The Queen Charlotte's Cottage

Queen Charlotte's Cottage was a wedding gift to the Queen when she marry George III of England in 1761. It was at first a simple 1-story villa in the grounds of Richmond, later enlarged, because in the middle of nature the queen felt comfortable. It had 20 hectares of forest known as the domain of the queen, which are now part of the Royal Gardens, Kew. There was always plenty of flowers in spring and blue bells, hundreds of thousands, that the queen was very fond of. This land was a place of rest and retreat outside the royal court with dozens of exotic trees from Asia and the English colonies.

Queen Charlotte's Cottage is a wedding gift that was given to the queen after she married George III of England in 1761. It was first a simple one-story cottage in the grounds of Richmond, which was expanded as the queen loved being surrounded by nature. In total there are 20 hectares of forest, where you'll now find the Kew Royal Gardens. There were always plenty of flowers to please the queen, and hundreds of thousands of hyacinths in spring. This land was where she came to rest away from the royal court. She planted dozens of exotic trees from Asia and the English colonies. The cottage is closed to visitors.