Head to The Chalet afterwards for the fondue of dreams (handily, there’s a kids’ menu ... the iconic Palm House light show, a ‘Fire Garden’ in the Temperate House and one of the longest ...

The Temperate House sits at the heart of the gardens, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003. The gardens are home to Kew Palace, once a home for King George III’s large family.

Decimus Burton was a particularly innovative Victorian architect, so when he began building the Temperate House at Kew Gardens in 1860 he thought that pea-green tinted glass would create a ...

Hidden underneath was Kew’s gem, the Temperate House: the world’s largest surviving Victorian glasshouse. The Temperate House sits at the heart of the gardens, which was designated a UNESCO ...