Royal Museums Greenwich with optional Afternoon Tea – Bespoke Route [260805-BD-RG]
A fabulous day trip to Royal Museums Greenwich covering all that is on offer including Royal Observatory, The Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum with a private guided tour, Queen’s House and afternoon tea* underneath the Cutty Sark!
*booking options without afternoon tea are available
OUTLINE ITINERARY
| Approx. Time | Activity |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Arrival and orientation |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Royal Greenwich Observatory (with audio guide) – Explore the observatory’s Octagon Room, the Harrison’s Clocks and the Great Equatorial Telescope. Enjoy amazing views across Greenwich Royal Park and the City of London – don’t forget to stand astride the Meridian Line with one foot in the eastern hemisphere and one in the west! |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Cutty Sark (with audio guide) – Walk right underneath the Cutty Sark’s gleaming copper hull getting an awe-inspiring view of the ship. Explore the main deck and experience what life was like on board the world’s sole surviving tea clipper and the adventures of the Captain and crew. |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Cutty Sark Afternoon Tea – Indulge in a quintessentially British special afternoon tea sitting directly beneath the Cutty Sark’s iconic copper-clad hull. Choose from a selection of teas, sandwiches and sweet treats. Vegetarian and vegan options are available (cloick the menu pictures below to view). Gluten-free option is not available. |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | National Maritime Museum (with private guided tour) – The largest museum of its kind in the world incorporating the Tudor and Stuart Seafarers Gallery, Polar Worlds Gallery, Nelson’s Gallery and the Trader’s Gallery. Our private guide will bring to life the extraordinary stories of 500 years of maritime history including great explorations, fierce battles, pirates’ antics and the dramatic rise and fall periods of historic maritime trading. |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | The Queen’s House (with audio guide) – Wander around this beautiful 17th Century royal villa built as a ‘house of delight’ for the Queen, in the gardens of the palace where Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. The house contains an internationally renowned art collection of works by masters including Gainsborough, Hogarth, Stubbs, Turner and van de Veldes. |
| 17:15 | Depart |
RMG Afternoon Tea Menu
RMG Vegan Afternoon Tea Menu
This estimated pickup timetable will be refined once the actual bookings and required pick up locations are known. The final timetable will be notified to you by email in the week before the trip. If there are sufficient numbers of bookings we will run two separate coaches for the Maldon & Dengie Routes which will mean a later start for Maldon Route customers.
07:25 – Great Totham North: Mill Road (nr Eaton Way junction CM9 8DH)
07:30 – Wickham Bishops: The Street (outside The Bear CM8 3NN)
07:35 – Great Totham South: “Barn Church” bus stop (Prince of Wales Road CM9 8PU)
07:40 – Broad Street Green: “Scylla Close” bus stop (Broad Street Green Road CM9 8PD)
07:40 – Heybridge: “Oak Road” bus stop (Colchester Road CM9 4AN)
07:50 –Maldon 3: “Morrisons (entrance)” bus stop (Wycke Hill Business Park, CM9 6GG)
08:00 – Latchingdon: “School” bus stop (The Street CM3 6JS)
08:05 – Mayland: “The Drive” bus stop (Steeple Road CM3 6BB)
08:15 – Southminster: “High Street” bus stop (High Street CM0 7AA)
08:20 – Burnham 3: “Burnham Cemetery” bus stop (Southminster Road CM0 8RT)
08:20 – Burnham 2: “Marsh Road” bus stop (Church Road CM0 8DA)
08:25 – Burnham 1: “Endeavour Way” bus stop (Maldon Road CM0 8NR)
08:30 – Althorne: “Fords Corner” bus stop (Burnham Road CM3 6DP)
08:40 – North Fambridge: The Ferry Boat Inn (Ferry Road CM3 6LR)
08:55 – South Woodham Ferrers 1: “Asda Store” bus stop (Merchant Street CM3 5BF)
09:00 – South Woodham Ferrers 2: “Medical Centre” bus stop (Burnham Road CM3 5QP)
Estimated arrival: 10:15-10:30, traffic permitting
Departure: 17:30
