Kew Gardens, a World Heritage Site, has a variety of stunning wedding venues set within over 300 acres of world renowned botanical gardens. With good transport connections to central London and surrounded by 300 acres of beautiful greenery, Kew allows you to have a perfect London wedding in a rural setting.
Choose our Cambridge Cottage, a former royal residence, set within its own private gardens for a more intimate setting. With exclusive hire of the cottage available for a wedding ceremonies in the beautiful Drawing room followed by your wedding breakfast amongst wonderful botanical art in the Gallery for up to 80 guests. The cottages’ private gardens are ideal for a drinks reception during the warmer months for your guests to enjoy.
For larger numbers of up to 200 guests choose our multi-venue package which includes hire of the Nash Conservatory, Princess of Wales Conservatory and Orangery. Moved from the grounds of Buckingham Palace by George IV in 1836, the stunning Nash Conservatory is licenced for civil ceremonies.
The unique Princess of Wales Conservatory is a living glasshouse where guests may hold an event surrounded by an array of tropical plants and trees. Finally, the magnificent Orangery, originally built to grow citrus trees in the eighteenth-century, has amazing high ceilings and grand arched windows; the ideal space for large receptions.
Hire prices start from £2,000.00 + VAT for the Cambridge Cottage, from £8,500.00 + VAT for the Multi Venue Package.
Exciting News
As of May 2018 you can celebrate your big day at Kew’s breathtaking Temperate House. It’s the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world and will open after a five-year closure. The entire frame-work of the building has been painstakingly repaired, and its thousands of panes of glass replaced, along with its intricate ironwork and expansive paved flooring. The result is a glistening cathedral housing 10,000 species of rare and endangered plants, making it one of the most unique venues in London.
Originally opened in 1862, Temperate House is a Grade I-listed show house for the largest plants. With pitched roofs and pillars supporting wrought-iron ribs, the House has a mix of decorative motifs, finials, pediments, acanthus leaf capitals, Coade stone urns and statues. The impressive glasshouse can host large evening dinners of up to 270 guests, dinner and dance for up to 250 guests, and standing receptions of up to 300 guests. This magnificent space is the perfect backdrop to the most exquisite events and will be exclusively yours to hire from May 2018. With venue hire starting from £14,000 + VAT for the evening you can impress your guests with endless history within this completely unique space.
Please contact the Kew Gardens Events Team on 020 8332 5641 or [email protected] and be one of the first to arrange a truly awe-inspiring site visit.
Find out more about Kew Gardens, including: Cambridge Cottage, one of beautiful Kew Gardens’ most popular wedding venues; the Nash Conservatory, a beautiful 19th Century glass house, Kew Palace, the former summer residence of King George III and his family, and the newly restored Temperate House.
By hosting your event at Kew Gardens you will contribute to Kew’s mission, as all income generated through corporate and private events supports Kew’s vital conservation, education and research programmes.