Cutty Sark

Come on board and put yourself in the shoes of the crew who sailed this world‐famous ship around the world over a century ago.The ship has been raised over three metres allowing visitors the unique and jaw‐dropping experience of walking underneath a 19th‐century sailing ship, the last surviving…
Distance: 12.1 miles away

National Maritime Museum

The 1.35 million visits recorded this year for the first time places the Museum among the top ten visitor attractions in Britain, with Grant‐in‐Aid per user now at its lowest‐ever figure of £2.55 per head from £3.53 last year. This year's Tintin exhibition has drawn in an increased…
Distance: 11.9 miles away

Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory or RGO was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the foundation stone being laid on 10 August.oday the buildings include a museum of astronomical and navigational tools, which is part of the National Maritime Museum, notably including…
Distance: 11.9 miles away

Firepower - The Royal

Welcome to Firepower, the museum of the Royal Artillery and Europe's widest variety of historic and modern artillery.Get close to the big guns that chart 600 years of artillery development. Experience battle field life and discover more about those who served the guns. See medals from one of…
Distance: 11.6 miles away

Old Royal Naval College

The Old Royal Naval College is the great baroque masterpiece of English architecture, set in landscaped grounds on the River Thames in the centre of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Sir Christopher Wren planned the site, described as one of the most sublime sights English architecture affords,…
Distance: 12 miles away

The British Music Experience

The British Music Experience has brought together all of the greatest artists and bands in the UK from the 1940s to the present day, so it is guaranteed that your dad will find many chances to reminisce about the first 7' single he bought, the first gig he…
Distance: 13.1 miles away

Fashion and Textile Museum

The Fashion and Textile Museum is the first museum in the UK dedicated to contemporary fashion and textiles. Located in one of the fashion capitals of the world, the mission of the Fashion and Textile Museum is to exhibit the immense changes in contemporary fashion and textiles…
Distance: 14.8 miles away

Lullingstone Roman Villa

This is one of the most exciting archaeological finds in all of England. It was built c. AD100, but extended during 300 years of Roman occupation; much is still visible today. View the superb mosaic‐tiled floors, wall paintings and the display of skeletal remains uncovered…
Distance: 3.8 miles away

Shoreham Aircraft Museum

The Shoreham Aircraft Museum was founded in 1978 by local enthusiasts, whose passion for the Battle of Britain period resulted in the establishment of a permanent display in 1988.The museum houses hundreds of aviation relics excavated by the group over many years from crashed British and German aircraft,…
Distance: 2.4 miles away

Thames Barrier

The last time that central London flooded was in 1928 when 14 people drowned. In 1953 there was disastrous flooding on the East Coast and the Thames Estuary with a toll of over 300 lives. If this flood had reached central London's highly populated low lying areas the…
Distance: 12 miles away

Tunbridge Wells Museum And

‐ Enjoy our wonderful collections‐ Share the special story of Tunbridge Wells‐ Visit our major exhibitions and events‐ Take part in activities for everyoneTunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery shares the special story of the borough of Tunbridge Wells. Set in the countryside…
Distance: 14.8 miles away

Design Museum

The Design Museum is one of London's most inspiring attractions. Concerned as much with the future as the past, a programme of critically acclaimed exhibitions captures the excitement of design's evolution, ingenuity and inspiration through the twentieth and twenty‐first centuries.One of the world's most exciting designers, Marc Newson…
Distance: 14.8 miles away

Horniman Museum

The Horniman has a unique range of exhibitions, events and activities which illustrate the cultural and natural world. Our collections of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments provide the inspiration for our programme of permanent and temporary exhibitions and events and activities.The Horniman has three main collections, World…
Distance: 11.1 miles away

Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum

The museum tells the social history of the county regiment over three centuries; the daily life of the soldier and his family around the world. Varied collection of military equipment and material relating to the Royal Norfolk Regiment and its soldiers includes archive. The Regiment…
Distance: 11.1 miles away

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