Essential Information

Type Family fun
Location
Date and Times Weekends and Fri-Mon in school holidays
Prices Included with entry to Cutty Sark

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

You can find the characters onboard the ship for roaming encounters between 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm, with static performances in the Dry Berth at 11.30am and 2.30pm.

Please note: Characters do not perform on the first weekend of the month. Instead we have performances from our resident Sea Shanty Singers!

Find out more about the characters you could meet below, and keep an eye out for them during your visit.

  

Suitable for ages 3+

Who's who?

Meet the captain

Meet Captain Woodget, Cutty Sark’s longest serving master, to learn about life on board the fastest tea clipper.

Nannie the Witch

Find out how the ship got its name, as Nannie the Witch shares amazing stories about Cutty Sark.

James Robson

Join Cutty Sark's cook James Robson for fun and games, and find out what the crew ate for dinner!

Jock Willis

Meet Jock Willis, the man who built Cutty Sark.

The dockworkers

Find out about life along the London Docks, as two dockers, Conor O’Hare and Raj Fernandes, share their stories.

Mrs Ray

Mrs Ray misses her boy Clarence, a young ship’s apprentice, but she is comforted by the letters he sends to her from around the world. Find out more about their lives and his letters from Cutty Sark, as Mrs Ray tells you about why her son went to sea and what it takes to be a young apprentice.

Encounters coming up

DateCharacter
24 NovJock Willis
30 NovJock Willis
1 DecJames Robson
14 DecMrs Ray
15 DecMrs Ray
21 DecJames Robson
22 DecDockworker
23 DecDockworker
27 DecJames Robson
28 DecCaptain
29 DecJock Willis
30 DecJames Robson

 

 

What’s On

Cutty Sark Characters
Family fun

Cutty Sark Characters

Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail
Weekends and Fri-Mon in school holidays
Included with entry to Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
Shipkeeping in action
Talks and tours

Shipkeeping in action

This is your chance to meet the team who care for and conserve Cutty Sark
Every Wednesday | 11am-3pm | Drop-in
Free for Cutty Sark ticket holders
Cutty Sark
Sea shanty singers
Family fun

Sea shanty singers

Join our resident sea shanty groups at Cutty Sark on the first weekend of every month as they sing traditional maritime songs
First weekend of every month
Included with entry to Cutty Sark: £20 Adult | £10 Child
Cutty Sark
70 years of Cutty Sark in Greenwich
Exhibitions

70 years of Cutty Sark in Greenwich

A new display explores how the ship made its final voyage to its Thames-side location
Open daily | 10am-5pm
Included with Cutty Sark entry
Cutty Sark
In The Dark
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

In The Dark

This Burns Night, join us at Cutty Sark for a completely unique auditory experience in the dark
Saturday 25 January 2025 | 7.15pm and 9.15pm
£40 – General admission | £36 – Members
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark Comedy
Events and festivals | Museum Lates

Cutty Sark Comedy

Join us in the Lower Hold of the famous tea clipper for a fantastic evening of stand-up comedy
Sunday 26 January 2025 | 6.30pm-8.30pm (Doors open at 6pm)
Adult: £20 | Members: £18
Cutty Sark

Set sail for Greenwich

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