Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Opening Times:
Greenwich's main sights are open daily from 10:00 to 17:00; some stay
open later (complete hours are listed later for each individual sight). On Mondays, the
town's popular market is closed.
Information:
The TI is within the Discover Greenwich visitors center, right next to the
Cutty Sark entrance (daily 10:00-17:00, Pepys House, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens, tel.
0870-608-2000,
www.visitgreenwich.org.uk
). For more on Discover Greenwich, see
the listing later in this chapter.
Tours:
Guided city walks
,
which depart from the TI within Discover Greenwich, offer an
overview and go past most of the big sights (
£
8, daily at 12:15 and 14:15, 1.5 hours;
the only sights you enter are the Painted Hall and Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul, and
only on the 14:15 tour; the 12:15 tour leaves you at the door of the Naval Observat-
ory).
Picnicking:
Greenwich's parks are picnic-perfect. Gather picnic supplies before heading
up the hill to the National Maritime Museum and observatory. The colorful
Green-
wich Market,
just down the street from the DLR station, hosts food stalls (described
