Free

Essential Information

Type Family fun
Location
Date and Times 30 July - 27 August 2024 | Timings vary
Prices Free

Come along to the Queen's House this summer and let your imagination run free at our workshops and craft sessions!

Check out the programme below, as well as all the fun summer activities for families happening at our other Royal Museums Greenwich sites.

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Outdoor workshops

Innovations of architecture

Wednesday 21 August on the South West lawns | 11am-1pm, 2pm-4pm

Join us for a fun and creative family workshop inspired by the pioneering architecture of the Queen's House, with a modern twist. 

You are invited to create your own innovative structures as a family and bond, create, and discover together! Explore the world of architecture with your kids through hands-on activities using recycled and found materials like frames, string, fabric, cardboard, and plastic bottles.

Families takeover

Thursday 29 August on the South West Lawns | EVENT CANCELLED

Unfortunately this event will no longer be going ahead due to staff sickness. We apologise for the disruption.

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Crafts

Queen's House Undercroft and Great Hall| 21 and 27 August | 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm

Ruff making

Wednesday 21 August, Undercroft

Join us as we make Jacobean ruffs, which were all the rage in the 17th century! You'll get inspiration from the Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I found in the Queen's House, and all of the other stylish people of that time.

Paper tulips

Tuesday 27 August, Great Hall

Inspired by the enchanting Tulip staircase in the Queen’s House, join us for an origami workshop and learn to make beautiful paper tulips to give to someone you love.

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Queen's House characters

12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, see dates below

Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances that bring the past to life.

Dates: 

August: 18, 19, 25, 26, 30

September:

What’s On

More fun for families at Royal Museums Greenwich.

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
Ted's Space Adventure
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
SENsory Sailors
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
Play Tuesdays
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
Character Encounters at the 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
Safe Harbour
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
Out Of This World: Moons
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
Holiday to Space
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