Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Kew Gardens, London
Kew Gardens Illuminations & trail
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London - Two Turtle Doves in Kew's Fire Garden © Jeff Eden, RBG Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London - Bloom by Squidsoup © Jeff Eden, RBG Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London - Three French Hens in Kew's Fire Garden © Jeff Eden, RBG Kew
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Kew Gardens, London -Pagoda in Winter ©citycruises.com
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Temperate house in the snow © RBG Kew
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Privy Garden with South Front in the background at Hampton Court Palace ©Historic Royal Palaces
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Tulips on the East Front and in the Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court Palace ©Historic Royal Palaces
Includes entrance to Kew Gardens Illuminations
The magnificent gardens at Kew get a beautiful seasonal makeover once more, as Christmas at Kew Gardens brings illuminations to light up the buildings, trails and planting. The mile-long trail will lead visitors past two huge Christmas trees, a scented garden and all kinds of nature-inspired lights. Santa’s Snowflake Grotto returns and there’ll be a vintage carousel, Christmas gifts and traditional festive nibbles and drinks. The event runs from the mid November 2026 until end December 2026 (2027 dates to be confirmed).
We include a timed entrance tickets to the illuminated trail.
Dates
Mid November and December 2026 & 2027
Suggested itinerary by coach
Day 1
Travel to London and Kew Illuminations
Arrive in London, and visit Kew Gardens, where fairy-tale meets fantasy in a world of singing trees, larger-than-life flora, ribbons of light, giant baubles, and a flickering Fire Garden. The Palm House leaps into life with a dazzling show of laser beams, jets of light and kaleidoscope projections. The trail is very popular and entry is by timed entry ticket. The trail opens at 4.20pm and closes at 10pm. You can choose from eight session times. Visits are timed at 30-minute intervals from 5pm until 8pm and the last session starts at 7.20pm.
Continue to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Windsor, The Musical Museum or other area attractions and return home
Enjoy a traditional English breakfast, you then have some free time to explore. We have lots of suggestions in the area for you. Take the short drive to Windsor, and maybe a visit to the Castle, or maybe Hampton Court Palace could be an option?
Suggested Hotels
We offer a selection of 3 and 4 star hotels in the area, including the Holiday Inn Shepperton, Holiday Inn Heathrow Bath Road, Atrium Hotel Heathrow, Delta by Marriott Slough Windsor and Ibis Heathrow Bath Road
Please note
The Christmas Illuminations at Kew commence late November and run until end of December in 2026 and 2027
Our prices are based on a Sunday arrival at the hotel
The trail can take up to 2 hours to walk around, whilst stopping for refreshments and seeing all the attractions like Father Christmas, visiting the fairground, toasting marshmallows and taking photos. The route is on pathways although terrain can vary in different areas of the Gardens.
| Dates | 2 days / 1 night | 3 days / 2 nights |
| Winter weekends 2026 | From £115.00 per person | Price on request |
| Winter Weekends 2027 | From £128.00 per person | Price on request |
A single room supplement will apply and this varies between hotels – details on request.
Prices are based on Sunday arrivals – other dates are available, though higher prices will apply.
