🌳 FREE Kew Gardens Winter Hike 2026: 9.6 Miles & Garden Landmarks
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Winter gardens, remarkable trees, garden landmarks and good company. Join AVALANX | Secrets of Spain on Sunday 13 December 2026.
Solo joiners welcome!
🌳 DAYTIME: KEW GARDENS WINTER HIKE
Explore Kew’s winter landscapes, towering trees and garden landmarks on a social circular walk. We’ll link quieter paths, seasonal planting and famous sights, with short photo stops along the merry way. ✨
👀 WHAT WE’LL SEE:
🌱 Winter Garden, Holly Walk & Grass Garden
🌳 Treetop Walkway, if open and time allows
🌲 Redwood Grove & Bamboo Garden
⛩️ Japanese Landscape Zen Gardens
🏡 Minka House & Lake Crossing
🏩 Temperate House exteriors
♜ Henry Moore sculptures
🏯 Great Pagoda exteriors
🌴 Palm House
🏛️ Kew Palace
🐝 The Hive
➕ Loads more: planning to see everything!
📏 KEY INFO:
• Distance: ≈ 9.6 miles (15.5km), circular
• Ascent: ≈ 11m
• Duration: 5 hours with breaks
• Grade: Moderate by distance
• Pace: Steady
• Toilets: Available within Kew
• Group: Adults 18+
📍 MEETING POINT
• Where: Kew Gardens - OUTSIDE Victoria Gate - MAP
• Meet: 9:40am | Start: 10am
• Finish: 3pm | Exit by: 3:15pm
Kew Gardens station is ≈ 0.3 miles (500m) away.
Check transport before travelling.
🍻 FOOD & SOCIAL TIME:
🥪 Bring a packed lunch and snacks
🍽️ Optional pub visit afterwards for drinks or food
There’s a four-hour gap before the evening meeting.
Stay and socialise, make your own plans or head home.
You can join either activity independently.
🎄 OPTIONAL EVENING: CHRISTMAS AT KEW
Fancy staying for the Christmas lights? Join our separate evening social for illuminated trees, sparkling tunnels, projections and music.
👉 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: DETAILS & RSVP
Meet: 7pm | Admission: 7:20pm, Victoria Gate.
≈ 1.9 miles (3km), 2+ hours with stops.
Doing both? RSVP on both events and arrange admission for each activity. Total walking ≈ 11.5 miles (18.5km) + access walks.
Daytime visitors must exit and re-enter for the evening. The lights are optional and booked separately.
💷 COST & TICKETS
Host fee: £0.
Free promotional social outing.
Kew admission is extra.
☀️ Buy your own daytime admission:
KEW GARDENS TICKETS
Book as early as possible.
Tickets depend on availability; none are held for our group.
A Meetup RSVP does not include or reserve Kew admission.
If joining both activities, check the combined day + Christmas ticket options for our evening gate and session.
✅ PRICE INCLUDES
• Hosted walk planned and led by Edward
❌ PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Garden admission
• Travel and parking
• Food, drinks, rides or other purchases
• Anything not listed under “Price includes”
📝 HOW TO JOIN
RSVP on this event for the daytime walk.
For the lights too, RSVP on the separate evening event.
Registration closes Friday 11 December 2026 at 6pm UK time.
Or earlier if full. Venue tickets may sell out sooner.
🧭 YOUR HOST
Edward David Handley - AVALANX | Secrets of Spain
📞 Hike-day (only) calls: 07447 162 666
- Please call if you cannot find us.
- Messages may not be checked during the walk.
🎒 WHAT TO BRING
🥾 Walking shoes or hiking boots with grip
💧 1.5-2 litres of water
🥪 Packed lunch and snacks
🧥 Waterproof jacket and warm layers
🧤 Hat and gloves
📱 Charged phone
🎫 Admission tickets
⚠️ SAFETY & ACCESS
Choose a walk suited to your fitness, wear suitable kit and follow the host’s instructions. Paths may be slippery. Tell the host before leaving.
Discuss access needs privately before booking. The full itinerary may not suit every visitor; plans may change for safety or access.
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↩️ CANCELLING & REFUNDS
If you can no longer attend, contact the host through [info@avalanx.es](mailto:info@avalanx.es) and change your RSVP to Not going, allowing someone else to join.
There is no host fee to refund. Admission bought directly from Kew or its ticketing provider is subject to that supplier’s cancellation, transfer and refund conditions.
Contact the supplier about your ticket.
If our outing changes or is cancelled, this does not automatically cancel your venue admission.
Your statutory rights remain unaffected.
❓ QUESTIONS
Check our FAQs or email [info@avalanx.es](mailto:info@avalanx.es).
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📄 TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please read our Terms & Conditions before joining.
Kew’s terms apply separately to venue admission.
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