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Museum · Greenwich · London
Royal Observatory Greenwich
A red time-ball, brass instruments, the city from the hilltop
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 120 min
Your plan checks the real hours for your dates.
Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Tower Bridge 6.0 km · Tower of London 6.2 km · Sky Garden 6.8 km. Not travel times.
Why Aura
Stand on the Prime Meridian, see Harrison's sea clocks, and look back from the hill over the Queen's House to Canary Wharf. Come by river boat from Westminster or the Tower for the approach.
Good with kidsViewNeeds booking
Today10:00–17:00Two sources disagree
All hours
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 (standard hours, last entry 16:00; September summer hours 10:00–18:00 (change date not given); occasional closures listed separately) · OpenStreetMap says “Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 24-26 off”Price range£24 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 120 min
WeatherPartly outdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (6)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: per rmg.co.uk, read 30 Sept 2026
- Price range: per rmg.co.uk, read 30 Sept 2026
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
Why, feel, tags and tips are Aura editorial. Hours and positions come from OpenStreetMap; prices only when read from a named source on a date. Ratings and reviews are not shown: no provider is connected in this build, and under EEA terms Google ratings may appear only inside Google’s own place card.
- rmg.co.uk — Royal Observatory (hours; £24; booking recommended) · official · read 30 Sept 2026
- OSM way/268533448 · osm · read 30 Sept 2026