King's Observatory

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Feb 23rd, 2023

Visited on Weekday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Yes More
Nov 1st, 2022

Fascinating historical house built by King George III to observe the transit of Venus across the sun.
Oct 29th, 2022

This place the Kings Observatory is open ONLY for 4 weeks a year,by purchasing tickets in advance online - Register with them in advance for your chance to visit a hidden gem of a house in Kew - Hidden between the Royal Old Deer Golf Course & Kew Gardens - I thoroughly enjoyed my experience of visiting this beautiful house & Observatory with historical background!!!
Oct 21st, 2022

About six months before we visited, my wife and I walked down the River Thames path and spotted the house in line with the first obelisk. We booked our tickets in advance, and the lady who was the tour guide was excellent. Her knowledge was remarkable, and we got a superb history lesson about the house and George III. One bonus was we were on the tour with a man with his daughter who had owned the original silk roll of the Chinese drawings reproduced on the walls in one of the rooms. The last treat was seeing the cupola with the telescope and seeing how it all worked. Many thanks to our excellent tour guide; she was brilliant, and the house tour was so enjoyable. Very highly recommended, and thank you to the present owners who allow these tours to happen.
Oct 8th, 2022