Come along and be inspired by world-class exhibitions and events at the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Cutty Sark and the Queen's House. There's plenty to choose from for all the family - search below by museum, date or event type for something that floats your boat!
Don't miss
Planetarium shows
Date:
Weekdays: 2.45pm | Weekends and holidays: 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm
Location:
Royal Observatory
Talks & Courses
Date:
21 June | 11am- 12.30pm
Location:
National Maritime Museum
What's on
21 August 2018
Family fun
Explore the accounts of bravery, care and comradery in the Forgotten Fighters gallery with stories for our...
Times: 21 August, 10.30 | 11.30 | 13.00 | 14.00
Location:
Learning space
22 August 2018
Daytime
Bring your little sailors along for songs, stories and playtime.
Times: Weds in term-time | 10–11.30am, 1.20-2.50pm
Location:
Cutty Sark
Family fun
Learn about sailor knots and design your own macrame objects in this artist-led workshop.
Times: 22 & 23 August | 11.30am - 1.30pm and 2pm - 4pm
Location:
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark Theatre, Evenings & Lates
Alan Carr and Rob Beckett perform brand new works-in-progress aboard Cutty Sark.
Times: 22 Aug - 29 Sep | Doors open 7pm | Show start 7.45pm
Location:
Cutty Sark
23 August 2018
Family fun
Discover objects from maritime history as we bring the handling collection out into the galleries.
Times: Thursdays 26 July - 30 August | 11.00 - 13.00 | 14.00 - 16.00
Location:
National Maritime Museum
Daytime
A day of remembrance, reflection and response to the transatlantic slave trade.
Times: 23 August | 11am-4:30pm
Location:
National Maritime Museum
Daytime
Explore the brand new telescope facility at the Royal Observatory and see some of the spectacular images...
Times: 22, 23 August | 12.45pm, 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3pm, 3.45pm
Location:
Royal Observatory
25 August 2018
Family fun, Daytime
Join an exciting performance and journey bringing maritime history to life.
Times: Saturdays | 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00
Location:
National Maritime Museum
Family fun, Talks & Courses
Drop in workshops facilated by Observatory Explainers mixing demonstrations with make and do activities.
Times: Weekends, 1 July - 30 September | 12.45-4.15pm
Location:
Planetarium & Astronomy Centre
Set on board a slave ship in 1788 this powerful new opera tells the hidden stories of the Enslaved, Lascars...
Times: 25 August | 2pm - 3pm
Location:
National Maritime Museum
26 August 2018
Family fun
A friendship belt given by the Haudenosaunee to English settlers was a powerful promise of hope and peace. Be...
Times: 26 August | 11.00-13.3, 14.00-16.00
Location:
National Maritime Museum
Family fun, Talks & Courses
Drop in workshops facilated by Observatory Explainers mixing demonstrations with make and do activities.
Times: Weekends, 1 July - 30 September | 12.45-4.15pm
Location:
Planetarium & Astronomy Centre
27 August 2018
Family fun
What makes you, you? Be inspired by the story of Nelson and how he has been celebrated. What makes you great...
Times: 27 August, 11.00-13.30 | 14.00-16.00
Location:
Learning space
28 August 2018
Family fun
The Museum's Voyagers gallery gives a taste of the sea as a place of celebrations with objetcs such as a...
Times: 28 August, 10.30 | 11.30 | 13.00 | 14.00
Location:
Learning space
29 August 2018
Daytime
Bring your little sailors along for songs, stories and playtime.
Times: Weds in term-time | 10–11.30am, 1.20-2.50pm
Location:
Cutty Sark
30 August 2018
Family fun
Discover objects from maritime history as we bring the handling collection out into the galleries.
Times: Thursdays 26 July - 30 August | 11.00 - 13.00 | 14.00 - 16.00
Location:
National Maritime Museum
Guided tours
FREE limited capacity 10 minute tours of the brand new Annie Maunder Astrographic Telescope (AMAT) with a...
Times: 9, 30 August | Every 20 minutes from 12:40 to 16:20
Location:
Royal Observatory
1 September 2018
Family fun
Make your very own tiny tall ship and add it to a spectacular river of masts and sails underneath the hull of...
Times: 1 & 2 September | 11.30am - 1.30pm and 2pm - 4pm
Location:
Cutty Sark
Family fun, Talks & Courses
Drop in workshops facilated by Observatory Explainers mixing demonstrations with make and do activities.
Times: Weekends, 1 July - 30 September | 12.45-4.15pm
Location:
Planetarium & Astronomy Centre
Evenings & Lates
Enjoy screenings of vintage, cult and blockbuster sci-fi movies in our planetarium, followed by a short talk...
Times: Monthly
Location:
Royal Observatory