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How to book Kew Palace tickets

Kew Palace, Queen Charlotte's Cottage and the Royal Kitchens

Access to Kew Palace, Queen Charlotte's Cottage and the Royal Kitchens is included with your Kew Gardens ticket. A Kew Gardens ticket must be purchased online via the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew website.

The Great Pagoda

Access to The Great Pagoda requires a separate ticket, in addition to your Kew Gardens ticket and admits you for a 30 minute timeslot. This must be purchased online in advance via the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew website.

Book Kew Gardens tickets

Member booking

Entry to Kew Palace, Queen Charlotte's Cottage and the Royal Kitchens is included in a ticket to Kew Gardens. Members enjoy a 10% discount on tickets and guidebooks, can visit the Great Pagoda, and join Kew Palace daily tours free of charge.

How to book as a member

Members can book as follows:

  1. Go to the Kew Gardens website tickets page and select Kew Gardens at the top of the page
  2. Click on ‘Book Tickets’, then ‘Book your visit’
  3. Choose the date of your visit and select your ticket(s).
  4. In the drop-down box marked 'Voucher Code’, enter the Historic Royal Palaces member exclusive discount code, then click 'Apply.' (To get the code, please email members@hrp.org.uk with your membership number)
  5. This will provide you with the option to purchase eligible tickets for a discounted rate

Alternatively, you can show your Historic Royal Palaces' membership card at Kew Gardens' ticket office to purchase a discounted ticket in person.

£1 tickets for Kew Gardens

Kew Palace, Queen Charlotte's Cottage and the Royal Kitchens

Those in receipt of Universal Credit and other named benefits can access Kew Palace, Queen Charlotte’s Cottage and the Royal Kitchens as part of a Kew Gardens ticket for £1 (£2 with donation).

To book, select the Universal Credit option when you book your Kew Gardens ticket.

Please see the Kew Gardens website for more information on this offer.

The Great Pagoda

Access to The Great Pagoda requires a separate ticket, in addition to your Kew Gardens ticket. If you are in receipt of Universal Credit and other named benefits, you can book this via the Kew Gardens website for £1.

To book, select the Universal Credit option when you book your Kew Gardens and Pagoda ticket.

Please see the Kew Gardens website for more information on this offer.

Become a member

Now is the perfect time to join as a Historic Royal Palaces member and begin sharing days out with friends and family at some of the UK's most iconic palaces.

You can enjoy a range of member benefits including unlimited adventures at our magnificent palaces, access to an exciting events programme and discounts in our shops and restaurants. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions about visiting Kew Palace, The Great Pagoda, Queen Charlotte's Cottage or the Royal Kitchens? Read our FAQs for further information on planning a visit.

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Contact us

If you have other questions that are not covered on these pages, please contact us and we will be happy to help.

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Hidden Spaces Tours

Discover the areas hidden behind the scenes at Kew Palace and find out where the royal servants lived and worked in our daily Hidden Spaces Tour. You will be guided by one of our costumed hosts, who will take you to the palace attic.

  • Until 28 September 2025

  • 16:00 - 16:30
  • Kew Palace
  • Separate ticket
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  • Things to see
  • Tours and talks

The Great Pagoda

See The Great Pagoda at Kew Palace, now returned to its 18th-century splendour.

  • Open

  • Kew Palace
  • Separate ticket
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  • Things to see

Kitchen Garden

Wander through the edible Kitchen Garden at Kew - a veritable sanctuary for wildlife, created to serve the royal family when staying at Kew Palace.

  • Open

  • Kew Palace
  • Included in palace admission (Members go free)
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The story of Kew Palace

Britain's smallest royal palace and George III's private retreat

George III

Dutiful, intelligent and cultured, but cruelly labelled ‘mad’

The royal kitchens at Kew

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