Kew is about 8 miles (≈13 km) west of central London and is served from the A4/Chiswick and the A316/Richmond approaches.

• Kew Palace is inside Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, so purchase a combined Kew Gardens ticket and check the palace's opening times before you go-the palace is small and sometimes on a restricted or timed entry schedule.
• Visit the palace early in the day when most visitors are in the glasshouses and the rooms are quieter; many guests focus on the glasshouses and miss the palace's intimate historic interiors and exhibits about Georgian court life.
• Check the Historic Royal Palaces website for any special guided talks or temporary displays at Kew Palace-these often add context that most self-guided visitors miss.