Can these two be done in one day? How do you get from one to the other? We start out in London. No troll here just a Clueless fool! Thanks for the help!

Your feet might not thank you for trying to do both in a day (to get the best out of either of them you would be doing a lot of walking), but it's just about possible. I'd suggest getting a train from Waterloo to Hampton Court about 9 - 9.30 (Kew is probably better done when you're more likely to be tired, since it wouldn't have so much in the way of history to absorb, or crowds to cope with). To get a train back to Kew is so roundabout, you'd have to take the 267 bus to Kew Bridge and walk over the bridge to Kew Gardens (about 45 minutes). There are also boat services - that's quite slow, but it'll give your feet more time to recover! You can get back to central London from Kew by train from Kew Bridge station or Tube from Kew Gardens station, or bus to Richmond station and train from there. But we are talking a very full day here..........

Thank you for the honest advice! I think we will try to do them on seperat days. My feet carry an almost middle aged human around! Thnaks again.

As Patrick says it would be complicated and a very tiring day. The best way to travel between them is by boat but that takes too long to be able to see both in a day.<BR><BR>Kew takes a long time IF you are very interested in Gardens and Hampton Court takes a long time no matter what you are interested in.<BR><BR>So doing them on different days is most sensible. Get to either one at opening time and you can be back in central London by mid to late afternoon (depending on if you take a boat back into town) for more city siteseeing.

<BR>Something to add: it depends a lot on when you go. I was at Kew once in March and it was fine, but I kept thinking, “I’ll bet this would be great a little later in the year.” I also think that one should really be a pretty big botany /gardening fan to really get the max out of Kew, I’m not sure that it would be all that great as a “tourist” spot on its own, otherwise, other than it’s a very peaceful and lovely place.<BR><BR>If push comes to shove and it’s an either or thing I would certainly vote for Hampton Court, lots of history, architecture, and the garden’s there are nothing to sneeze at, unless you have hay fever.<BR><BR>Use the touch-screen ticket vendors at Waterloo Station and it is the proverbial piece of cake. I went for the first time early last month on a Saturday morning and was stunned at how few people were there. The weather looked threatening, maybe that had something to do with it, but it was a hoot. Also I would recommend the Prince of Wales pub in the village for lunch and or a pint, it was recommended to me by one of the staff at the palace and it was a very nice place with good food and congenial staff.<BR>