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Things to do in London over the spring bank holiday weekend

Londoners are set for a scorcher of a weekend with temperatures forecast to pass 30C. Luckily, there are plenty of outdoor events taking place

Evening Standard

Hundreds gather to smell rare ‘corpse flower’ blooming in London

Visitors flocked to Kew Gardens in London to witness and smell the rare blooming of the titan arum, known for its foul odour.

Euronews

Temperatures hit record high so far this year

The record temperature for 2026 recorded by the Met Office surpasses the 18.7C reached at nearby Kew Gardens last week.

Evening Standard

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One million LEDs: Kew Gardens unveils new Christmas light trail

Kew Gardens' Christmas light trail blends art and conservation with fibre optic displays, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Millennium Seed Bank.

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Kew Gardens unveils major new attraction with 6,500 plants to highlight climate crisis

Visitors with a ticket to Kew Gardens can enter the garden at no extra cost

Evening Standard

I’m an expert gardener – Kew is a world-class attraction, but here’s what it needs to change

As the iconic Palm House closes its doors, our writer gives her verdict on the botanic institution

The Independent UK

Kew Gardens’ tropical Palm House to shut for five years for net zero makeover

Huge glasshouse, home to world’s oldest potted plant, to get £50m refit as part of emissions-cutting drive at gardens

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King says ‘collaboration better than conflict’ in call to help save planet

He was speaking with Camilla by his side at an event to support the Elephant Family charity at Kew Gardens in London.

Evening Standard

Expert shares the top scented plants you need for your garden

Kew Gardens’ Tony Hall reveals what scented plants can do for your garden…

The Independent UK

Kew Gardens to open ‘groundbreaking’ new garden this summer inspired by climate crisis

Carbon Garden will show how carbon helps to sustain life on Earth

Evening Standard

Kew Gardens adds over 300 wild seeds in significant boost to living collection

In 2024 horticulturalists made single biggest introduction of rare seeds to collection in the past decade

The Guardian - UK

London revellers dealt blow as popular Winter Wonderland closes after Storm Bert wreaks havoc on capital

Three of London’s top attractions forced to close as Met Office wind warning persists

Evening Standard

Meet the Artist Taking Blue-and-White China to Vertiginously New Heights at Kew Gardens, Literally

In her new solo show, British ceramics disruptor Felicity Aylieff manifests her larger-than-life vision of craft in a series of awe-inspiring, five-meter-tall vases and other skillful creations. Here, she tells how she's made them

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London's Christmas lights 2025: Switch-on dates and best displays from Oxford Street to Kew Gardens

From Kew Gardens to Chelsea, here’s your calendar of the best Christmas lights events for this year

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'Check your change' as Royal Mint 50p coin sells for almost 400 times face value

Just 210,000 copies of the coin were produced by The Royal Mint, which lists the Kew Gardens coin as one of its most valuable.

Evening Standard

Overground and District line part closed for four weekends in September and October for Kew Bridge repairs

Both lines will be closed between Kew Gardens and Gunnersbury stations

Evening Standard

Sculptor Marc Quinn: 'Have I mellowed and joined the establishment? No!'

Ahead of his new exhibition at Kew Gardens, the artist talks about how humans destroy and preserve nature, swapping blood for coconut milk in his sculptures, and how quitting drinking helped his work

The Guardian - UK

Botanical fairytale set in Kew Gardens wins the Waterstones children’s book prize

Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson – about a girl who finds a door to a magical realm while searching for her mother – wins the overall and young readers awards

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Evening Standard

Cost of London attractions soars well above inflation in 50 years, Which study finds

The Tower of London, Kew Gardens and London Zoo have all soared dramatically in price since 1974

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Caught in a web of late winter branches

Kew Gardens, London: Before these wonderful trees are graced once more with spring leaves, we must appreciate their shadow portraits

The Guardian - UK

‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London

Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive

Evening Standard

Kew Gardens Christmas lights 2023: Dates and how to get tickets

The festivities have begun in south-west London but tickets for the annual spectacle of light and natural beauty are disappearing fast

Evening Standard

London's Christmas lights 2023 and switch-on dates, from Oxford Street to Kew Gardens

The capital's best festive lights? This is illuminating stuff, says Mike Daw

The Guardian - UK

Kew Gardens’ Alexandre Antonelli: ‘We may be losing species before we even notice them’

Ahead of the organisation’s report into the state of our flora and fungi, its director of science talks about his work as a biogeographer and how our diet can make a difference

Evening Standard

Gardener’s Notebook: everything to see at Kew Gardens’ Queer Nature Festival this October

As Kew’s Queer Nature festival gets underway, here’s what visitors can enjoy in its Temperate House this month

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