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Greenwich and surrounding areas Area Guide

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The Gipsy Moth

The Gipsy Moth

An after work pint after a tough day in The Wharf? The Gypsy Moth pub is a favourite mooring. With riverside vistas and historical importance, Greenwich is best enjoyed with a pint of Meantime.

National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum

Lots of quirky installations, a great little café and an ice cream parlour here too!

Paul Rhodes Bakery

Paul Rhodes Bakery

Delicious baked goods, friendly staff, yummy hot drinks and you can the watch the world go by at the Royal Navel College opposite.

Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark

Not only the venue for the Greenwich office Xmas jumper photo, you can get up close to the clipper and visit the museum of her history. Also

Tai Won Mein

Tai Won Mein

The craziest Chinese serving the BIGGEST plates of food one has ever seen!

Heap's Sausages

Heap's Sausages

Head here for the best breakfast in Greenwich! A great local family-run business...

Greenwich Foot Tunnel

Greenwich Foot Tunnel

One of the last remaining historic parts of Canary Wharf, the tunnels were built under the Thames to connect Greenwich and London Docklands.

Peyton and Byrne

Peyton and Byrne

Delicious cakes, good quality coffee and freshly baked bread to take away - all in welcoming surroundings with trendy décor.

Hardys

Hardys

Hardys sweet shop in the centre of Greenwich is just like Willy Wonka's!!

Royal Observatory Greenwich

Royal Observatory Greenwich

The observatory is a great place for all ages to visit. There are usually a number of exhibitions for all ages giving a history of time and space and the architecture is wonderful. During the evening you can see the green laser across the sky that shows the meridian line.

Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park

Going for a run is never dull with this on your doorstep...

The Point

The Point

One of the most secluded spots with amazing views over London. Not a tourist in sight and the perfect place for a picnic too.

Papa Charlie

Papa Charlie

Mediterranean food in the heart of Greenwich along bustling Greenwich Church Street. A wide and varied menu of dishes and cuisines and a great place for all the family.

Gail's

Gail's

Fantastic olive bread and a great place to pick up a sneaky afternoon snack!

The Rose

The Rose

This pub in New Cross has a great beer garden and serves a great Sunday roast.

Why not explore the nearby areas of Greenwich, Deptford, New Cross, Isle Of Dogs, Blackheath, Lewisham, North Greenwich, Canary Wharf, Nunhead and Hither Green

"The shop at the corner of King William Walk and Romney Road (currently Nauticalia) claims to be the first shop in the world owing to it being located a matter of yards away from the Greenwich Meridian line."

A place so integral and central to modern science, you can learn so much at Royal Greenwich Observatory.

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Divyesh Bhanderi

Sit back and take in the sites from south east London's modern penthouses....

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Divyesh Bhanderi

Having a picnic, chatting with friends or just reading a book in the sun..Greenwich Park is bliss on a sunny day!

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