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A World Heritage Site
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London is one of the world's leading botanic gardens covering 300 acres and holding over 1 in 8 of the world's known plant species. Way2GoGuides helps you explore this World Heritage Site - its stunning scenery and iconic buildings. Discover all about its tigers, the King who was hidden in his palace, the grotto filled with waxwork figures and why it played a part in the mutiny on HMS Bounty.
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SEE
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew website
William Bligh’s account of the mutiny on HMS Bounty
Pages from the ship’s logbook can be seen at National Archives
George III’s castle
The gothic fortress was built next to Kew Palace. A picture on Wikipedia
Wakehurst Place
Kew’s base in Sussex is home to the Millennium Seed Bank, a stunning Elizabethan mansion and 180 acres of beautiful grounds. More on Kew’s website
HEAR
FREE Mozart mp3
The music in Chapter 6 is the opening of the Requiem by Mozart. An mp3 is available free on iTunes (iTunes required).
READ
A book about George III
Often remembered just for losing America and his mind there was much more to this popular King. Amazon
Kew Bookshop
Selling everything from guidebooks to academic journals, Kew has an extensive online bookshop
Kew Magazine
The quarterly magazine has a broad range of articles on Kew’s work and is known for its exceptional photography. An archive of articles can be viewed on Kew’s website
WATCH
Palm House
Keep an eye on it thanks to a BBC webcam
Restoration of Kew Palace
A captivating documentary on YouTube
Giant Titan arum in flower
In case you haven’t seen it for real it’s on Kew’s website
The Madness of King George
Much of the film’s drama takes place at Kew. DVD on Amazon
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A new dimension to Kew
Reviewed by: Chris
I've been to Kew before to marvel at the plants, but I found myself pleasantly entertained with a mixture of history, story telling and background to these great gardens I had no idea about. I watched the Madness of King George years ago and will now watch it again. Certainly recommended to get another view of Kew.
Date Posted : 06/04/2009 15:52:00
Kew Gardens
Reviewed by: Simon
Thank you for really bringing Kew Gardens to life and educating me along the way on what was a fine sunny day! So easy to use too.
Date Posted : 03/04/2009 12:45:00
