Old Royal Naval College

Photo of two impressive domed buildings in the college. Photo of two impressive domed buildings in the college.
Photo by me.

There’s a scale & grandeur to the Old Royal Naval College that is rare in the UK - it is truly vast.

Many of the buildings aren’t open to the public so the entry fee mostly covers the Painted Hall. It is magnificent but you really need to go on the tour, included in the price. There’s not much information available if you don’t.

£16.50 - Children free

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An enormous hall with dark green walls that are covered in paintings. There are red upolstered benches in the foreground. An enormous hall with dark green walls that are covered in paintings. There are red upolstered benches in the foreground.
Photo by me, the painted hall.
A view from the back to the front of the chapel, with classical columns in the foreground. A view from the back to the front of the chapel, with classical columns in the foreground.
Photo by me, the chapel.

Exhibitions

Chocolate House Greenwich

Learn about chocolate’s journey from Central America to becoming a symbol of sophistication in 18th-century London, and its role in shaping Greenwich society.

£3.00

Social History

Helios in the Painted Hall

A seven-metre artwork, lit from inside, represents the sun. Every centimetre symbolises 2000km of its fiery expanse, offering a close look at the star’s detailed surface.

£16.50

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Modern Art