Greenwich Pier
Greenwich Pier is on the south bank of the River Thames in Greenwich, London. It was built in 1836 to cater for the many paddle steamers that brought visitors on day trips to Greenwich from London further up river.Photo: Cnbrb, Public domain.
Photo: Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cutty Sark and National Maritime Museum.
Cutty Sark
Museum
Photo: Krzysztof Belczyński, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which ended as steamships took over their routes. Cutty Sark is situated 440 feet south of Greenwich Pier.
National Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. National Maritime Museum is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Greenwich Pier.
Royal Observatory
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. Royal Observatory is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Greenwich Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich and Burrells Wharf.
Greenwich
Town
Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Greenwich is an affluent area in south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the ceremonial county of Greater London, 5.5 miles east-south-east of Charing Cross.
Burrells Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Alctanay, Public domain.
Burrells Wharf is a riverside residential estate, owned by its leaseholders, in London, England. It is situated on the Isle of Dogs and the north bank of the River Thames.
Cubitt Town
Quarter
Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cubitt Town is a district on the eastern side of the Isle of Dogs in London, England. This part of the former Metropolitan Borough of Poplar was redeveloped as part of the Port of London in the 1840s and 1850s by William Cubitt, Lord Mayor of London, after whom it is named.
Greenwich Pier
- Type: Transport stop
- Description: pier in Greater London
- Categories: pier, landing, passenger ship terminal, and transportation
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48406° or 51° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
-0.00941° or 0° 0′ 34″ westNetwork
London River ServicesOpen location code
9C3XFXMR+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 560020876OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionWikidata ID
Q5604868
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Greenwich Pier” goes by many names.
- French: “Greenwich Pier”
- German: “Greenwich Pier”
- Japanese: “グリニッジ・ピア”
- Spanish: “Greenwich Pier”
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