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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: £22 | Child: £11 Members go free
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    National Maritime Museum Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended
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    Queen's House Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Free entry Booking recommended
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    Royal Observatory Open daily 10am-5pm until 2 November Last entry 4pm Adult: £24 | Child: £12 Members go free
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    Astronomers Take Over This brand-new interactive gallery gives curious minds aged 4 to 104 the space to play, learn and explore!
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    October half term at the Royal Observatory Come along for astronomy talks, spooky tours for Halloween and more
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    Diwali at the National Maritime Museum Lantern parades, dance performances and rangoli workshops: celebrate the Festival of Lights in Greenwich
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    ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 winners Take a look at the winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition
    Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece? J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
    Dog that dived to the bottom of the ocean surfaces at the National Maritime Museum A toy that journeyed to the very bottom of the ocean has been donated to the National Maritime Museum.
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    Caird Library Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum
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Learning resource
Drake's Circumnavigation GCSE Resources
This resource has been created for teachers and students preparing for the 2024 Historic Environment paper. It could also be used by those studying Tudor England as an enquiry into Drake and the significance of his circumnavigation. 
Learning resource
Legacies of Transatlantic Slavery - Video Resource
How have the legacies of Transatlantic Enslavement shaped the world around us? How do people respond to this today? In this series of videos we interviewed people to share their perspectives
Story topic
Queens of the Queen’s House
Find out who the Queen's House was built for, and learn more about the female rulers who left their mark on Greenwich's royal villa
Blog post
Night sky highlights - July 2026
This month Earth reaches its farthest point from the Sun, we look for a lunar crater named by the Artemis II crew, and a morning star cluster heralds in Matariki, the Māori new year.
Practitioner in Residence: Paddy Hartley
Learn more about the textile artist and ceramicist's work while practitioner in residence at Royal Museums Greenwich between 2016-2017
Story topic
The ships of the Windrush generation
The Empire Windrush wasn't the only ship to carry Caribbean passengers to the UK. Find out more about the vessels and people that helped to shape modern Britain
Press release
Royal Observatory Greenwich to livestream 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse
The eclipse on 12 August will be the largest in the UK since 1999, with over 90% of the Sun obscured by the Moon.
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Inside the megaship: on board one of the world's biggest container ships
What is it like to sail on one of the giants of global trade? Artist and researcher Zoe Childerley journeyed aboard HMM Southampton to find out
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Summer holidays at the Royal Observatory
Live science demonstrations, a brand-new epic sculpture and fascinating talks are just some of the activities at the Royal Observatory this summer
Event
Cutty Sark relaxed opening
Explore the famous tea clipper in a calmer, more relaxed environment
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