The Kew gardens Covering 300 acre full of varieties of tree, shrub and flower. There are 38,000 different plant species at Kew, some entirely extinct in the wild. Hidden among the trees are some historic buildings including Kew Palace, From the beautifully tended parkland there are views up and down the river and across to Syon House.

The most striking of these buildings is the Great Pagoda,However Kew Gardens only really came into its own in 1841, when the royal gardens were donated to the nation by the crown, opened to the public and expanded by more than 200 acres. Kew is situated on the south bank of the River Thames near Richmond, surrey about 10 km south-west of London.