PAUL SAVIDENT: Press Release re Kew Gardens Ice Rink 2007

The Kew Gardens Ice Rink – London’s most beautiful ice rink – opens for another season of skating fun in front of the majestic Temperate House on Sunday 25 November 2007. The ice rink is again presented by PWR Events Ltd and the Royal Botanic Gardens and will be for another six week season.

The real-ice rink will measure approximately 1000 square metres with a capacity of 250 per hourly session. Café Ice alongside the ice rink (no additional entrance charge) will be serving warming drinks and festive snacks for those wanting to take it easy and relax after their skate or whilst watching others take to the ice.

Booking for the ice-skating sessions (hourly sessions accommodating 250 people) is open by phone and internet from www.kewgardensicerink.com and in person at Kew Gardens Victoria Gate Entrance (from 25 November for both advance tickets and on the day tickets). Tickets are also available from selected ticket agents. It is expected that sessions at weekends and immediately around Christmas and New Year will sell out extremely quickly so advance booking is strongly recommended.

KEEP A DATE: A press event will be held at Kew Gardens and the Ice Rink on Monday 26 November so mark this date in your diary and keep it free – details will be available shortly.

For more information on Kew Gardens Ice Rink, imagery and information on PWR Events contact PAUL SAVIDENT on 020 8567 2089, or by e-mail to paul@savident.com. Press Releases and Imagery can be downloaded from www.savident.com - click on the Press or Press Images link on the left hand side of the page.

For further information on the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and its Christmas festivities please contact Catherine Owen or Anna Quenby in the Kew Gardens press office on 020 8332 5607 or email pr@kew.org. Press Releases and Imagery can be downloaded from www.kew.org/press and imagery can be downloaded from www.kew.org/press/images.

NOTES TO EDITORS

KEW GARDENS ICE RINK

Sunday 25^th November 2007 to Sunday 6^th January 2008

(not Christmas Day)

TICKET PRICES per session including skate hire

PEAK TIMES: Adult: £11.50 • Children (under 17): £7.50 • Concessions: £9.50

Family ticket (1 Adult and 3 children or 2 adults and 2 children): £30.00

OFF-PEAK TIMES: Adult £10.00 • Children (under 17): £7.50 • Concessions: £8.00

Family ticket (1 Adult and 3 children or 2 adults and 2 children): £30.00

PEAK TIMES are Evening sessions from 5.15pm session onwards, all day weekends and the 24th, 26th, 31st December and 1st January. OFF-PEAK TIMES are Weekday morning and afternoon sessions up to and including the 4.00pm session, excluding the 24th, 26th, 31st December and 1st January.

Joint tickets for skating and entrance to the Gardens

(Excl the 24th, 26th, 31st Dec and 1st Jan. Please note the Gardens close daily at 4.15pm)

Joint adult ticket for skating and entrance to the Gardens: £16.00

Joint child ticket for skating and entrance to the Gardens: £7.50

Joint concession ticket for skating and entrance to the Gardens: £14.50

Joint Family ticket (as above) for skating and entrance to the Gardens: £40.00

PLEASE NOTE:

There is a £1 Spectator Charge for those people who do not wish to skate but watch others do so. There is no additional entrance charge to the Ice Rink Café and the café is open for people who wish to view others skating and skaters alike. Skates are not allowed to be worn inside the café.

TICKETS AND ADVANCE BOOKING

On-line: www.kewgardensicerink.com

In person: Kew Gardens Victoria Gate Entrance from 25 November 2007.

Telephone: Ticketmaster 0870 4000 797

Please note booking fees apply to all but In Person bookings.

For School Parties and Corporate bookings call PWR Events direct on 020 8241 9818 – please note there is no booking fee for group bookings.

TIMED SKATING SESSIONS

There will be 10 one hour skating session per day from 10.00am

10.00am – 11.00am • 11.00am – Noon • 12.15pm – 1.15pm • 1.30pm – 2.30pm

2.45pm – 3.45pm • 4.00pm – 5.00pm • 5.15pm – 6.15pm • 6.30pm – 7.30pm

7.45pm – 8.45pm • 9.00pm – 10.00pm

Minimum skate size: Children’s size 9 (nine) Maximum skate size: Adult size 13 (thirteen)

Web Address: www.kewgardensicerinks.com

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Kew Gardens is a major international visitor attraction and its 132 hectares of landscaped gardens attract over one million visitors per year. Kew was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2003 and represents over 250 years of historical landscape. The site houses over 40 listed buildings and other structures including the Palm House, Temperate House, Orangery and Pagoda as well as two ancient monuments, Queen Charlotte's Cottage and Kew Palace. RBG, Kew is a world famous scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding living collection of plants and world-class herbarium as well as its scientific expertise in plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world. www.kew.org.