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5 June 2015

Kew Cabinet of Curiosities

Full of Spice
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Event details: 
During Gallery opening hours
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
Marianne North Gallery

Full of Spice tours

Ginger (Zingiber) on the Chinese medicinal trail

Join us on a guided tour for a fascinating look at Kew's spicy plants. Find out how spices grow and how they get from the garden to the kitchen. Tours take place daily at noon and 2pm and last one hour.

Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
Tours start from Victoria Plaza

Giant spices

Full of Spice
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Event details: 
During Gardens opening hours
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
West side of the Princess of Wales Conservatory

Plant identification

Short course
The Broad walk during summer at Kew
Want to know how to identify different plants? Join us on this one-day plant identification skills course to find out how.
Event date: 
5 June 2015 to 5 June 2015
Price: 

£55 (£50 Concessions, Friends of Kew)
(maximum capacity 12 places)

Venue: 
Kew Gardens

Exhibition: Kew's Heritage Trees by Masumi Yamanaka

Exhibition
A stunning exhibition of paintings of Kew’s Heritage Trees by Masumi Yamanaka on display at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art.
Event date: 
21 February 2015 to 9 August 2015
Event details: 
Everyday except Mondays. From 29 March the exhibition will close at 5.30pm.
Price: 

Included with entry to the Gardens

Venue: 

Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art. Due to staff shortages, both the Shirley Sherwood Gallery and the Marianne North Gallery will be closed on Mondays until further notice. Please contact the galleries on 020 8332 3622 to confirm opening hours.

Discover Kew - Spice Stories

Piper nigrum (black pepper) illustration
Download the Discover Kew mobile app to hear the stories behind some of our most popular spices.
Event date: 
1 June 2015 to 6 September 2015
Event details: 
Various locations
Price: 

No additional cost

Rickshaws

Full of Spice
Full of Spice mocked up image of rickshaw ride
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Event details: 
Last ride 5.40pm
Price: 
£8.50 per ride - advance booking only, 2 people per rickshaw, and rides last approximately 20 minutes

Spice Mix Super-Computer 2.0

Combine spices using our Super-Computer to create your own personal blend, and take it home, as part of our summer spice festival.
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Event details: 
Drop-in and first come, first served
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
Secluded Garden site

Kew on a Plate Kitchen Garden tour

Join us on a guided tour of the BBC's Kew on a Plate Kitchen Garden to find out what's growing there and how it can be used in your favourite recipes.
Event date: 
21 March 2015 to 26 July 2015
Event details: 
Every Friday at 2.30pm and every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and 3pm
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens. No booking necessary. Meet at the Kew On A Plate Kitchen Garden
Venue: 
Kew on a Plate Kitchen Garden

6 June 2015

Kew Cabinet of Curiosities

Full of Spice
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Event details: 
During Gallery opening hours
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
Marianne North Gallery

Full of Spice tours

Ginger (Zingiber) on the Chinese medicinal trail

Join us on a guided tour for a fascinating look at Kew's spicy plants. Find out how spices grow and how they get from the garden to the kitchen. Tours take place daily at noon and 2pm and last one hour.

Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
Tours start from Victoria Plaza

Giant spices

Full of Spice
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 6 September 2015
Event details: 
During Gardens opening hours
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
West side of the Princess of Wales Conservatory

The Spice Exchange

Full of Spice
Piper nigrum (black pepper) mixed peppercorns
Join us for entertaining stories about the early spice traders and the routes they took to bring spices to the West. These events take place on the second and fourth Saturdays in June, July and August.
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 15 August 2015
Event details: 
Drop-in sessions at different times during the festival period
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
Outside the north end of the Princess of Wales Conservatory

Spicy Saturdays

Aerial shot of hundreds of sacks of medicinal herbs and spices in China
Join us for a fascinating look at how spices were brought across continents and oceans, arriving in the West to spice up our recipes and for use in medicines.
Event date: 
23 May 2015 to 12 September 2015
Price: 
Included with entry to the Gardens
Venue: 
The Spice Exchange

Exhibition: Kew's Heritage Trees by Masumi Yamanaka

Exhibition
A stunning exhibition of paintings of Kew’s Heritage Trees by Masumi Yamanaka on display at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art.
Event date: 
21 February 2015 to 9 August 2015
Event details: 
Everyday except Mondays. From 29 March the exhibition will close at 5.30pm.
Price: 

Included with entry to the Gardens

Venue: 

Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art. Due to staff shortages, both the Shirley Sherwood Gallery and the Marianne North Gallery will be closed on Mondays until further notice. Please contact the galleries on 020 8332 3622 to confirm opening hours.

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