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Greenwich Attractions
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The 02 Arena started life as the Millennium Dome, designed to be the biggest dome in the world and used to celebrate the beginning of the new millennium in London.The...
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This neo-Gothic church stands alone on the heath, apart from the village of Blackheath, which it overlooks. Built between 1857 and 1867 by Benjamin Ferrey, it has Kentish rag surfaces...
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Benjamin Waugh lived in Greenwich for most of his life in this charming house opposite the park near the centre of town. A great Victorian reformer and clergyman, Waugh...
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Blackheath is a large heathland area close to Greenwich Park south of the River Thames. It has a huge sporting historical significance for several reasons. It is charted...
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Blackheath Halls are thought to be the earliest surviving purpose-built concert venue in London. Constructed with funds from public subscription in 1895, they have hosted performances by, among others, Edward...
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Housed at the Greenwich University, this fine collection of architectural drawings is one of the best in this area of London. There are many drawings on display in the...
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[ Add a review of Brooking Collection ]
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Cecil Day-Lewis loved living in Greenwich, like many artists and writers he was inspired by its great history and large open spaces so well blended with the busy London lifestyles...
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This "Gentlemen’s Cemetery" was founded in 1855, and it's crammed with grand monuments to Admirals, Governors, Lords of the Manor and Knights of the Realm. Among them, Sir Geoffrey Callender,...
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Here is one of the finest Jacobean mansions in Britain. Designed by John Thorpe and completed in 1612, it has survived bombing, restorations and alterations remarkably intact, although the original...
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[ Add a review of Charlton House ]
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This public convenience is Grade I listed. Built around 1630 in the Palladian style, probably by Inigo Jones, this former summerhouse is an excellent example of 17th-century craftsmanship, with fine...
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With the magnificent Jacobean Charlton House as a backdrop, Charlton Park is one of south-east London's more unusual parks. Other features include a Japanese-style herb garden, a pond garden, a...
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A real piece of industrial heritage, Crossness Pumping Station is one of the great pieces of engineering in the area that has somewhat been forgotten in the modern age....
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Cutty Sark Gardens is a large open square at the river front in central Greenwich. The gardens are not really green in the traditional sense, instead more of a...
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These restored Georgian buildings are home to 3,000 fans, and this is the only museum in the world dedicated to their history and manufacture. Some of the fans depict historic...
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Between 1880 and 1938, Gilbert's Pit was worked for the fine Thanet sand perfect for glassmaking and moulding. Today, the pit comprises diverse habitats. They are home to many birds...
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Gloucester Circus Gardens are tucked away a few minutes walk from the centre of Greenwich up Croons Hill. They consist of a fine set of gardens surrounded by hedgerows...
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The Greenwich Foot Tunnel is one of the architectural masterpieces of London. Designed by Alexander Binnie the tunnel links Cutty Sark Gardens in Greenwich with Island Gardens on the...
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Greenwich Market is one of the best places in London to shop for unique items. The covered crafts market has excellent handmade clothing, accessories, jewellery and artwork, as well as...
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The Greenwich Meridian is quite literally the place where time begins and time began. Every new day, year and millennium begins at the stroke of midnight on the Prime...
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This is the oldest of London’s royal parks, dating back to 1433. There are two rugby pitches, a cricket field, tennis courts, a putting green, boating pond, and paths for...
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Situated outside the main walls of Greenwich Park close to Blackheath the Bandstand is a beautiful architectural feature. The Bandstand has historically been used for entertainment in the park...
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Greenwich park steeply climbs away from the southern bank of the River Thames up a large hill to Blackheath at the summit. This designated viewing point about three quarters...
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Greenwich Pier provides Transport For London and private pleasure boat access to the very heart of the town centre in maritime Greenwich. The pier is serves by a regular...
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Greenwich Theatre is a 421-seat venue that began as a Victorian Music Hall. Plays have been presented here since 1871, with illustrious performers including Harry Champion and Lillie Langtree. The...
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Greenwich Village Market is quite separate from the nearby Greenwich Market. The Village Market is far more of a unique affair selling an eclectic mixture of antiques and unusual...
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The House of Time Garden is a popular place for people to rest whilst visiting the many attractions that the Royal Greenwich Observatory and Greenwich Park has to offer....
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John Vanbrugh is one of the most famous names associated with architecture and drama in the history of the United Kingdom. Vanbrugh lived much of his later life in...
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This vast cutter head is displayed below ground at the Cutty Sark Docklands Light Railway Station at the heart of maritime Greenwich. It was the actual drill head used...
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The London Transport Power Station like so many of the great buildings of the capital that once produced electricity, now stands disused. Its iconic funnels reflecting in the Thames...
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Mallet's Mortar weighs in at 42 tons. It is the largest mortar ever made in Britain. Designed by Robert Mallet in 1854, it was built for the Crimean War, which...
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The film location for Blow Up, Michelangelo Antonioni's cult 1960s film, Maryon Park has had an interesting past. Its highest point, Cox's Mount, which overlooks the River Thames, was used...
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Once part of "Hanging Wood", which stretched from Woolwich to Charlton, Maryon Wilson Park is today home to grassland, woodland, picnic areas, a children's zoo, with ducks, geese, chickens and...
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This museum is dedicated to Britain’s seafaring history, and is the largest and one of the most important maritime museums in the world. There are both permanent and temporary exhibitions...
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This shop claims with good reason to be 'the first shop in the world'. It makes this amazing claim due to its proximity to the Greenwich Prime Meridian....
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This railway station is Grade II listed. Built in 1866 at the peak of the railway boom, this is one of London's grandest suburban stations. It has fine decorative plasterwork,...
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The Observatory Gardens are situated on the southern edge of Greenwich Park and are a historic place of meeting. In modern times the gardens have been used by locals...
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One of London’s most famous riverside landmarks, the Old Royal Naval College is home to a wealth of Royal and Military history. Built upon the birthplace of Henry VIII the...
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Greenwich is a place that has a long and almost insuperable history with maritime affairs, ships and the sea. This church, on the hill, overlooks the wide expanses of...
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The architect Inigo Jones designed this stately villa in 1616, on a commission from King James I. King Charles I later gave it to his Queen, Henrietta Maria, who lived...
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The gardens that surround the Old Royal Naval College are some of the most impressive in Greenwich. Broken up by long straight walkways the gardens feature a great selection...
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The Royal Observatory was founded in 1675 to study astronomy and to establish longitude. This is the location from which Greenwich Mean Time is measured. (A ball on the roof...
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St Alfege was a former Archbishop of Canterbury, martyred after he was captured by Vikings and refused to pay ransom. This is the site where he was supposedly slain, and...
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The only British Prime Minister to be assassinated is buried here. Spencer Perceval, who was murdered in 1812, is represented by Sir Francis Chantry's bust inside the church. The church...
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James Wolfe's Statue stands at the very top of Greenwich Park, close to the Royal Observatory. The huge piece represents one of the finest statesmen and military commanders ever...
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It is quite fitting that the home of the British Navy has a statue in its grounds that represents an image of probably the greatest ever Englishman to go to...
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This fine old statue stands close to the centre of Greenwich close to the Old Royal Naval College. It depicts King William IV. He was a great and...
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The Blackheath Conservatoire is a community arts centre. Founded in the 1880s by public subscription, it has been at the centre of musical and artistic life in south-east London ever...
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On the 5th April 1997 the Millennium Clock was installed on the Greenwich Prime Meridian to begin counting down the 1000 days that remained until the millennium. The clock...
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The Paragon has been described as the most important example of Georgian architecture in Britain. Built between 1795 and 1806 by Michael Searles for John Cator, its seven pairs of...
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Construction of this beautiful house began in 1619, and was originally intended to be part of the Royal palace of Placentia. The Civil War amongst other things prevented it...
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[ Add a review of The Queen's House ]
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This quaint shop from the 1930s houses a museum specializing in tracing the lives of ordinary people in a changing world. Collections cover social history, weapons and war, and costume...
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[ Add a review of The Reminiscence Centre ]
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The Rotunda started life as a bell tent in St James' Park. Constructed by John Nash, it was used for the 1814 celebrations of the Allied Sovereigns. It was moved...
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The Village is the main street of Charlton. A village was here in the 11th Century, when it was recorded in the Domesday Book and surrounded by fields. It has...
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This family tombstone has been preserved in the grounds of the Greenwich Royal Observatory because Edmond Halley was such an important figure in British astronomy it was felt that he...
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This Regency-style tavern was built in 1837 and has played host to famous diners such as William Thackeray, Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens (the latter refers to it in “Our...
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The building was constructed in 1613 and is therefore the oldest surviving structure in Greenwich town centre. It was first made as Almshouse by Henry Howard the Earl of...
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Up The Creek is a first class comedy and entertainment facility situated at the heart of maritime Greenwich just a few yards from Cutty Sark Underground Station. The club...
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This red-brick villa built c.1700 is the new home to the fabulous ’Wernher Collection’. Over 650 works of art with a N. European flavour, amassed by self-made millionaire Julius...
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