Bridget's London Tours

After parking the vehicle, we approach Greenwich by a short walk under the Thames through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. From Greenwich Pier see the Cutty Sark, Gypsy Moth IV, the National Maritime Museum, and the Queen’s House. The Old Royal Observatory is here along with the Greenwich Meridian… stand in the eastern and western hemispheres at the same time! Catch a view of the famous (or infamous) Millennium Dome. Then visit Docklands- modern, big, and bold.

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Catch a view of the famous (or infamous) Millenium Dome. Then visit the Docklands… modern, big and bold.

We park the car and approach Greenwich by a short walk under the Thames through the Greenwich foot tunnel. From Greenwich Pier see the Cutty Sark, Gypsy Moth IV, the National Maritime Museum, the Queen’s House. The Old Royal Observatory is here along with Greenwich Meridian. Stand in the eastern and western hemispheres at the same time!

Millenium Dome, Often referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium. Located on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England, the exhibition opened to the public on 1 January 2000 and ran until 31 December 2000.

Docklands, In the late 1500′s, the Port of London was alive with activity, trade was expanding and Docklands became a point of departure for merchant ventures – in 1620 the Mayflower set sail from Rotherhithe to America.

The Thames, There is evidence of human habitation living off the river along its length dating back to Neolithic times. The British Museum has a decorated bowl (3300-2700 BC), found in the River at Hedsor, Buckinghamshire and a considerable amount of material was discovered during the excavations of Dorney Lake. A number of Bronze Age sites and artifacts have been discovered along the banks of the River including settlements at Lechlade, Cookham and Sunbury-on-Thames. Some of the earliest written accounts of the Thames occur in Julius Caesar’s account of his second expedition to Britain in 54BC when the Thames presented a major obstacle and he encountered the Iron Age Belgic tribes the Catuvellauni and the Atrebates along the river.

Greenwich Foot Tunnel, A pedestrian tunnel crossing beneath the River Thames in South East London, linking the London Borough of Greenwich in the south with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to the north. It was designed by civil engineer Sir Alexander Binnie for London County Council, and was constructed by contractor John Cochrane & Co; the project started in June 1899 and the tunnel was opened on 4 August 1902.

The Cutty Sark, Cutty Sark has travelled across the world, sailing under both the Red Ensign and the Portuguese flag, visiting every major port in the world through the course of her working life. In admiration of her beauty and in recognition of her fame, she was preserved for the nation by Captain Wilfred Dowman in 1922.

Gypsy Moth IV, A 54 ft ketch that Sir Francis Chichester commissioned specifically to sail single-handed around the globe, racing against the times set by the clipper ships of the 19th century.

The National Maritime Museum, Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) is still very much alive in the popular consciousness 400 years after her death. She has been portrayed in numerous films, been the subject of countless books, and in 2002 was voted one of Britain’s top ten ‘Great Britons’ by BBC TV viewers. The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, England, hosted a major international exhibition to commemorate the 400th anniversary of her death and to celebrate her life. In the words of historian Dr David Starkey, guest curator of the Elizabeth exhibition: “Elizabeth is extraordinary. She looks extraordinary. She behaves in an extraordinary way. And, as a woman moving so effortlessly in a man’s world, she is doubly extraordinary.”

The Queen’s House, The Queen’s House, Greenwich, was commissioned by Anne of Denmark, wife of James I (reigned 1603–25). James was often at the Tudor Palace of Greenwich, where the Old Royal Naval College now stands – it was as important a residence of the early Stuart dynasty as it had been for the Tudors. Traditionally he is said to have given the manor of Greenwich to Anne in apology for having sworn at her in public, after she accidentally shot one of his favourite dogs while hunting in 1614.

The Old Royal Observatory, The Royal Observatory, home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian line, is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world. It was founded by Charles II in 1675 and is, by international decree, the official starting point for each new day, year and millennium (at the stroke of midnight GMT as measured from the Prime Meridian).