A trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
by Chris, 6 November, 2018, 0 comments
A small contingent set off from Woodlands HQ in SE London to visit Kew Gardens. A trip to Kew is always a pleasure but there were a number of things that had induced us to face the rigours of the South Circular - notably
The restoration of the temperate house
The exhibition of “a legacy of ancient oaks” by Mark Frith
A visit to the gallery of Marianne North’s paintings / work
It was a beautiful sunny but autumnal day
We arrived and accessed the car park near the river via Ferry Lane (where there are a good number of disabled spaces - which is not always the case at certain public venues / attractions). A short walk took us to the Brentford Gate and into the gardens. For those with limited mobility (or stamina), there is a Kew Explorer stop nearby. Here you can board the Kew Explorer Land train which runs each day between 11 am and 3 pm. A complete tour of the Gardens takes about 40 minutes and ticket holders can get on and off at any stop on the route, re-boarding the ‘train’ when ready. Read more...
