A cup of tea and a good sit down in the very pleasant Queen Adelaide Tea Rooms on the top floor may help if similarly overcome. The Royal Pavilion is open daily 10h00 to 18h00 with closure at 17h00 from October to May for an entrance fee . Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Trains run every 30 minutes from London Waterloo to Hampton Court Station. Journey time is 32 minutes.
Parking is available.
Built in 1516 by the ostentatious and crooked Cardinal Wolsey as an ecclesiastical palace for himself, his high-living prompted Henry VIII to enquire why he had built such an extravagant home. Wren's classical styles . The Royal Botanical Gardens were created in 1731 by Prince Frederick as a pleasure garden and was established as the first botanical garden in 1759 by his widow, Princess Augusta . The earliest specimens were from Captain Cook's voyages. Commonly known as The Dutch House due to fancy Flemish brickwork and Dutch gables, Kew Palace measures 70 ft by 50 ft and was bought by King George II as a nursery for his offspring.