The best known in Greenwich: National Maritime Museum
The 2016 count at Tower of London was 2.7M visitors. We list 16 places to visit inside Greenwich’s built-up area and 108 within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 43 museums, 20 attractions and 16 art galleries, among others. Of these, 7 are looked after: 4 by the National Trust and 3 by English Heritage. Further afield lies British Museum, at 14 km.
Top of the list in Greenwich
4 museums and a historic house follow National Maritime Museum.
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museumin town · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumCutty Sarkin town
MuseumQueen's Housein town
Historic house · English HeritageEltham Palacein town
MuseumThe Fan Museumin town
MuseumRoyal Artillery Museumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Furthest from the centre is London Bridge Experience, 11 km away.
The dashed line is Greenwich’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Most are museums or galleries, 59 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (24).
Green: inside Greenwich. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
7 places are cared for: 4 by the National Trust and 3 by English Heritage (Eltham Palace, Ranger's House, Red House and Eastbury Manor House, and 3 more).
Everything to see
The 16 inside Greenwich come first, then 108 more within 5 km of its edge.
Royal Artillery Museum
Closed military museum in London, United Kingdom.
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Old Royal Naval College
Architectural landmark in Greenwich, London and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
ArcelorMittal Orbit
Sculpture and observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.
London Museum Docklands
Museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Victoria Park
Urban park majority in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and small part in Hackney, England.
Eastbury Manor House
Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom.
East End Women's Museum
Women's Museum in London Barking, United Kingdom.
Lesnes Abbey
Former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK.
Hall Place and Gardens
Grade I listed house and museum in Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
Danson House
Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Bexley, United Kingdom.
Ragged School Museum
Museum in Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom.
The House of Dreams
Art museum of tiles and sculpture in East Dulwich, London.
Metropolitan Police Museum
Law enforcement museum in London, England.
View from the Shard
Observation decks inside the Shard London Bridge, London, UK.
Museum of Life Sciences
Natural history museum, University museum in London.
Old Operating Theatre Museum
Medical museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
Fusiliers Museum
Regimental museum in Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom.
Royal London Hospital Museum
Medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
Museum in London, United Kingdom.
The 16 inside Greenwich come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
524 listed buildings and 10 scheduled monuments are on Greenwich’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Greenwich →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Head 14 km out for British Museum, the best known of 11.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum14 km west · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey13 km west
Historic houseBuckingham Palace14 km west
AttractionElizabeth Tower13 km west
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral12 km west
AttractionLondon Eye13 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery14 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern12 km west · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds16 km west
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum16 km west · 858K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry11 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Greenwich (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What visitors ask about Greenwich
What are the main attractions in Greenwich?
The best known inside Greenwich’s built-up area are National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, Queen's House and Eltham Palace. In all, 16 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 108 more within 5 km.
Does Greenwich have a museum?
59 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Greenwich: National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, Queen's House and The Fan Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Greenwich?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Greenwich, 7 places are cared for: 4 by the National Trust and 3 by English Heritage (Eltham Palace, Ranger's House, Red House and Eastbury Manor House).
What are the best-known days out near Greenwich?
Within 40 km: British Museum (14 km), Westminster Abbey (13 km), Buckingham Palace (14 km), Elizabeth Tower (13 km).
Where are Greenwich’s historic buildings listed?
Greenwich has 524 listed buildings, 24 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Greenwich when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (68)
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eltham Palace: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Fan Museum: Visit Greenwich from Greenwich, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Artillery Museum: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrier Gardens Pier: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenwich Pier: Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Greenwich Pier: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolwich Arsenal Pier: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Belfast: Images George Rex from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Placentia: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Royal Naval College: © Bill Bertram (Pixel8) 2007-08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House: Velela, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- ArcelorMittal Orbit: you_only_live_twice from Lighthorne Heath, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitechapel Gallery: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Museum Docklands: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Young V&A: Bex Walton, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horniman Museum: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- White Tower: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barking Abbey: MRSC at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Park: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterloo Block: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack the Ripper Museum: Mike Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vagina Museum: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fashion and Textile Museum: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eastbury Manor House: Gordon Joly, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Chislehurst Caves: The original uploader was Secretlondon at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A East Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South London Gallery: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rainham Hall: JRennocks, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brunel Museum: Original uploader was Mrbryanejones (Bryan Jones) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lesnes Abbey: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall Place and Gardens: Wellingwebsite at English Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by P Ingerson at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danson House: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ragged School Museum: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canary Wharf Pier: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Masthouse Terrace Pier: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower Millennium Pier: Cnbrb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- London Bridge Experience: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West India Pier: .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff)…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenland Pier: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckham Platform: Patterncutter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dock Pier: Cnbrb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flat Time House: Ken Adlard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The House of Dreams: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- View from the Shard: Olof Lagerkvist, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sky Garden: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Life Sciences: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Operating Theatre Museum: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower Bridge Quay: Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IMT Gallery: Casperhightower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Bridge City Pier: Ed g2s, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Museum of Pathology: User:Flaming Ferrari in English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fusiliers Museum: Grazzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A David Bowie Centre: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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