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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Activity code: ROGA
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Highlights Inclusions Description Schedule Additional Information
duration
durationapprox. 90 minutes
location
locationBlackheath Avenue, Greenwich, London SE10 8XJ
e ticket
e ticketaccepted

Highlights

  • Admission to the Royal Observatory
  • Visit the Home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Museum of Time and Astronomy
  • See the Octagon Room, design by Sir Christopher Wren 

  • Download the interactive audio-guides on your smartphone using the Smartify App

Inclusions

What's Included:


  • Admission to Royal Observatory
  • Audio guide

What's Excluded:


  • Planetarium Shows
  • Transport
  • Food and drinks

Description

The Royal Observatory in London’s Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the famous Prime Meridian of the World - 0° 0’ 0”! Built for the purpose of finding longitude at sea, architect Sir Christopher Wren’s Royal Observatory is also a museum of time and astronomy. Check out the early Tompion clocks and displays on navigation at sea that show how Britain led the world in global exploration and trade. Greenwich was endorsed by international agreement in 1884 as the Prime Meridian of the world, and you will be able to stand astride the very line that separates East and West!

Pay a visit to the Royal Observatory and see how the Astronomers Royal used to live and work inside Flamsteed House, the building first erected on this site. The Astronomy Centre lets visitors try their hand at being an astronomer and touch a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite!

Visitors will be able to see:    
Meridian Line/courtyard
Camera Obscura 
Meridian Building, including 3 telescope transit rooms 
Time for Society gallery
Great Equatorial Telescope
Shepherds Gate Clock
Flamsteed House
Dropping of the Time Ball
Time for the Navy Gallery

Schedule

Days of Operation: Daily

Address: Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich, London SE10 8XJ

Additional Information

  • A valid student card may be requested on arrival if a student ticket has been purchased.
  • Exclusive Early Access tour is in English only and for over 18s only.
  • Once Exclusive Early Access tickets have been purchased, they cannot be cancelled or amended. 
  • Audio guide available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Korean, Cantonese and Mandarin
  • You will receive an e-ticket for this activity.