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Type Family fun
Location
Cutty Sark
Date and Times 30 May - 3 June | 11am-4pm
Prices Free with entry to the ship
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This half term, climb on board Cutty Sark and find out just how hard a sailor's life could be with hands on activities. 

Two young children pull on ropes that act as part of the rigging for historic ship Cutty Sark

Move the Ship 

Cutty Sark may be ‘high and dry’, but she can still move! Come aboard and find out what it's really like to sail a ship

Date: Select dates throughout the week.

 

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Communicate and Celebrate

Find out how Cutty Sark uses Signal Flags to celebrate big occasions and communicate with other ships at sea in this signal flag workshop. 

Date:  31 May, 1 and 2 June

James Robson the cook, one of the characters you can meet on board Cutty Sark. He wears a flat cap and red scarf, and is pointing at the ship's rigging

Character actors

Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail.

Dates: 30 May and 3 June

Times: 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm

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A mum and daughter playing with ropes on the main deck of Cutty Sark
Family fun

All hands on deck: May half term at Cutty Sark

Join our family-friendly activities on board Cutty Sark
30 May - 3 June | 11am-4pm
A woman climbs the rigging of historic sailing ship Cutty Sark. She is looking down at the photographer on deck, and the rigging and masts are above her

Cutty Sark Rig Climb

Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
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Family fun

Family Fun Weekends

Spend a spectacular day out at Cutty Sark with workshops and activities for all ages
First weekend of every month | Next event on 4-5 June
Family fun

Meet the characters of Cutty Sark

Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail
Weekends and school holidays
A woman climbing the rigging of historic sailing ship Cutty Sark, with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf in the background
Member events

Evening rig climbs

Members can join us for exclusive evening sessions for this brand new experience
8 & 9 June | 5.30pm-7pm
Evenings & Lates

Cutty Sark Comedy

Join us at Cutty Sark for an evening of live comedy
Sunday 26 June | 6.30pm-8.30pm (Doors open at 6pm)
Music X Museums Philharmonic Orchestra
Evenings & Lates

Music x Museums presented by Viking

Known for his pioneering spirit and inspiring vision for creative ways to engage with live and digital audiences, conductor Oliver Zeffman directs a new series of concerts at major London museums.
Tuesday 12 July | 7.30pm - 9:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
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Member events

Polly Plum Brave Adventurer: Draw Along Session

Draw along with illustrator Giulia.
Saturday 23 July | 1.30pm-2.15pm and 2.30-3.15pm
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Member events

Objects in Focus: Cutty Sark

Join curator Louise Macfarlane to learn about the historic clipper
Thursday 25 August | 2pm-3pm

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See what else you can do with the kids at Royal Museums Greenwich

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For families at Royal Museums Greenwich
A mother and her child look in through a porthole on the main deck of Cutty Sark
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Cutty Sark

  • Guaranteed entry time
  • Audio guide included
Adult £16
Child £8
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  • Unlimited entry all year
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  • Cutty Sark
  • Planetarium Shows
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  • Free Museums entry
  • Priority booking
  • Membership card number required
Advance booking recommended
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