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Greenwich

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Whimsical Warnings: The Royal Parks asks Sir Quentin Blake to help improve park etiquette
Whimsical Warnings: The Royal Parks asks Sir Quentin Blake to help improve park etiquette

Whimsical Warnings: The Royal Parks asks Sir Quentin Blake to help improve park etiquette

Cartoons drawn by the world-famous illustrator Sir Quentin Blake will be popping up across the Royal Parks in London this year as public information signs.

Feb
22
Go on a tour of a church crypt in Greenwich
Go on a tour of a church crypt in Greenwich

Go on a tour of a church crypt in Greenwich

If you fancy an evening spent wandering the brick-lined vaults of the dead, then there's a chance this summer with tours of the crypt underneath St Alfege church in Greenwich town centre.

Jun
14
2023
London’s Alleys: Pigsty Alley, SE10
London’s Alleys: Pigsty Alley, SE10

London’s Alleys: Pigsty Alley, SE10

This is a very narrow and steep alley in the side streets of Greenwich, which was longer and steeper than it is today.

Feb
20
2023
Exhibition looks at the life of the surgeon who tended to Admiral Nelson
Exhibition looks at the life of the surgeon who tended to Admiral Nelson

Exhibition looks at the life of the surgeon who tended to Admiral Nelson

The life of the surgeon who tended to Admiral Nelson as he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar will be the topic of a new exhibition opening next week at the Greenwich Visitor Centre.

Oct
27
2022
Rare opportunity to see conservation in action in Greenwich’s ORNC Chapel
Rare opportunity to see conservation in action in Greenwich’s ORNC Chapel

Rare opportunity to see conservation in action in Greenwich’s ORNC Chapel

The Chapel in Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College contains the last major painting by Benjamin West to survive in its original location, and this summer, the public will be able to watch a restoration project on the massive altar painting.

May
03
2022
Cruise ships are returning to London in 2022
Cruise ships are returning to London in 2022

Cruise ships are returning to London in 2022

The cruise ships are returning to London, disgorging tourists, and for us Londoners, a chance to see big boats up close.

Apr
05
2022
Tickets Alert: Tours of St Alfege Greenwich’s church crypt
Tickets Alert: Tours of St Alfege Greenwich’s church crypt

Tickets Alert: Tours of St Alfege Greenwich’s church crypt

Sitting in the heart of Greenwich town centre is the imposing St Alfege Church, and they've started offering semi-regular tours of the crypt underneath the church.

Mar
29
2022
A chance to climb up the Cutty Sark sailing masts
A chance to climb up the Cutty Sark sailing masts

A chance to climb up the Cutty Sark sailing masts

For the first time since it arrived in Greenwich back in 1954, visitors to the Cutty Sark will be able to climb up the ship's mask rigging and see the sights from up high.

Jan
26
2022
Greenwich’s Advent Windows returns for December
Greenwich’s Advent Windows returns for December

Greenwich’s Advent Windows returns for December

Throughout December, a range of windows in shops, offices and homes will be lit up with displays -- a town-centre sized Advent Calendar.

Nov
29
2021
Greenwich’s “Nelson Room” is being restored
Greenwich’s “Nelson Room” is being restored

Greenwich’s “Nelson Room” is being restored

A small but important room off the side of Greenwich's famous Painted Hall that most people don't notice is there is about to become much more noticeable.

Nov
19
2021
Viewing gallery at top of Greenwich’s clock tower could reopen to the public
Viewing gallery at top of Greenwich’s clock tower could reopen to the public

Viewing gallery at top of Greenwich’s clock tower could reopen to the public

The tall clock tower in the centre of Greenwich which has been closed to the public for decades could reopen once more, as part of plans to refurbish the rest of the building.

Nov
15
2021
There’s a statue of a dead parrot in Greenwich
There’s a statue of a dead parrot in Greenwich

There’s a statue of a dead parrot in Greenwich

Thousands of people walk past it, but hardly any will ever notice that they just walked past the statue of a dead parrot.

Nov
05
2021
Book Review – Royal Greenwich: A History in Kings and Queens
Book Review – Royal Greenwich: A History in Kings and Queens

Book Review – Royal Greenwich: A History in Kings and Queens

A new book takes an unusual look at how the history of the various palaces and buildings in Greenwich Park have been affected over the centuries by the attentions and inattentions of monarchs.

Apr
02
2021
London’s Pocket Parks: St Alfege Park, SE10
London’s Pocket Parks: St Alfege Park, SE10

London’s Pocket Parks: St Alfege Park, SE10

Greenwich is famous for its Royal Park, but right in the town centre is another park, hidden behind the church and surrounded by high walls.

Mar
03
2021

Greenwich’s advent windows returns this year

With so many indoor events cancelled, here's one that's entirely outdoors - a wander around Greenwich looking at advent windows.

Dec
01
2020
Tickets Alert: Fires, bells and spinning wheels
Tickets Alert: Fires, bells and spinning wheels

Tickets Alert: Fires, bells and spinning wheels

Tickets for three art installations for the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival are released at lunchtime today.

Aug
06
2020
See the three Armada Portraits together for the first time
See the three Armada Portraits together for the first time

See the three Armada Portraits together for the first time

There is a painting of Queen Elizabeth that's so well known, so famous, so literally iconic -- that it can be a surprise to learn that it exists in real life.

Mar
04
2020
Greenwich to get a full house of Queens
Greenwich to get a full house of Queens

Greenwich to get a full house of Queens

For the first time ever, three famous paintings of Queen Elizabeth I, the Armada Portraits, are going on display together in the same place, at Queen's House in Greenwich.

Nov
15
2019
Admire the “Wedgwood chapel” in Greenwich
Admire the “Wedgwood chapel” in Greenwich

Admire the “Wedgwood chapel” in Greenwich

Behind a gray stone facade and up some plain steps can be found a riot of blue and gold -- the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College.

Sep
04
2019
Visit Greenwich’s Painted Hall
Visit Greenwich’s Painted Hall

Visit Greenwich’s Painted Hall

Apart from the park, the observatory and the "replica" sailing ship, Greenwich is home to one of the grandest painted halls in the world.

Aug
21
2019
See a green man parade through Deptford and Greenwich
See a green man parade through Deptford and Greenwich

See a green man parade through Deptford and Greenwich

On May Day -- aka, Wed 1st May -- a tall green man will walk around parts of South London.

Apr
26
2019
The UK’s “Sistine Chapel” – Greenwich’s Painted Hall to reopen in March
The UK’s “Sistine Chapel” – Greenwich’s Painted Hall to reopen in March

The UK’s “Sistine Chapel” – Greenwich’s Painted Hall to reopen in March

After two years of being hidden from view under mountains of scaffolding, Greenwich's magnificent Painted Hall is to reopen to the public in March.

Jan
18
2019
The Fan Museum, Greenwich
The Fan Museum, Greenwich

The Fan Museum, Greenwich

Some of the best museums can be the smallest, the one's devoted to a single topic that few would otherwise think to collect.

Nov
19
2018
London’s Alleys: St Alfege Passage, SE10
London’s Alleys: St Alfege Passage, SE10

London’s Alleys: St Alfege Passage, SE10

Next to St Alfege's church in Greenwich is a passage, not surprisingly named after the church, but that's a relatively recent name for a much older path.

Nov
19
2018