London Greenwich Tourist Map

Greenwich is a riverside town in south-east London and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built around Britain's naval history and the measurement of time. Its main sights sit together between the Thames and Greenwich Park, so you can cover them on foot in a day. Arrive by river and you step off the boat beside the Cutty Sark, with the domes of the Old Royal Naval College directly ahead.

The Cutty Sark, a tea clipper launched in 1869, is raised in dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull. At the Old Royal Naval College, Christopher Wren's riverside buildings, the grounds and chapel are free, while the Painted Hall needs a ticket. Its ceiling, painted by James Thornhill over nearly 20 years, is often called Britain's Sistine Chapel.

Behind the college, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen's House, Inigo Jones's classical villa with its spiral Tulip Stairs, are both free. Climb the hill through Greenwich Park to the Royal Observatory, founded in 1675, where a ticket lets you stand astride the Prime Meridian; the view of Canary Wharf and the City from the top is free. Finish at Greenwich Market, a covered market with food stalls and makers.

When to go: weekdays are quieter; weekends bring the fullest market and longer queues at the Observatory. Allow a full day and arrive by 10am. Stations: Greenwich has no Tube station. Use Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich (DLR), Greenwich (DLR and National Rail) or Maze Hill (National Rail). The nearest Tube is North Greenwich (Jubilee line), a bus ride away. Thames Clippers boats from Westminster and Embankment stop at Greenwich Pier.