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Greenwich

Practical London guides tagged Greenwich.

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Skaters on the Somerset House ice rink on an overcast day, in front of the domed courtyard front with large white SKATE letters along its roofline and a marquee down the right

Things to do

Ice Skating in London 2026: Every Outdoor Christmas Rink, With Dates and Prices

London's outdoor Christmas ice rinks for 2026-27: Somerset House, Hampton Court Palace, Battersea Power Station, the Queen's House in Greenwich and Winter Wonderland, with dates, prices, children's rules and which rinks are not coming back.

  • Christmas
  • Winter
  • Ice skating
  • Things to do
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The view from Greenwich Park over the Old Royal Naval College and the Thames to Canary Wharf's towers, with both ends of the walk in one frame

London areas

A Walk from Canary Wharf to Greenwich: Under the River in Eleven Stops

A numbered walking route from the Crossrail roof garden to Greenwich Park, going under the Thames through the 1902 Greenwich Foot Tunnel. With prices and what is open on which day.

  • Canary Wharf
  • Greenwich
  • Walks
  • Free things to do
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The view from Greenwich Park over the Old Royal Naval College to Canary Wharf and the City

London areas

Greenwich Area Guide: The Observatory, Cutty Sark and North Greenwich

A complete Greenwich guide: the Painted Hall, the Cutty Sark, the park view, Greenwich Market days, getting there by river — and why Greenwich and North Greenwich are not the same place. The Royal Observatory is closed from 2 November 2026.

  • Greenwich
  • Royal Observatory
  • Cutty Sark
  • The O2
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An Uber Boat by Thames Clippers River Bus travelling along the River Thames

Getting around London

How to Use London River Boats: Fares, Routes and Piers

A practical guide to London's River Bus, including zone fares from 1 November 2026, day tickets, touching in and out, scenic routes, key piers and the River Bus Comedy Night.

  • River Bus
  • Uber Boat
  • Thames Clippers
  • Thames cruises
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The Greenwich Market arch on Greenwich Market street, with shoppers walking towards the market hall

Stay

Where to Stay in Greenwich: The Town, the Park, the Peninsula and Deptford

Greenwich hotels sorted by the part of Greenwich they are in: the town centre by the Cutty Sark, Blackheath and the park's edges, the O2 peninsula and Deptford Bridge. The station each is nearest, the trains, boats and buses into town, and how to get back after midnight.

  • Where to stay
  • Hotels
  • Greenwich
  • Blackheath
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The City Cruises sightseeing boat City Delta, with a glass-roofed saloon and an open rear deck, passing beneath Tower Bridge on the Thames

Things to do

Thames River Cruises in London: Which to Book and What They Cost

Every kind of Thames cruise compared on price, piers and commentary. Westminster to Greenwich from £14.62 online, a £9 City Cruises day pass, lunch from £43, dinner from £99, speedboats from £59.95 and the seasonal boat to Kew and Hampton Court.

  • Thames cruises
  • River cruises
  • City Cruises
  • Thames River Sightseeing
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The O2's white dome and yellow masts with cable car gondolas crossing in front of the Canary Wharf towers, seen from the Royal Docks side with a DLR viaduct in the foreground

Stay

Where to Stay Near The O2: The Bases That Get You Home After the Show

Hotels for a show at The O2 or indigo, sorted by base: Canary Wharf and Canning Town one stop away, the Royal Docks, Stratford, Greenwich and London Bridge, with door-to-door times, last trains and what the peninsula charges on a concert night.

  • Where to stay
  • Hotels
  • The O2
  • Indigo at The O2
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