Captain Woodget character on Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark Characters

Get to know Cutty Sark’s longest serving Captain, as well as all of the other important people from the ships past. Every day this cast of characters are waiting to tell you their stories from the Cutty Sark.

Cutty Sark | Children under 4 go free

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Ted’s Space Adventure

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Watch your kids fall in love with Ted, as they journey with him on an adventure through space in our planetarium. Don't forget to pick up your own Ted from the gift shop on the way home! Get a sneak peak of the show with the 360-degree video above. 

Peter Harrison Planetarium | Under 4s go free

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Toddler running in front of the figureheads

Cutty Sark Ship Mates

Get stuck into songs and sea stories at Ship Mates at Cutty Sark, with a different theme each week. Climb aboard and warm up those voices! 

Cutty Sark | £5 discounted ship entry for adults, free for under 4s

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Play Tuesdays

Bring your under-5s on a different adventure every week! Explore the National Maritime Museum and the collection with your family through song, dance and stories led by early years facilitators.

National Maritime Museum | £4 per child and accompanying adult | Under 6 months free

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What’s On

Discover more family events

Illustration of Ted in a spacesuit in front of the Moon.
Planetarium shows

Ted's Space Adventure
Join Ted the bear on an adventure around the Solar System in this special live planetarium show for under-7s - perfect for little astronauts everywhere!
Weekends and school holidays
Adult £12 | Child £6 | Student £8
Royal Observatory
Two young children pull on ropes that act as part of the rigging for historic ship Cutty Sark
Family fun

Ship Mates
Hop aboard Cutty Sark for sensory sessions for under 5s!
Term-time Wednesdays | 10.30am, 12.00pm & 1.30pm
£5 per adult, under 5s free
Cutty Sark
Sensory Sailors
Family fun

SENsory Sailors

Come along and enjoy this brand new sensory play session for children under 13 years with special educational needs
Once a month on Saturdays | 11am-12.30pm
Free | Pre-booking required
National Maritime Museum
Adults and children enjoying a storytelling session.
Family fun

Play Tuesdays
Bring your under 5 on a different adventure every week! Explore the Museum together through song, dance and stories
Term time Tuesdays | 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm
£4 per child and accompanying adult | Under 6 months free
National Maritime Museum
A man dressed in period sailor costume leads a tour of the National Maritime Museum, with kids and parents following behind
Talks and tours

Character Encounters at the National Maritime Museum
Visit the National Maritime Museum every Saturday to discover a different character from history with their own fascinating story to tell
Every Saturday
Free
National Maritime Museum
A group of four with adults and children participating in a craft.
Family fun

Safe Harbour
Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops created to provide a safe space for foster and adoptive families with children under 13 years
Monthly: Next date 29 March | 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Ticketed | Free
National Maritime Museum
Mistress Babbington character actor at the Queen's House
Family fun

Character Actors at the Queen's House
Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances
Sundays | 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
Free
Queen's House
James Robson the cook, one of the characters you can meet on board Cutty Sark. He wears a flat cap and red scarf, and is pointing at the ship's rigging
Family fun

Cutty Sark Characters
Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail
Weekends and Fri-Mon in school holidays
Included with entry to Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
Children fill out an activity sheet during a visit to the Queen's House in Greenwich. They are sat on the floor, at the centre of an intricate black and white marble pattern
Family fun

Easter activities at the Queen's House
Storytelling and craft workshops are just some of the springtime events taking place at the Queen's House
6 – 20 April 2025 | 11am-4pm
Free | Drop-in
Queen's House
A young boy lifts the lid of a cardboard box during a craft activity at the National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Easter holidays at the National Maritime Museum
Join our range of fun family activities taking place at the National Maritime Museum this Easter
6-20 April 2024 | Activities every day
Free | Drop-in
National Maritime Museum
A view of Mars taken by the ESA Rosetta mission on its flyby past the planet. The deep orange red colour of its surface is broken by dark features on the surface and white polar ice caps at the top and bottom of the globe
Family fun

Out Of This World: Mars
Take a trip to the Red Planet in our Mars-themed family workshop
Tuesday 8 April 2025 | 10.30am - 12 noon
£5 per child
Royal Observatory
Ted the bear is stood on Mars, with a Martian rover behind him.
Family fun

Holiday to Space
Travel across the Solar System and help Ted prepare for a holiday on another world during a planetarium show and interactive workshop for ages 3-6.
10 April 2025 | 10.30am - 12.00pm
£5 per child
Royal Observatory
Photo of two children on board a historic sailing ship next to the ship's wheel looking happy and excited
Family fun

Easter Egg Trail at Cutty Sark
Climb aboard Cutty Sark for an egg-citing adventure this Easter weekend!
Friday 18 – Monday 21 April 2025 | 10am – 4pm
Free Entry
Cutty Sark
A composite image of the moons Io (small and yellow), Deimos (tiny and mishapen), Enceladus (white and covered in cracks) and the Moon (a deep grey and covered in craters) on a black background
Family fun

Out Of This World: Moons
Explore the moons of our solar system in this family workshop
27 May and 28 October 2025 | 10.30am - 12 noon
£5 per child
Royal Observatory