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Maritime Greenwich

 
Maritime Greenwich Millennium plaque

 

 

Maritime Greenwich, recognised as a World Heritage Site, boasts the following:

  • Greenwich Royal Park, dating from 1433, remodelled in 1660s, and still retaining many features from that date
  • Royal Observatory, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and the home of the Prime Meridian – the place from which the world measures time
  • Stunning river-front architecture of the Old Royal Naval College, close to the elegant Inigo Jones-designed Queen's House, and National Maritime Museum
  • Cutty Sark in dry dock
  • Town centre containing late Georgian shops, popular arts/crafts market (operating as a market since 1730s) and riverside pubs
  • Church dedicated to St Alfege, murdered in Greenwich in 1012
  • World’s only fan museum dedicated to the history and art of fan-making
  • Tavern and chop-house of 17th century coaching inn - still a popular restaurant.
To order a tour pack for this Millennium Heritage Trail, please contact the Tourist Information Centre on the number given.

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