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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London

Welcome back to the Home of Time!

Use by 31st August 2020

Suitable for 0-100 years

Adult ticket is £16

Explore time and space at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and stand on the Meridian line at the home of the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Discover the site’s rich history. its royal heritage, all set within Greenwich’s beautiful park.

The top 10 must see attractions at the Royal Observatory:

Take a selfie on the iconic Meridian Line

Enjoy one of the most-loved views of London across Greenwich Royal Park and the River Thames

Marvel at the Great Equatorial Telescope, the UK’s largest historic telescope which gave astronomers new views of the universe over 100 years ago

Learn about the discoveries of great scientists and inventors based at or associated with the Royal Observatory, with a complimentary audio guide

Time the visit to coincide with the dropping of the bright red Time Ball on top of

Flamsteed House, one of the world’s earliest public time signals. It drops daily at 1pm

Stand in Charles II’s magnificent Wren-designed Octagon Room dating from 1675

Discover John Harrison’s groundbreaking timepieces that changed the world and solved the longitude problem

Be mesmerized by our live panorama of London seen through the camera obscura

Journey through space in one of our awesome planetarium shows, presented by an astronomer

See the Shepherd Gate Clock, the first clock to show Greenwich Mean Time to the public