NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

ADDRESS:
ROMNEY ROAD
GREENWICH
LONDON
SE10 9 NF

nearest train station:
Cutty Sark 0.2 miles (0.4 km)
Maze Hill 0.4 miles (0.6 km)
New Cross 1.2 miles (1.9 km)

Phone Number: 020 8858 4422

Part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site (together with the Royal Observatory and the Queen's House).
Opened by King George VI on April 27, 1937 the building was formerly the Royal Hospital School.

One of the largest Maritime Museums in the world. Inside you’ll find 16 galleries devoted to the history, the present and the future of life at sea. The Museum covers everything from the plant life that thrives in the oceans to the pirates that sail the waves using interactive displays, art, models, documents, high tech exhibits and artefacts from the past. The foremost Museum for the history of Britain at sea. Within the walls are no less than 2 million items. Its art collection is particularly impressive and its portrait collection is only bettered by the National Portrait gallery. The museums reference library has over 100,000 volumes.


Opening Hours:
Daily: 10.00 till 17.00

website: National Maritime Museum