Greenwich

Worth seeing in and around Greenwich

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Tower Bridge

   Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.

   5.9 km · bascule and suspension bridge in London · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Royal Observatory

   The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. It played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and because the Prime Meridian passed through it, it gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time, the precursor to today's Coordinated Universal Time.

   300 m · observatory in Greenwich, London, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Canary Wharf

   Canary Wharf is a privately owned central business district in London, England, located in the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets. With the City of London and the West End, it constitutes one of the main financial centres in the United Kingdom and the world, and it is home to many of the world’s major financial corporations, including the headquarters of more than 150 major businesses.

   3.1 km · privately-owned district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets · Wikipedia
4. 04
   The O2 Arena

   The O2 Arena, locally referred to as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in south east London, England. It opened in its present form in 2007.

   2.6 km · indoor arena in the O2, London · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Queen Mary University of London

   Queen Mary University of London is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London.

   5.6 km · public research university in London, United Kingdom; constituent college of the federal University of London · Wikipedia
6. 06
   National Maritime Museum

   The National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.

   400 m · museum in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Den

   The Den is a football stadium in the New Cross and Bermondsey area of south-east London, and the home of Millwall Football Club. The Den is adjacent to the South London railway originating at London Bridge, and a quarter-of-a-mile from the Old Den, which it replaced on September 30, 1993.

   3.6 km · football stadium in London, home to Millwall F.C. · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Queen's House

   Queen's House is a former royal residence in the London borough of Greenwich, which presently serves as a public art gallery. It was built between 1616 and 1635 on the grounds of the now demolished Greenwich Palace, a few miles downriver from the City of London.

   300 m · historic house museum in London, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Isle of Dogs

   The Isle of Dogs is a peninsula bounded on three sides by a large meander in the River Thames in East London, England. It includes the Cubitt Town, Millwall and Canary Wharf districts.

   1.6 km · large peninsula in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets · Wikipedia
10. 10
    One Canada Square

    One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It is the third tallest building in the United Kingdom at 770 feet above ground level, and contains 50 floors.

    3.1 km · skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London · Wikipedia

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Getting to Greenwich

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 32 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 39 km · London Stansted (STN), 48 km

Stations

London City Airport, 4.7 km · Port of London, 4.1 km · West Ham station, 5.4 km · Mile End tube station, 5.5 km · Canning Town station, 3.8 km

• London, Essex → Greenwich

  9 km · quickest by road, 41 min · £1–1.5
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• Luton, Luton → Greenwich

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £8–10
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Greenwich

  171 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · £20–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for Greenwich

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Greenwich. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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