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Plan your visit
To help you understand what we have on offer for your group, take a look at the table below to see how long we recommend you spend doing each activity, how many people each activity can accommodate, and how long it takes to walk between our sites.
Our Travel Trade and Groups team is on hand to help you plan the best visit possible. Whether you'd like recommendations for what to do, help with planning your itinerary, or anything else, please get in touch with us at traveltrade@rmg.co.uk.
Activity details
Please see the table below for the length of each activity and capacity per session. Due to the nature of our sites, we limit the capacity of our tours for the comfort and enjoyment of our groups and other visitors. However, we can run multiple tours at once, or back to back, for larger groups, so no one misses out.
Activity | Recommended time* | Capacity per session** |
Cutty Sark self-guided visit with audio guide | 1 hour | n/a |
Cutty Sark Tea Tour | 1 hour | 25 |
Cutty Sark Highlights Tour | 45 minutes | 25 |
Cutty Sark Afternoon Tea | 1 hour | 48 |
National Maritime Museum self-guided visit | n/a | n/a |
National Maritime Museum guided tour | 1 hour | 25 |
The Queen's House self-guided visit | n/a | n/a |
The Queen's House guided tour | 1 hour | 25 |
Royal Observatory self-guided tour with audio guide | 1 hour 30 minutes | n/a |
* Recommend times are a guideline only. Timings can be adjusted based on your group's requirements.
** Due to the nature of our sites, large groups may be divided into smaller groups for the enjoyment of their visit.
Distance between sites
All our sites are within easy walking distance of each other in Maritime Greenwich. Please see the table below for estimated walking times between each site. These are only estimates, so walking times may vary depending on your group.
From → | Cutty Sark | National Maritime Museum | The Queen's House | Royal Observatory |
To ↓ | ||||
Cutty Sark | x | 10 minutes | 12 minutes | 15 minutes |
National Maritime Museum | 10 minutes | x | 2 minutes | 8 minutes |
The Queen's House | 12 minutes | 2 minutes | x | 10 minutes |
Royal Observatory | 15 minutes | 8 minutes | 10 minutes | x |
The Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium are at the top of a steep hill in Greenwich Park, so please bear this in mind when planning your visit.
Catering
Catering facilities for groups are available at the National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark.
The Cutty Sark café is located beneath the hull of the ship and makes a delightful location for groups to enjoy Afternoon Tea under the world's sole surviving tea clipper. The Cutty Sark café can accommodate up to 48 people at once for Afternoon Tea.
Alternatively, the Parkside Terrace at the National Maritime Museum offers set meals and cream teas for groups. Overlooking the beautiful grounds of Greenwich Royal Park, the Parkside Terrace can accommodate groups of up to 40 people at once.
Accessibility
All Royal Museums Greenwich sites have accessible toilets, and our cafés and gift shops are wheelchair-accessible.
Due to the age of some of our buildings, certain sections of our attractions have limited step-free access.
Read our accessibility information to learn more about step-free access at each of our unique venues and more detailed guidance about accessibility for a range of needs.
Half Day Sample Itinerary
From | To | |
Board a sightseeing cruise to Embankment or Westminster | 09:30 | |
Arrival at Greenwich Pier | 10:30 | |
Walk to Cutty Sark | 10:30 | 10:35 |
Visit to Cutty Sark | 10:35 | 11:35 |
Walk to Royal Observatory | 11:35 | 11:50 |
Visit to Royal Observatory | 11:50 | 13:20 |
Return by private coach or public transport | 13:30 |
Full Day Sample Itinerary
From | To | |
Arrival in Greenwich by coach or public transport | 10:00 | |
Visit to the Royal Observatory | 10:00 | 11:30 |
Walk to the National Maritime Museum | 11:30 | 11:40 |
Visit to the National Maritime Museum | 11:40 | 12:40 |
Lunch at the National Maritime Museum Terrace Café | 12:40 | 14:00 |
Walk to The Queen's House | 14:00 | 14:05 |
Visit to The Queen's House | 14:05 | 15:05 |
Walk to Cutty Sark | 15:05 | 15:20 |
Visit to Cutty Sark | 15:20 | 16:20 |
Walk to Greenwich Pier | 16:20 | 16:30 |
Board a sightseeing cruise to Embankment or Westminster | 16:30 | |
Arrival at Embankment or Westminster | 17:30 |