March 2013

Cutty Sark hosts special family events and activities throughout the year. Activities are free with entry unless otherwise stated. Please visit our website for more information: www.rmg.co.uk/visit/events

Highlights this month include:

• An Easter egg hunt aboard Cutty Sark
• Weird and wonderful family workshops weekend celebrating National Science Week

Cutty Sark Easter family holiday fun

29 March–1 April 2013

Join us on an epic Easter egg hunt around Cutty Sark and see if you can find all the eggs.

Easter egg hunt

Cutty Sark’s chickens have been laying their eggs in some strange places…how many can you spot around the ship?

Dates: 29 March–1 April 2013
Times: Throughout day, 10.00–17.00
Venue: Cutty Sark, around the ship
Ages: Suitable for all ages
Admission: Free with entry

Cutty Sark family fun weekend: National Science Week!

Saturday 2 –Sunday 3 March 2013

It is National Science Week this month. Come celebrate and discover weird and wonderful scientific secrets at Cutty Sark.

Cutty Sark family fun weekend: Science

Come and discover the science and skills of sailing with our riggers, and meet Cutty Sark’s conservation team to uncover weird facts and scientific secrets about the ship.

Dates: 2 March 2013
Times: Throughout day, 10.00–17.00
Venue: Cutty Sark, Sammy Ofer Gallery and Main Deck
Ages: Suitable for all ages
Admission: Free with entry

Cutty Sark family fun weekend: Haul away!

Design, build and experiment with pulleys in this interactive family workshop. Who can move the most cargo?

Dates: 2–3 March 2013
Times: 11.00–13.00, 14.00–16.00
Venue: Cutty Sark, Sammy Ofer Gallery
Ages: Suitable for all ages
Admission: Free with entry

Cutty Sark family fun weekend: Ahoy Captain!

Meet Captain Woodget, Cutty Sark’s most daring master, and learn about life on board the fastest clipper ship.

Dates: 3 March 2013
Times: 11.00, 12.00, 13.30, 14.30
Venue: Cutty Sark, Main Deck
Ages: Suitable for all ages
Admission: Free with entry

General Information

Cutty Sark reopened to the public in April 2012, marking a new chapter in the extraordinary life of the last surviving tea clipper and one of the world’s most famous ships. Visitors to Cutty Sark can venture aboard and beneath the beautiful three-masted clipper: walk along the decks in the footsteps of the merchant seamen who sailed her over a century ago; explore the hold where precious cargo was stored on epic voyages; and even walk underneath the 963-tonne ship in the dry berth below to view the elegant lines of her hull.

Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory Greenwich and Queen’s House operate under the banner of Royal Museums Greenwich.

Cutty Sark is open 10.00–17.00, Monday–Sunday (subject to change please see website for details www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark).

Admission to Cutty Sark is £12 for adults (£9.50 concessions) and £6.50 for children aged 5–15. Family tickets are priced at £20 (1 adult and 2 children) or £29 (2 adults and up to 2 children).

Bundled tickets are available with other Royal Museums Greenwich attractions. Royal Museums Greenwich Members receive free entry to Cutty Sark among their membership benefits. Admission to Cutty Sark is by ticket, available online, by telephone or in person on the day. Due to high demand tickets may be unavailable on the day to those who have not purchased their ticket in advance. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark or by calling the bookings line on 020 8312 6608.

Cutty Sark is located a short walk from the Cutty Sark DLR, and Maze Hill and Greenwich train stations. The closest tube stations are North Greenwich (to change to local buses) and Canary Wharf (to change to DLR), both on the Jubilee line.

For details on National Maritime Museum, Queen’s House and Royal Observatory Greenwich opening hours and admission visit the website www.rmg.co.uk.

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