Greenwich is a bustling riverside town with historic buildings, street markets and many pubs and
restaurants. The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and it is marked on the ground at the Old
Royal Observatory. The attractive Greenwich Park has good views London and across the Thames to
the London Docklands.
Tourist Information: Pepys House, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens. Tel. 0870 608 2000.
Cutty Sark - King William Walk
The only remaining Tea Clipper and one of the fastest clipper ships ever built.
Recreations of life at sea in Victorian times. Guided tours available (please see website).
Tel. 020 8858 3445.
Open*: Daily 1000-1700.
Website: www.cuttysark.org.uk
National Maritime Museum - Romney Road
British maritime history with dioramas, working models, weapons, medals, uniforms, paintings and
much more. Café and Coffee Bar.
Tel. 020 8858 4422 or 020 8312 6565 (information line).
Open*: Daily 1000-1700.
Website: www.nmm.ac.uk
Queen's House - Romney Road
A splendidly furnished 17th century house designed by Inigo Jones. The House now serves as the
principal showcase for the National Maritime Museum's art collection.
Tel. 020 8858 4422 or 020 8312 6565 (information line).
Open*: Daily 1000-1700.
Website: www.nmm.ac.uk
Fan Museum - 12 Crooms Hill
A museum devoted to the art and craft of the fan.
Tel. 020 8305 1441.
Open*: TWThFS 1100-1700, Sun 1200-1700.
Website: www.fan-museum.org
Old Royal Observatory - Greenwich Park, ½ mile (uphill)
The home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Greenwich Meridian, Longitude 0°. Historic timepieces
including 'H4', the forerunner of all precision watches. Navigational instruments. Apartments where
famous astronomers lived and worked. Camera obscura.
Tel. 020 8858 4422 or 020 8312 6565 (information line).
Open*: Daily 1000-1700.
Website: www.rog.nmm.ac.uk
Ranger's House EH - Chesterfield Walk, ¾ mile (uphill)
An elegant Georgian mansion housing medieval and Renaissance works of art collected by the Victorian
diamond magnate and philanthropist Sir Julius Wernher (1850-1912). The collection includes silver, jewels,
paintings and porcelain. Tel. 020 8853 0035.
Open*: Jun-Aug, WThFSSu & BH 1000-1700.
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
Transport for London tel. 020 7222 1234.
National Rail Enquiries
tel. 0845 748 4950.
Useful unofficial website:
London Bus Routes
Other stations on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR):
West India Quay -
Heron Quays (for Canary Wharf Underground) -
Cutty Sark -
Greenwich -
Lewisham