Greenwich
England is where East meets West at the
Greenwich
Meridian (0° Longitude); World Time is set
Greenwich
Mean Time. Remember the new millennium started in
2001.
Greenwich lies on the
River
Thames, a few minutes by
rail
or
tube, or a
short
river cruise
from central London. If you want to visit Greenwich and information on
visiting London, England then see
Greenwich
Info. There is the famous
Cutty
Sark to visit and the
Royal
Naval College. Just down river is the
Thames
Barrier which is close to
London
City Airport
The
Royal
Observatory at Greenwich is in
Greenwich
Park along with the
National
Maritime Museum and the
Queens
House (on which the
White House
in Washington DC, USA is based). For information on
astronomy visit
Greenwich Star
The
London
Marathon starts in Greenwich Park every Spring.
Greenwich has a long heritage;
it was the birth place of
King
Henry VIII and his daughters
Queen
Mary (Bloody Mary) and
Queen
Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen). All the English monarchs can be found
at Royal History.
It has seen many famous visitors
from
Peter
the Great through
Charles
Dickens to
Bob
Hope. This and a lot more in
Greenwich
Past.
For information on all the other places in the
world called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York City, USA
then visit
Greenwich Town.
Visit the
Greenwich
Book Shelf where you can buy titles old and new.
