Greenwich Park is one of London’s loveliest expanses of green, with a rose garden, impressive playground, a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon burial ground and…
Must see attractions in Greenwich
- Top ChoiceGreenwich Park
- Top ChoiceRoyal Observatory
Rising like a beacon of time atop Greenwich Park, the Royal Observatory is home to the prime meridian (longitude 0° 0' 0''). Tickets include access to the…
- Top ChoicePainted Hall
Designed as a dining room for retired and disabled sailors and completed in 1726, the Painted Hall is an over-the-top banqueting space that's covered…
- Top ChoiceNational Maritime Museum
Narrating the long, briny and eventful history of seafaring Britain, this excellent museum has three floors of engrossing exhibits. Highlights include JMW…
- Top ChoiceOld Royal Naval College
Home to the University of Greenwich and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, the Christopher Wren–designed Old Royal Naval College is a…
- QQueen’s House
Designed by architect Inigo Jones, Queen's House was the UK's first classical building, and it's as enticing for its form as for its art collection. Many…
- Cutty Sark
The last of the great clipper ships to sail between China and England in the 19th century, the Cutty Sark was launched in 1869 and carried almost 4.5…
- CChapel of St Peter & St Paul
With its mix of Greek revival and naval motifs, the beautiful Chapel of St Peter & St Paul, built in 1742, is decorated in an elaborate rococo style…
- RRanger’s House
This elegant 1723 Georgian villa once housed the ranger of Greenwich Park and now contains a collection of 700 works of art, such as medieval and…
- PPeter Harrison Planetarium
The southern half of the Royal Observatory includes this state-of-the-art, 120-seat planetarium – the only one in London. It's equipped with a digital…
- DDeptford Market Yard
The latest incarnation of this series of railway arches, originally used to store horses and carriages in the mid-1800s and later converted to WWII air…
- CCockpit Arts
Creekside street running parallel to Deptford Creek is lined with galleries and artist studios that have regularly changing art exhibitions, including…
- GGreenwich Foot Tunnel
Reached via glass-topped domes (with lifts and steps) on either side of the River Thames, this white-tiled 370m-long pedestrian tunnel opened in 1902…
- FFan Museum
For fan fans, this small but lovely museum has a wonderful collection of over 4000 historic and modern fans (only a small portion are on display) from…
- SSt Alfege Church
Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor to replace a 13th-century church and consecrated in 1718, baroque St Alfege features a restored mural by James Thornhill …
- SSt Nicholas Church
The graveyard of this late-17th-century church contains a memorial to playwright Christopher Marlowe. Murdered at age 29 during a brawl in a Deptford…
- SSt Paul's Church
The baroque St Paul's Church was built in 1730. In the churchyard is the grave of Mydiddee, a native Tahitian who returned with Captain Bligh (of Bounty…
- AAlbury St
Delightful Albury St is lined with early Georgian buildings that once housed Deptford's naval officers, allegedly including Lord Nelson and his lover Lady…
- OOld Royal Naval College Visitor Centre
A handy introduction to the royal borough of Greenwich, this exhibition delves into the history of the area with models and hands-on exhibits, many aimed…
- SStatue of General Wolfe
This statue in Greenwich Park memorialises General James Wolfe, celebrated for his victory over the French at the Battle of Quebec in Canada in 1759.