Kew Palace and Royal Kitchens
About
The most intimate of royal palaces, Kew Palace was built as a private house in 1631 and used by the royal family between 1729 and 1818. In happier times, George III, Queen Charlotte and their 15 children enjoyed a relatively simple domestic routine at Kew. In later years the atmosphere darkened as Kew became a retreat for the ailing King.
Experience a riot of colour in authentically re-created Georgian rooms, before wandering through the eerie upper floor, left untouched for centuries. The Royal Kitchens newly restored in 2012, yet untouched since Queen Charlotte's death in 1818 are a fascinating insight into Georgian culinary life.
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Prices and Opening Times
| Child Ticket | FREE |
|---|---|
| Concession Ticket | £4.50 per ticket |
| Adult Ticket | £5.30 per ticket |
Kew Palace and the Royal Kitchens are included in admission to Kew Gardens.
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Opening Times
Admission ticket to Kew Gardens must be purchased for access to Kew Palace. Queen Charlotte's Cottage within the grounds is free and open at weekends and bank holidays in the summer.
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Venue Details & Map
Kew Palace and Royal Kitchens
- Address
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Royal Botanic Gardens KewLondonTW9 3AB
- Telephone:
- 0844 482 7777
- kewpalace@hrp.org.uk
- Website
- http://www.hrp.org.uk
- Public transport:
- Tube: Kew Gardens Train: Kew Bridge
Facilities & Accessibility
- Access Inside Building Facilities
- Accessible lift
- All routes suitable for limited mobility users
- Some routes suitable for wheelchair users
- Steps with handrail within building
- Steps within building
- Access into the Building
- Assisted wheelchair access
- Accessible Communication Facilities
- Audible alarm system
- Accessible Venue Facilities
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Emergency evacuation procedures for guests with disabilities
- Level access, ramp or lift to the shop
- Staff available to assist
- Staff disability awareness trained
- Additional Accessible Facilities
- Level access, ramp or lift from entrance to reception
- Level access, ramp or lift to garden
- Level access, ramp or lift to information point
- Level access, ramp or lift to ticket issuing point
- Portable chip and pin machines
- Attraction Facilities
- Gift shop
- Indoors
- Outdoors
- Public toilets
- Booking Facilities
- Coach parties accepted
- Group bookings accepted
- Catering Facilities
- Cafe
- Halal options on menu
- Kosher options on menu
- Nut-free option on menu
- Private Dining
- Vegetarian options on menu
- Event Facilities
- Licenced for civil marriages
- General Facilities
- Good views
- Lifts
- Payment Facilities
- Credit cards accepted
- Debit cards accepted
- Group rates available
- Repeat visits
Yelp Reviews
8.00 out of 5
based on 2 reviews
Top 2 reviews of Kew Palace and Royal Kitchens
A small palace built in the grounds of Kew gardens by a well known family (can't remember who it was!). It's an extra fiver to enter on top of the enterance fee to enter the gardens. The palace is small buts it's a fine example of a country house. Do look out for the attic bedrooms where the plasterwork has been removed to expose the skeleton of the building. There are also samples of fine... more
Located within Kew Gardens, this can be bought as an additional to your ticket.
The palace is small, but is kept in pretty much the same conditions as how mad king George lived in it. The plaques were very informative and it was really interesting to see the "guts" of the building on the attic floor. I learnt a lot about the history of the royal family in this Palace and saw a lot of new artwork. more