Royal Museums Greenwich has so much to offer; there really is something for everyone. 
 
Whether you are bringing a school group, first-time international tourists, or your local WI group, you can guarantee your party a memorable day out.

Plan your visit

Once you have decided what you want to do, look at our useful table below to see how long we recommend you spend doing each activity, how many people each activity can accommodate at once and how long it takes to walk between sites. This will help you understand what is possible for your group.

Our Travel Trade and groups team is on hand to help you plan the best visit possible, so whether you would 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 information below about the length of each activity and the 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 guide only. Timings can be adjusted based on your group and operational requirements.

** Due to the nature of our sites, large groups will be divided in smaller groups for the enjoyment of their visit.

Distance between sites

All of our sites are within easy walking distance of each other in Maritime Greenwich. Please see our table below for estimated walking times between each site. These are only estimated so walking times may vary depending on the fitness of 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 are available at the National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark for groups.

The Cutty Sark cafe is located under the hull of the ship, and makes a delightful location for groups to enjoy Afternoon Tea, underneath 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.

Find out more about catering

Accessibility

All Royal Museums Greenwich sites have accessible toilets, and our cafés and gift shops are wheelchair-accessible.

Due to the nature of our sites, there is limited step-free access to certain sections of our sites.

Read our accessibility information to find out more about step-free access at each of our unique venues, and more detailed guidance about accessibility for a range of needs.