Essential Information

Type Family fun
Location
Date and Times Tuesdays, 30 July - 27 August 2024, 11am-1pm | 2pm-4pm
Prices Free

Our popular Play Tuesdays events for under-5s are moving outdoors again this summer!

Step into the grounds of the National Maritime Museum on Tuesdays across the summer holidays and take part in Play Outdoors Tuesdays for free.

The fantastic team of Early Years facilitators have created playful activities, perfect for under 5s and their adults. These activities will encourage your little one to play and explore the theme of water.

Find us outside the National Maritime Museum (or in the Learning Space if the weather is rainy). 

  • Drop in 
  • Free
  • Suitable for under 5s
  • Find us by the lawns in front of the National Maritime Museum (Romney Road entrance)

Check out the full summer timetable below.

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What’s On

Family fun events at Royal Museums Greenwich.

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
Planetarium shows

Ted's Space Adventure

Join Ted the bear on an adventure around the Solar System in this special live planetarium show for under-7s - perfect for little astronauts everywhere!
Weekends and school holidays
Adults £12 | Child £6 | Student & Under 25: £8
Royal Observatory
Family fun

SENsory Sailors

Come along and enjoy this brand new sensory play session for children under 13 years with special educational needs
Once a month on Saturdays | 11am-12.30pm
Free | Pre-booking required
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Play Tuesdays

Bring your under 5 on a different adventure every week! Explore the Museum together through song, dance and stories
Term time Tuesdays | 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm
£4 per child and accompanying adult | Under 6 months free
National Maritime Museum
Talks and tours

Character Encounters at the National Maritime Museum

Visit the National Maritime Museum every Saturday to discover a different character from history with their own fascinating story to tell
Every Saturday
Free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops created to provide a safe space for foster and adoptive families with children under 13 years
Monthly: Next date 30 November 2024 | 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Ticketed | Free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Character Actors at the Queen's House

Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances
22, 29 December and 5 January | 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
Free
Queen's House
Family fun

Out Of This World: Moons

Explore the moons of our solar system in this family workshop
18 February 2025 | 10.30am - 12 noon
£5 per Child
Royal Observatory
Family fun

Holiday to Space

Travel across the Solar System and help Ted prepare for a holiday on another world during a planetarium show and interactive workshop for ages 3-6.
20 February 2025 | 10.30am - 12.00pm
£5 per child
Royal Observatory

Family fun in Greenwich

Go on an epic family adventure of discovery across the seas and through the universe at Royal Museums Greenwich
Find out more