Home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian Line

Maritime Greenwich, with its beautiful architecture and park, is an UNESCO World Heritage site, and therefore this part of London is worth a visit anyway.

The Greenwich museum consists of the National Maritime Museum, Queen’s House and the Royal Observatory. In the National Maritime Museum, the history of Britain at sea is shown. Display items include maritime art, but also ship models and scientific and navigational instruments. At the Queen’s House, the museum’s fine-art collection is on display.

The Royal Observatory is the home of the Prime Meridian Line and Greenwich Mean Time, and it is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world. There are mainly scientific, especially astronomical, instruments on display here.

Access to the museum is free of charge. However, it is possible that you have to pay a fee for some special exhibitions and events.

Address

There are two visitor entrances:

National Maritime Museum and the Queen’s House
Romney Road
Greenwich
London SE10
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Royal Observatory
Greenwich Park
Greenwich
London SE10

Phone: +44 (0) 20 8312 6565 (recorded information line)

How to get there

Docklands Light Rail:

• Cutty Sark (DLR)
  

Opening hours

The museum is opened seven days a week, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Last admission is at 4.30 p.m. In summer, parts of the museum are opened until 6 p.m. The museum is closed on 24, 25 and 26 December.

More information

More information can be found on the National Maritime Museum website.

Last update: January 28th, 2006