About Old Royal Naval College
A cluster of buildings that used to house the Royal Navy's college, but is now partially a public museum, and part used by the local university.
Most famous for the impressive painted hall, where Admiral Nelson lay in state following the Battle of Trafalgar.
There is also a Georgian era church, and on occasions, the tudor bowling alley is open for tours.
Address
Old Royal Naval College,
2 Cutty Sark Gardens,
London,
SE10 9LW
Ticket prices
Prices for the Painted Hall:
- Adult: £15
- Concessions: £8.50
- Universal Credit: £2
- Children: Free
- Royal Navy Serving Personnel & Veterans: Free
There is also a £5 entry to the Painted Hall on the first Sunday of the month when booked in advance.
The chapel and grounds are free to visit.
Prices last checked November 2023
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Link to Old Royal Naval College's website
Opening Hours
The Painted Hall, Chapel and Visitor Centre are open daily, 10am to 5pm.
The grounds are open daily 8am to 11pm.
Opening hours last checked November 2023
Accessibility
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Old Royal Naval College - Latest News
Seen by millions from the outside, but hardly ever from the inside, tickets to climb up inside one of the tall domes at the Old Royal Naval College are now on sale.
Seen by millions from the outside, but hardly ever from the inside, later this summer, the Old Royal Naval College will be taking small groups into their Wren-designed rooftop domes.
A scale model of the moon will be filling the Painted Hall in Greenwich for the next couple of months.
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.
The Painted Hall in Greenwich — often called the UK’s own Sistine Chapel — will be open late on a number of evenings through July and August.
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.
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.
Luke Jerram’s huge glowing earth has returned to Greenwich’s Painted Hall, filling the baroque space with a slowly rotating orb.
It was hugely popular last time, so Luke Jerram’s huge glowing earth is returning to Greenwich’s Painted Hall.
While the Painted Hall will have to remain shut, the rest of the Old Royal Naval College is planning a range of outdoor events to lure people back to Greenwich.
The restored Painted Hall in Greenwich — the UK’s own Sistine Chapel — is starting an offer that sees the first Sunday of every month offer a big discount on the entry fee.
Greenwich’s restored Painted Hall normally charges for entry, but for a couple of weeks, entry will be free in the evenings.
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.
Apart from the park, the observatory and the “replica” sailing ship, Greenwich is home to one of the grandest painted halls in the world.
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.
Spend an evening exploring some of the rarely seen parts of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
One of those quite literally Once-In-A-Lifetime opportunities comes to an end in just three months time.
One of the great wonders of British art, normally high above your head, but now there is a chance to get within touching distance.
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