The barefoot walk was a temporary installation and central part of Kew Gardens' Plantasia themed summer festival. The barefoot walk wound and twisted through the historic landscape. Visitors took off  shoes and socks to engage with everyday textures found throughout our natural and man-made landscapes and enjoyed a sensory experience that is often forgotten. The trail was inspired by local context such as trees and shadows, the Tudor Queen Charlotte's cottage, the charcoal making area. It was largely built with materials sourced on site and in Kew's depot.  The route took walkers through pits of mud and pools of sun heated water, it led them to experience crushed charcoal underfoot, balance along bark covered logs, over woven willow, Victorian metal gratings, pebbles and sensory planting to experience different textures, temperatures, modes of movement and smells. 

The barefoot walk was 230m in length. 750,000 visitors walked the walk over its three and a half month installation.

The Royal Botanic Garden Kew is a World Heritage Site.