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 overlooking Greenwich Park by sue_stone
It is the oldest Royal Park in London.
There are excellent views across the Thames to the Docklands and Canary Wharf.
If you are here in the warmer months make sure you bring your rug and soak up some London sunshine. Leave a Comment
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Going round the Cutty Sark (Tea Clipper) as a child introduced me to tea, adventure and a fantasy world of pirates, exploration, ... a world now filled with Disney .
Cutty Sark is the last remaining Tea Clipper in the world - I didn't know that! - It's fun, romantic and rich in history. A welcome change from the bussle of city life.
Maritime Greenwich is a World Heritage Site - so how can you miss it?
Greenwich Observatory may be stuffed by light pollution but it is still Greenwich Mean Time, and the prime meridian - and the views of the city are great!
Great pubs and atmosphere in this town that was seperate from London before the sprawl of Greater London absorbed it. It started as the Palace for Kings, and its military and navel connections live on. It may be a bit out of the centre - so read about it now!
As well as the above web link, try Greenwich Guide for info, pictures, etc. Leave a Comment Directions: Cutty Sark DLR (docklands railway) Greenwich, South of the River Thames.Website: www.greenwichwhs.org.uk Other Contact: www.multimap.co.uk
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 Greenwich Foot Tunnel - AKA
The Pipe by easyoar
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel is locally known as "The Pipe", and it is not hard to see why as you walk through it. It's a long walk and if you are claustrophobic or nervous of being mugged it probably isn't the thing for you, even though it does have security cameras at points throughout it.
When I went through, the lift was broken at one end, which meant a long flight of stairs. The Tunnel itself is approx 1217 feet long and takes you under the Thames near the Isle of Dogs. It was built to allow workers to cross to the Docks on the Isle of Dogs. The tunnel opened in 1902, is free to walk through and is lined with 200,000 white glazed tiles, you can probably see a fair number of them in my picture here! Leave a Comment Directions: It's a bit of a hike from the Thames Barrier heading away from the Millennium Dome
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 The Cutty Sark by uglyscot
After walking around and seeing all the maritime features, and strolling up to the Greenwich Observatory, it is then time to find the now land-locked Cutty Sark. This was one of the famous tea clippers that carried tea from the Orient to London. Races were undertaken to see which ship could cover the distance first.
This fine ship now sits for all to see.
Since I wrote this tip, there was a fire that caused much damage to the ship. Leave a Comment Directions: Cutty Sark DLR
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The fastest way to get to Greenwich is to take the Tube in Central London to Waterloo Station, where you can take a fast train to Greenwich Station. Alternatively, from Waterloo Tube, take the Docklands Light Rail through the various stations, past Canary Warf and off at Grenwich. Greenwich has been the zero point used in the reckoning of terrestrial longitudes since 1884. At Grenwich there is the From National Maritime Museum which has everything from the dreaded cat-o'-nine-tails used to flog sailors to Nelson's Trafalgar coat complete with bullet hole in the left shoulder clearly visible. You can stand on the zero degree line (yay) then take a walk around the free museum. The view over the docklands is really good from up on the hill (where the Museum is). While you are out this way you can also visit the Cutty Sark - it's a tea thing!! Leave a Comment Directions: Cutty Sark DLR
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On top of the hill in the middle of Greenwich Park sits the Royal Observatory; in the courtyard is a metal strip, the Greenwich Meridian Line, where standing on the line you are in the East and West at the same time.
Fixing the Meridian at Greenwich took shape on the International Meridian Conference. in Washington, DC, in 1884. After this Conference every place on Earth is measured in terms of its angle East or West from this line, just as the Equator divides the North and the South.
The only exception was France abstained from the vote and they continued to use the Paris Meridian for several decades.
By the way, in Hungary the meridian pass through Nagyvárad (today Oradea in Romania) was used as Zero Longitude.
The high point of the visit for many tourist is to take a photo standing one foot on eastern hemisphere, the other on the western hemisphere.
At dusk prime meridian line is lit by laser.
Plan your visit on a weekday, weekends get crowded. Directions: Tube Bakerloo Line to Charing Cross, take the Southeastern trains to Greenwich and get off at the Royal Observatory stop.Website: http://wwp.greenwichmeridian.com/
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 View on the Observatory by Sharon
Its Located high on the hill above Greenwich Royal Park.
The original building "Flamsteed House" was designed by Christopher Wren and was the official government observatory from 1675 until 1948.
Today the Official Observatory (the Astronomer Royal) is based in Cambridge, and the Old one in Greenwich has the collection of clocks, astronomical instruments, and chronometers and its open to the Public for Free Admission.
Open hours: 10:00-17:00 daily;
closed Dec. 24-26
So for all of you who likes this kind of stuff its a must ! Leave a Comment
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The Royal Observatory was founded on 22 June 1675 by King Charles II, and was built specifically to do work which would help to solve the problem of finding longitude - one's exact position east and west - while at sea and out of sight of land. The Royal Astronomer was given a stipend for his work.
Because the observatory was accidentally built just slightly off the prime meridian, the astronomer did most of his obervations in a shed at the bottom of the garden instead of in the actual (more comfortable) observatory.
The Prime Meridian is the line on which all time zones is based. It goes from pole to pole, on the opposite side of the earth from the International Date line.
This is a very important location to sailors and pilots or navigators. GMT is Greenwich Mean Time - sometimes referred to as Zulu time. When you set your GPS (Global Positioning System), it will ask for the number of hours offset from GMT
The observatory was built on the site of on the site of Greenwich Castle, which originally belonged to Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (brother of Henry V) and was often used as a guest house and hunting lodge by Henry VIII. At that time this was the richest part of London.
There is also a planetarium which we didn't visit. Short courses for the whole family, which take place in the Planetarium and Discovery Room (in the South Building) from 10.30 to 12.00 on Sundays. Suitable for age 8+
Greenwich Park which includes the Royal Observatory with the meridian is open daily: 10:00 - 17:00 (10am - 5pm) NOT OPEN 24 / 25 / 26 December. Last admissions 30 minutes before closing. It's free. Leave a Comment Phone: +44 (0)20 8858 4422Directions: There is a shuttle bus available for (Ł1.50 each RT) from the Maritime MuseumWebsite: http://greenwichmeridian.com/
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 Greenwich Observatory by kris-t
The Royal Greenwich Observatory is located in Greenwich and the Prime Meridian passes through the building. Greenwich Mean Time was at one time based on the time observations made at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, before being superseded by Coordinated Universal Time. While Greenwich no longer hosts a working astronomical observatory, a ball still drops daily to mark the exact moment of noon (UTC) 1pm (13:00)(BST), and there is a good museum of astronomical and navigational tools.
The observatory is situated in Greenwich Park, which used to be the grounds of the Royal Palace of Placentia. At the bottom of the park is the National Maritime Museum which also includes the Queen's House, designed by Inigo Jones. It is free to visit all these buildings. Greenwich also features the world's only museum dedicated to fans, the Fan Museum, in a Georgian townhouse at 10–12 Croom's Hill (fee payable). Also on Croom's Hill, on the corner of the junction with Nevada Street is Greenwich Theatre, formerly Crowder's Music Hall. Leave a Comment Phone: 0181-312 6565Directions: Greenwich Park,
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The Greenwich Hospital was founded in 1694 as the Royal Naval Hospital for Seamen.
It is a Royal Charity for the benefit of seafarers and their dependents, with the Secretary of State for Defence acting as the Crown's sole Trustee.
The hospital was established as a residential home for injured sailors, on the model of Les Invalides and the Chelsea Hospital. The charity now funds sheltered housing for former Royal Navy personnel and the Royal Hospital School at Holbrook in Suffolk.
The hospital occupied its prime riverside site on the south bank of the river Thames in Greenwich, London for over 170 years, closing to pensioners in 1869.
It was subsequently occupied by the Royal Naval College until 1998 when the site was opened to the public and the main buildings transferred to academic uses. The principal occupant is now the University of Greenwich. Leave a Comment
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