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Pro
Massive amount of history in a lovely riverside setting.
Con
Commercial development is starting to threaten the charm of the town
In a nutshell
The Start of TIme
Claudilla Says: Made in the 1990's, is a part in the southern section of the Park, next to the Blackheath entrance.Flowers are blossoming in springtime and I really liked the circular beds of flowers..and perhaps Zeno loved them more. He was very respctful of the flowers and just loved...
Be in the audience of a BBC show - fifth show.
Regina1965 Says: Our fifth show was the next day - and way down in Greenwich. It was called Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD for BBC Radio 4. There were several recordings for that show on other days, but we had applied for the tickets on the 4th of March.So down to Greenwich I went ahead of...
Jim_Eliason Says: This house was built by Queen Anne of Denmark, the wife of James I. hence its name. However Anne died beofre the house was completed and no Queen ever lived here. For most of its life it served as a Royal Navy asylum.
planxty Says: Dominating Greenwich Park is the Royal Observatory, which will be familiar to astronomers the world over. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, it has seen all the great astronomers, and many momentous discoveries. The first Astronomer Royal here was Sir John Flamsteed, although...
planxty Says: It is an extremely rare event for me to write a tip on VT bout something that I have not done myself as I think that somewhat defeats the purpose but in this case I am going to make an exception for reasons I will explain. I submit this for those of you daredevil readers who...
New houses, some of them reconstructed
piosku67 Says: Royal Borough of Greenwich, somewhere in the east London, upon the River Thames, opposite of the airport of London – it turned out a spot where our friends rented a flat and they hosted us for few nights in autumn 2007. If I travelled just to London, and stayed in a hotel, I...
A Free Concert at Trinity College
SurfaceTravel Says: One of the buildings in the Old Royal Naval College is now Trinity College, or the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. It is a music college and on weekends it also hosts music lessons for children. There are frequenty free concerts given to the public on-site or...
Cable Car Ride from North Greenwich to Excel
SurfaceTravel Says: This is a cable car link across the River Thames from North Greenwich right next to the O2 Arena to Victoria Docks on the north side of the river, near to Royal Victoria Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station and the Excel exhibition and convention centre. The cars must be...
Dabs Says: I think the 1st thing that 99% of visitors to Greenwich do is hike up the hill and head to the Royal Observatory and stand with a foot on either side of the Prime Meridian of the world, Longitude Zero (0° 0' 0"), one foot in the eastern hemisphere and one foot in the western...
1 Review and 241 Opinions When walking in the centre I saw there was an Ibis hotel right there. I haven't stayed at this one...
Goddards Pie Shop.: Pie and Mash guv,nor?
planxty Says: Update December 2012.On a recent trip to Greenwich where I had not been for some time, I was dismayed to find that the Goddards shop I mentioned in my original tip was no longer there. However, all was not lost. Walking round the old covered market, I found that they had...
Heap's Sausages: Great location, quaint, friendly, but lacking
SurfaceTravel Says: This shop is primarily a sausage speciality shop, but they also have a small restaurant. We noticed it one morning, looking for a simple place to have an English breakfast, which they were advertising on their board outside. It's a quaint looking place steps from Greenwich...
Britannia2 Says: This is a ticket that offers unlimited travel on First Capital Connect (FCC) train services - this ticket is only available at several Tourist Information Centres (TIC) in the London area and Greenwich is one of these. However purchasers should note that FCC trains do not...
If you can't walk on the water, walk under it!
planxty Says: There are various options for reaching Greenwich, which is on the South side of the river Thames from the North side, which is incidentally where I live. You can drive through the Blackwall or Rotherhithe tunnels, take the Tube, a bus or even the hugely terrifying Air Line...
Olympics: Avoid the Tube; take the Train
SurfaceTravel Says: The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will run from July 27 to August 12 and from August 29 to September 9 respectively. Public and road transport throughout London will most likely be prone to delays, confusion, and severe overcrowding during these times, particularly...
Casbah Records: Rare record collector gold
rockabillyrebel Says: Look out for Casbah Records at the Beehive, just opposite the Cutty Sark DLR. It's packed full of rare records and great CDs. I bought a Black Sabbeth vinyl from this shop for £200 which was valued at £375. Collectable vintage records. £20 upward for a rare collectable.
Greenwich Market.: Touristy with a few bargains.
planxty Says: Not a shop as such but a covered market in a very pleasant old market area.convenient to the tourist attractions of Greenwich, the goods on sale are mostly geared to tourists, but there are a couple of decent book and CD stalls. It's probably not worth specifically visiting,...
grandmaR Says: It is very easy to take a tour boat from Greenwich to the Tower of London, which is what we did. And then you can get a bus or the tube from there pretty easily.This is definitely something on most people's list of things to do. I've been in the past, and so has Bob, so we...
grandmaR Says: I wanted to go down and see the Thames Barrier. I was unsuccessful in doing this. Apparently if I wanted to do it by water I would have to take a sightseeing tour where I couldn't get off to see the Barrier. Or I'd have to go by bus - since that would be in zone 3, I'd have...
kris-t Says: 'In 1730 John Harrison, a self-educated English clockmaker, created a description and drawings for a proposed marine clock to compete for the Longitude Prize. It took Harrison five years to build Harrison Number One or H1. In 1741, after three years of building and two of...
kris-t Says: 'The allegorical theme of the huge and exuberant Lower Hall ceiling is the triumph of Peace and Liberty over Tyrany, and pays due tribute to William and Mary and British maritime power.'Within the oval frame are the four seasons. Beyond the arch in the Upper Hall Queen Anne...
Greenwich is a major tourist destination in London due to its Royal Observatory, from where 'time' is taken, and its Royal Navy connections. Its a fairly easy place to walk around as all its main...
The historic city of Greenwich is the eastern approach to London and one of the area's best tourist destinations. In the 21st century, Greenwich is known as the place from which the world's time is...
Only 20 minutes by mainline train Greenwich is a London village with so much to see and do. There is a sense of escaping London when you arrive at the early Victorian station despite travelling so...
Greenwich - the Prime Meridian of the World
Greenwich is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. Greenwich is about an hour boat ride from downtown...
Green Greenwich, top of the hill, top of the bill
When you are in London, then do consider to spend a day at Greenwich. There is actually so much to see that a day will hardly be enough! The Cutty Sark tea clipper, the view over the city, the...
Build your own Greenwich page
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