A 19th century uniform with a dramatic history is on display at the National Maritime Museum. Come behind the scenes to ...

An ingenious disguise. A precious heirloom. Discover the story behind this remarkable uniform, now on display at the National Maritime Museum ...

Discover the true story of Charles Hare, the 19th-century midshipman who used a French officer's uniform to pull off a daring prison break ...

Visit the home of Greenwich Mean Time, stand on the world-famous Prime Meridian Line and come to London's only Planetarium ...

Discover epic stories of exploration and endeavour that have shaped our world today The National Maritime Museum is free, and you not need to book. However, if you would like to guarantee entry and ...

Join us for The Sky Tonight, a live planetarium show presented by an astronomer from Royal Observatory Greenwich. Explore the night sky as it will be on the day of your visit and learn about some ...

Prepare to be transported inside a special spacecraft to the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to view the stars in the night sky, before lifting off into space to visit the ...

The Leonids are usually one of the more prolific annual meteor showers, with fast, bright meteors. The Leonid meteor shower is associated with the Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The radiant (the point where ...

Grace Darling achieved great fame for the part she played in the rescue of survivors from a wrecked merchant ship in 1838. Born in 1815, Grace heroically helped to rescue survivors from the ...

Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy ...

Tickets and prices We recommend booking tickets online wherever possible to guarantee entry. Select the site or exhibition you want to visit, pick your preferred date and entry time using our booking ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich camera obscura is housed in a small summerhouse in the Meridian Courtyard. There have been a number of camera obscuras at Greenwich, dating from the late 17th century ...