London Royal Observatory Greenwich Tickets

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These tickets to the Greenwich Observatory in London will give you an unforgettable experience of standing on the meridian line that divides the poles of the globe. You'll discover the wonderful history of the place where the first ever star map was drawn, the GMT time zone was established and the first maritime navigation device was created.

  • See the legendary work of astronomers and physicists who charted the Greenwich Meridian, established the GMT time zone and created the first GPS.
  • Stand on the line that divides the planet at 0° longitude in the Observatory's courtyard.
  • Visit the Great Equatorial Telescope and get one of the most beautiful views in London.

What’s included

  • Tickets for the Royal Observatory at Greenwich
  • Access to all areas open to the public
  • Downloadable digital audio guide
  • Entrance to the Peter Harrison Planetarium

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Step by Step

Explore momentous episodes in astronomy with these tickets to the Greenwich Observatory in London, where the world's time zones were first established and the initial meridian line of longitude 0° was drawn , an imaginary circumference unifying the poles of the planet.

You will have the opportunity to have your photo taken split between the two hemispheres of the Earth, with absolute precision, by placing one foot on the eastern and one on the western side of the line, located in the courtyard of the Observatory.

You will learn about the impressive history of the place created by the British astronomer John Flamsteed, who with his observation of the firmament contributed to the solution of one of the greatest problems of the time: determining the precise location.

From this observatory, the works of physicists and astronomers such as Edmund Halley, who published the first catalogue of stars thanks to his work with the Greenwich telescopes, materialised.

You'll enter Flamsteed's house to see the iconic Time Ball, a red ball that sits on the roof of the house and drops on time at 13:00 every day, symbolically marking the advance of time.

You'll see the iconic clocks of John Harrison, who also from this historic Greenwich enclave devised what is arguably the world's first maritime navigation GPS.

You'll have a downloadable digital audio guide so that, as well as viewing the objects and places that changed world history, you'll enjoy a learning tour of all the theories of these geniuses and their inventions.

You will be in front of the Great Equatorial Telescope, inside the great Dome, and you will see the Altazimuth pavilion, where a telescope was used to measure altitude at the time.

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4.4
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    as a barbaric place, I think a fan of the stars and a connoisseur of astrology. It is still a different visit within all that London has to offer.
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    I loved it!
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    Not to be missed, you have to see the sky from the Greenwich Observatory!
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    The Gran Telescopio Ecuatoriano is impressive, unique, I have never seen anything like it. I had the opportunity to be in a place that is almost an astronomical temple, beyond being in two places at once.
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