Kew Gardens "Big Gay Day Out"

Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew, Richmond, TW9 3JR (view map)

Saturday 17th January 2026

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Kew Gardens "Big Gay Day Out"

Name: Kew Gardens "Big Gay Day Out"
Start: 2026-01-17T12:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-17T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens

Join us for an amazing time-out with like-minded friends and new acquaintances as we journey to visit the World Famous Kew Botanical Gardens.

All members and non-member LGBTQ+ people are invited to join us as we have purchased group tickets so you lucky people can go with us for FREE!

Tickets must be pre-booked, whilst they last (a number will be allocated throughout the year - first-come, first-served).

We are opening up this event to Unpaid Carers of LGBTQ+ people as well, so our favourite allies and supporters may come, if accompanied by your LGBTQ+ person

By Car:

Please note: Parking at Kew is extremely limited, with spaces in our car park available on a first come, first served basis. Please plan ahead if you are considering driving to Kew, as we cannot guarantee available space in our car park.

CONGESTION ZONE & ULTRA LOW EMISSIONS ZONE (ULEZ)

Kew Gardens is not located within London’s Congestion Zone. It is included in the ULEZ. We recommend checking the ULEZ before you travel if driving by car, details can be found here.

Parking around Kew Gardens

There is no parking allowed on Kew Road (A307) Check Richmond council website for parking updates.
From Monday 3 May 2021, you will need to pay to park in visitor spaces at Kew Green using RingGo.
Try the Just Park app to find parking near Kew Gardens.
Restrictions apply on residential streets around Kew
Three disabled access parking bays and drop-off area at Elizabeth Gate (TW9 3AB)
There is no coach park at Kew

The Lineup

Everyone will travel from their various towns throughout Hertfordshire and meet us at Kew Gardens together at 11:45am so we can go in promptly at 12pm.

Any late-comers will unfortunately miss the entry as we have the FREE tickets - so don't be late please.

Meet at Victoria Gate: TW9 3JR

12:00 - Enter Kew Gardens (together)

5pm - leave and head home or onto other social events… it's your own time to share with us and/or others after.

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