Family Days Out in Greenwich

Take your next family day out together to Greenwich and discover the centre of time! Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and also the Greenwich Meridian, central to our understanding of time and place in the world. You can learn all about the significance of these measurements at The Royal Observatory the very place where these measurements are taken from and their historical impact upon the science of the day and their effect on us now. Explore an array of amazing exhibits at the Observatory including the UK’s biggest refracting telescope, London’s only public camera obscura, the oldest thing you’ll ever touch (a 4.5 billion year old meteorite!) and so much more. If that’s all beginning to make your head hurt at all then a wander round Greenwich Park is certainly a soothing antidote. With spectacular views across London from the top of the hill and some stunning flower gardens this royal park is well worth a visit. The kids will love the boating lake and there are some great attractions in the children’s play park too. A fantastic combination of brains and beauty, Greenwich is a real winner for family days out.

Recommended family days out in Greenwich

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

	Greenwich such a lovely place for a family day out, with its green lawns sweeping down to the river bank, cute old town and listed buildings, one of which houses this famous seafaring museum. The museum itself contains over two million items. There are always special events and activities...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich, Greenwich

	Home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian line, the Royal Observatory is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the wo...
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The Fan Museum, Greenwich

	The British are renowned for being a nation of collectors. You only need to look at the magazine racks of any newsagents to see the evidence of this. Fans are beautiful, made from exotic materials and often have an intriguing history. Many have ended up here, in the only museum in...
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Biscuit Ceramics Cafe, Greenwich

	At the Biscuit Ceramics Cafe you will have plenty of time to linger over your coffee and delicious home made biscuits because your little ones will all be busy designing and colouring their dishes so they are ready to be fired in the kiln. It helps if they have some idea of what t...
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Disney On Ice, Greenwich

	The fantastic ‘Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic’ will be showing at The 02 concert arena in London, so mark the dates in your diaries for the 20th to 31st of October 2010. Your favourite Disney characters will appear with special guests Woody and Jessie from Toy Story f...
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