Getting to your event

By sailing to Greenwich, the transport to the event becomes part of the event, with the chance to take in the scenery and enjoy the onboard bar! Whether your guests arrive by public boat, or you decide to host a drinks reception on a chartered boat, your guests can savour a glass of something as they sail down the Thames to us.  

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers 

The fastest and most frequent river transport services, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers departs from all major London piers every 20 minutes. Your journey time is 45 minutes from London Eye Pier, 25 minutes from London Bridge Pier or 20 minutes from Tower Pier. With windows on all sides, a bar at the back serving food and drinks, and a back deck that allows for those wanting fresh air, this is the most popular option for our clients. You can also privately hire these usually public boats for speedy, exclusive service. 

Plan your journey 

Accessibility 

Greenwich Pier has installed Europe's first Ramp Rider, greatly improving access for wheelchair users getting on and off boats at low tide.  

Thames Luxury Charters provide an exciting yet elegant service. Offering a range of services and entertainment across their fleet of quirky boats that include the Dixie Queen with a capacity of up to 620 guests, you can make your journey to your event at Royal Museums Greenwich as bespoke as the event itself.

Woods Silver Fleet offer the ultimate luxury. Highly sought after for their hospitality and opulent yacht interior, this fleet has been chartered for film stars, British Royalty and the like for decades. Their largest boat, the Silver Sturgeon offers room for up to 550 guests with a luxurious interior and open air top and back decks. 

The Thames Path is a long distance walking route that follows the course of the river through London. At Greenwich, the path runs along the north bank, but the Greenwich Foot Tunnel allows visitors to reach the south bank, emerging right outside Cutty Sark. This foot tunnel also provides walking routes from Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs. 

If you're coming from the south, you can stop for a browse in one of the shops in Blackheath Village before heading across the Blackheath Common and into Greenwich Park where the Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium are located. The park offers views across London from the Wolfe Statue and over 5000 acres of historic parkland to explore. 

All our sites are easily walked between in under 10 minutes, which is why we're proud to be the only collection of historic venues where you can hire multiple venues to move from day to evening, or for larger events spread your guests across Greenwich. 

Greenwich is ideally located on the National Cycle Network. It can be reached by traffic-free routes that run through parks and alongside the rivers Thames, Lea and Ravensbourne.

Free London cycle guides illustrating routes can be ordered online from Transport for London. For further information on National Cycle Routes, visit the Sustrans website.

Cycle racks are provided in the National Maritime Museum car park in Park Row if you are attending an event at the National Maritime Museum or Queen's House; there is a cycle rack at the head of Cutty Sark for events here; and there are cycle paths in Greenwich Park for access to the Royal Observatory.

Please note that for Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium events, Greenwich Park will be closed when you leave and you will not be able to cycle out of the park directly. You will be escorted to St Mary's Gate at the bottom of the hill in our mini-buses. 

Bicycles are parked, stored and left at your risk. We do not accept liability for any loss, destruction, damage or theft and recommend that you purchase a good quality 'D'-lock.

The nearest station is Cutty Sark, a two minute walk from Cutty Sark or a 5 minute walk from the National Maritime Museum and Queen's House. Direct services run from Bank, Canary Wharf, Lewisham and Stratford and easy connections are available from Tower Gateway, Beckton and London City Airport. You can easily change for the Jubilee or Elizabeth Lines within a handful of stops. Services run on the DLR until past midnight every day. 

Time to/from Bank - 20 minutes

Time to/from Lewisham - 7 minutes

Time to/from Stratford - 24 minutes

Time to/from Canary Wharf - 9 minutes

Accessibility 

Cutty Sark DLR station has step-free access. 

Check the TFL website for accessibility information about buses to and from Greenwich, plus information on special services such as Dial-a-Ride and Taxicard. 

If you have specific questions around access to Royal Museums Greenwich, please email the events team. 

The nearest rail stations are Greenwich (also a DLR station) and Maze Hill. Direct trains run to these stations from London Cannon Street and London Bridge.

Maze Hill Station, Zone 3 (SE10 9XG)

Operates Southeastern and Thameslink services

Time to/from London Bridge - 14 minutes

Time to/from London Blackfriars - 22 minutes

Time to/from London Cannon Street - 19 minutes

Time to/from London St Pancras (for domestic and international services) - 29 minutes

Time to/from Abbey Wood (for Elizabeth Line) - 16 minutes

Time to/from Dartford - 27 minutes

Greenwich Station, Zone 2/3 (SE10 8JQ)

Operates on same line as Maze Hill. 

Greenwich and Maze Hill rail station platforms have step-free access via ramp, lifts or underpass. The ticket offices and car parks at these stations are also step free. 

Bus services to Greenwich 

The following buses stop near the National Maritime Museum and the Queen's House: 129, 177, 180, 188, 286, 386 and N1. 

The following buses stop near Cutty Sark: 129, 177, 180, 188, 199 and 386. 

The following buses stop near the Royal Observatory Greenwich and Peter Harrison Planetarium: 53, 54, 202 and 380. 

53 - Plumstead through to Lambeth 

54 - Woolwich through to Elmers End

129 - North Greenwich through to Lewisham Shopping Centre

177 - Thamesmead through to Peckham 

180 - North Greenwich through to Erith

188 - North Greenwich through to Tottenham Court Road

199 - Catford Bus Garage through to Canada Water

202 - Blackheath through to Crystal Palace

286 - Greenwich Cutty Sark through to Queen Mary's Hospital

380 - Belmarsh through to Lewisham

386 - Blackheath through to Woolwich

N1 - Thamesmead through to Tottenham Court Road 

Our closest tube station are North Greenwich or Canary Wharf.

North Greenwich, by the O2, runs on the Jubilee line. You can choose to get a bus (15 minutes), a taxi (10 minutes) or walk (30 minutes) from North Greenwich to our sites. 

Canary Wharf offers access to the Jubilee and Elizabeth Lines. You can access Canary Wharf via the DLR route from Cutty Sark DLR.

There are multiple coach drop off or parking points dotted around Greenwich.

For National Maritime Museum, Queen's House or Cutty Sark head to: 

Stockwell Street, opposite St Alfege Church, provides coach drop off - waiting time limit of 20 minutes - 5-10 minute walk to our sites

Park Row car park (SE10 9HL) has 2 paid for coach parking spaces. 

There is free coach parking on Norman Road SE10.

For Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium head to:

Please use the parking for coaches on Charlton Way near Blackheath Gate (SE10 8QY).

Please note you should not drive coaches into the Greenwich Park car park and all drop offs should take place outside the park. 

For Cutty Sark, the postcode is SE10 9HT.

Nearest car park is: Cutty Sark Gardens Car Park, SE10 9HT.

For National Maritime Museum and Queen's House, the postcode is SE10 9NF.

Nearest car park is: Park Row Car Park SE10 9HL

For Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium, the postcode is SE10 8XJ.

Nearest car park is: Greenwich Park Car Park SE10 8XJ (closes at dusk in line with Greenwich Park opening times). Late night parking available at Park Row Car Park SE10 9HL or Cutty Sark Garden Car Park SE10 9HT. 

Please ensure that you pay and display at all the above car parks; attending an event at one of our sites does not provide you with free parking. Please look at the timings of the car park; we will not be able to let you out of these car parks once they are closed to the public. 

There are a number of other car parks in Greenwich close to all our sites: find a list of Council car parks and locations here.

There is a secure car park at the National Maritime Museum which is open to our daily visitors during weekends, bank holidays and school holidays. 

• Opening hours: weekends, bank holidays and school holidays from 10am-5pm. Limited availability during working week
• Charge: from £12 for the day
• Location: The car park is located on Park Row (post code SE10 9NG)
• Additional parking spaces may be available on arrival (subject to availability)
• The car park closes promptly after sites close at 17:00

As the majority of events we host are held after this car park has closed in accordance with our license and residential agreements, we are unable to offer parking as standard for our events within this car park. Up to 5 spaces can be made available per event; please speak to your event manager for more information on this option. To book any car parking spaces, please book via your event manager. 

There are numerous charging points for electric vehicles in close proximity to our venues, including a BP Pulse (Chargepoint | bp pulse) charging point in our National Maritime Museum car park (available at weekends and bank holidays only).

Zap Map (Map of electric charging points for electric cars UK: Zapmap (zap-map.com) is a useful resource for finding locations of all nearby charging points. 

For Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum and Queen's House

Please take the exit at Junction 27 for M11 towards London and follow signs for A12 Blackwall Tunnel. Once you have passed through the tunnel, exit the A102 onto the A206 and follow sign-posts for Greenwich. Continue along this road for Park Row Car Park on your right hand side after about 1 mile. Follow on and head round on the one way system through Maritime Greenwich to reach Cutty Sark Gardens car park. 

For Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium

Please take the exit at Junction 27 for M11 towards London and follow signs for A12 Blackwall Tunnel. Once you have passed through the tunnel, exit the A102 and take the A2203 exit towards Greenwich. Exit the roundabout onto Blackwall Lane A2203, turn left onto Woolwich Road and turn right onto Vanbrugh Hill. Use the left lane to stay on Maze Hill and turn right onto Charlton Way which subsequently becomes Blackheath Avenue. 

For Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum and Queen's House

Please take the exit at Junction 2 for A2 towards London. Head for the Blackwall Tunnel on the A2. Before reaching the Blackwall Tunnel, exit onto the A206 and follow sign-posts for Greenwich. Continue along this road for Park Row Car Park on your right hand side after about 1 mile. Follow on and head round on the one way system through Maritime Greenwich to reach Cutty Sark Gardens car park. 

For Royal Observatory and Peter Harrison Planetarium

Please take the exit at Junction 2 for A2 towards London. Head for the Blackwall tunnel on the A2. Take the A2 slip road to Central London/Peckham/Greenwich and at the roundabout take the third exit on Shooters Hill Road/A207. Turn left on to Old Dover Road/B211, and again turn left onto Stratheden Road/B210. Turn right onto Vanbrugh Park/B210 and continue straight onto Blackheath Avenue. 

Greenwich Pier has installed Europe's first Ramp Rider, greatly improving access for wheelchair users getting on and off boats at low tide.  

Cutty Sark DLR station has step-free access. Greenwich and Maze Hill rail station platforms have step-free access via ramp, lifts or underpass. The ticket offices and car parks at these stations are also step free. 

Check the TFL website for accessibility information about buses to and from Greenwich, plus information on special services such as Dial-a-Ride and Taxicard. 

We can offer accessible vehicular access to the front of all our sites and have five accessible parking bays for disabled visitors in our car park at Park Row (SE10 9NG). Please pre-book via your event manager to confirm availability.

If you have specific questions around access to Royal Museums Greenwich, please email the events team.