Grandma Bucky has been nagging me for years now to go visit Kew Gardens at the end of May.
Finally, with the extra motivation provided by Nia and her kids, we decided to go make a day of it. Today was a public holiday, and not the warmest day ever but it was perfect for visiting the fabulous Kew Gardens.
We took the train from East Grinstead, changed at Clapham Junction to get to Richmond, then changed again to the overground Tube to get to Kew Gardens. Phew! It was fine on our outbound journey, but then when we attempted to get home things took a turn for the worse.
It wasn't that bad, it was just that the trains from Richmond to Clapham Junction stopped running so we had to go back to Kew Gardens and then continue on the Tube all the way into central London to Victoria station, then wait for a train to take us straight to East Grinstead. Sounds worse than it was, actually, because our detour to Victoria meant we could stock up on special treats to eat and drink on the train! Plus this way we didn't need to change trains at all since East Grinstead is the end of the line. A great day
Finally, with the extra motivation provided by Nia and her kids, we decided to go make a day of it. Today was a public holiday, and not the warmest day ever but it was perfect for visiting the fabulous Kew Gardens.
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| In front of the famous Rhododendrons |
It wasn't that bad, it was just that the trains from Richmond to Clapham Junction stopped running so we had to go back to Kew Gardens and then continue on the Tube all the way into central London to Victoria station, then wait for a train to take us straight to East Grinstead. Sounds worse than it was, actually, because our detour to Victoria meant we could stock up on special treats to eat and drink on the train! Plus this way we didn't need to change trains at all since East Grinstead is the end of the line. A great day
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