Kew membership

For a limited time, receive a free gift when you join as a Kew member.

Members enjoy a range of exclusive benefits, plus early access to the Gardens from 8am all summer long.

Kew Membership benefits

  • Unlimited visit to the Gardens icon
    Unlimited visits to Kew Gardens and Wakehurst*
  • Shop discounts icon
    10% discount in Kew's shops*
  • Priority booking icon
    Priority booking and discounts for a range of popular events
  • Membership newsletters icon
    Membership newsletters and Kew magazine subscription
  • A gift tag with a star
    A range of exclusive member events and activities
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Free gift when you sign up by direct debit

Choose from a Palm House keyring, Kew tote bag, Kew Guide book, or Kew Children's Guide book. More details below.

For a limited period this summer when you sign up for a Kew membership and pay by direct debit, you can select a free welcome gift.

To redeem, sign up and choose direct debit as your payment method. After your payment is processed, you will receive an email with instructions on how to claim your gift on your first visit to the Gardens.

Please see our Welcome Gift Terms and Conditions and full Membership Terms and Conditions.

Gift membership from £42

Give the gift of unlimited visits, priority booking, exclusive events, discounts and more.

Become a Kew member today to enjoy unlimited visits to Kew Gardens and Wakehurst.

You and your loved ones will discover all our extraordinary gardens have to offer, all year round, while supporting our experts to halt biodiversity loss, end the extinction crisis and create a greener, more sustainable world for all.

By becoming a member, you can relax and unwind while watching the seasons change among the world’s most diverse collection of plants.

You can also get a discount in our shops, gain access to our packed programme of unmissable events, and enjoy lots of fun activities that keep the kids entertained.

 

How your membership helps

We are living in an age of extinction, but as long as there are plants and fungi there is hope.

As a charity, we rely on membership fees to continue our critical work promoting the importance of green spaces, inspiring everyone to live more sustainably and in harmony with our natural world, and using our collections and expertise to help solve the planet’s biggest environmental challenges.

Every Kew member is helping create a world where nature is protected and valued by all.

Find out more

Already a Kew member?

Renew your membership

Continue to enjoy unlimited visits to Kew and Wakehurst, make the most of exclusive benefits, and support our vital science work.

To renew your Wakehurst membership email wakehurst@kew.org, phone 01444 894066 or stop by our Visitor Centre.

Exclusive events for members

Enjoy a range of exclusive events, talks and behind-the-scenes opportunities to find out more about the incredible scientific work we do.

Our magazine is free for members

Kew magazine is a fascinating mix of articles about plants, fungi, science and conservation, taking you behind the scenes of our gardens.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about membership you may find the answer quickly in members FAQs or our terms and conditions.

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