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The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

Greenwich Park, the National Maritime Museum, the Old Royal Naval College and Circus Field will host the London 2012 Olympic Games Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon events in July and August 2012, and the London 2012 Paralympic Games Dressage competitions in September 2012. Find out more.

The Museum is working closely with LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) to minimise the disruption caused to our visitors as a result of the Games activities. This work continues, and so the information given here will be updated and refined on a regular basis. View latest information.

Opening times

The National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory and Queen's House are normally open 10.00–17.00 seven days a week. Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Any closures or changes to times will be posted below. See also times and admissions.

Library opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00–16.45 (until 19.45 on Thursday), and 10.00–13.00 and 14.00–16.45 on Saturday. See Visiting the Library for full information.

Admission costs

Admission is FREE to the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House and the Astronomy Centre at the Royal Observatory. Charges apply for Flamsteed House and the Meridian Courtyard (FREE for Members):

Buy your day ticket or annual pass online and join the fast queue
See times and admission for a full breakdown of the charges
Find out about becoming a Member (free entry to Flamsteed House / Meridian and to planetarium shows, plus discounts in our shops and cafés)

Update: We have now introduced a charge of £2.00 for children aged 6-15 visiting Flamsteed House and the Meridian Courtyard at the Royal Observatory. Family tickets are now priced at £15.00 (2 adults + 2 children) or £8.00 (1 adult + 3 children). The annual pass remains at £10 and includes up to three children. The child Astro ticket price (combined admission + planetarium ticket) also increases by £1. Pre-booked school groups as part of the formal learning programme go free. See times and admission.

Beat the rush at the Royal Observatory

Buy your day ticket or annual pass online and join the fast queue – or become a member and get FREE entry to the Royal Observatory and the Planetarium.

The Royal Observatory can become very busy at weekends after 13.00. We recommend you plan your visit for earlier in the day where possible – the galleries are at their quietest from 10.00–11.30. An early arrival will also give you time to visit the National Maritime Museum and the Queen's House in the afternoon, where there is less congestion at the larger sites.

Please note: there are no cloakroom facilities at the Royal Observatory, so please keep your belongings with you at all times. There is limited capacity for storing buggies which are left at the owner’s risk. See buggy access.

Planetarium

See Planetarium show times for details of current shows and times and to book tickets. All planetarium shows are FREE to Members.

Please note that the Peter Harrison Planetarium will be closed from 3 March for major refurbishment. It will reopen later in the spring providing visitors with a new and improved planetarium experience. Please check back for updates.

Please always remember to allow sufficient time to reach the Planetarium as latecomers cannot be admitted. Walking time from Greenwich Station or Cutty Sark DLR is usually approx 25 mins, or 20 mins from the National Maritime Museum. Pay & display parking is available on Blackheath Avenue.

Closures and site works

Maritime galleries and NMM grounds

The High Arctic exhibition has now closed. The Museum's next major exhibition will be Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames, opening 27 April (bookings are now open). A smaller exhibition Titanic remembered opens in March 2012.

The Children's Gallery is closed for refurbishment until Spring 2012.

The museum entrance from Trafalgar Road has reopened. Primary access to the Museum is through the new main entrance located in the Sammy Ofer Wing, from either King William Walk or Greenwich Park.

Queen's House closures

The Queen's Presence Chamber (Room 554) of the Queen's House will be closed until 13.30 on 8 February.

On 19 February the Orangery, Art of the Van de Veldes gallery and the South-West Parlour (where the The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 by J M W Turner hangs) will close at 12.00.

Membership Room

The Membership Room has now been relocated to the Queen's House Cabinet Rooms. The Membership Room will be closed on the following days:
No closures are planned.

Work on Blackheath Gate, Greenwich Park

Work will take place 6 February–2 April on the gates opening from Greenwich Park onto Blackheath. During this period there will be a one-way vehicle route through the Park: in through Blackheath Gate and out from St. Mary's Gate. There will be no exit for vehicles via Blackheath Gate.

Travel and transport

The Museum's three sites can all be reached by a number of different forms of transport.

DLR

See details of planned works on DLR website for full details of all forthcoming disruptions and alternative transport. The next phase of upgrade work includes construction of the Stratford International extension and may cause disruption to services.

Southeastern trains engineering work

See details of planned engineering work which may affect Southeastern train services.

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