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Kew Gardens

Also known as Jardins botaniques royaux, Jardins de Kew, Kew, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Kew Gardens is about 12 km west of London. The nearest other World Heritage site is Westminster Palace and Abbey, about 12 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • London · about 8,567,000 peopleabout 12 km east
  • Luton · about 236,000 peopleabout 45 km north
  • Reading · about 370,000 peopleabout 50 km west
  • Southend-on-Sea · about 618,000 peopleabout 70 km east
  • Brighton · about 503,000 peopleabout 75 km south
  • Oxford · about 193,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
Kew GardensLondonWestminster Palace and AbbeyTower of LondonMaritime Greenwich10 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Kew Gardens and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesWestminster Palace and Abbey1Tower of London2Maritime Greenwich3Blenheim Palace4Canterbury Cathedral and Abbey5Kew Gardens
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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