The Old Royal Observatory Garden

The Old Royal Observatory Garden is a garden in Greenwich, Greater London, England. The Old Royal Observatory Garden is situated nearby to the building Altazimuth Pavilion At The Royal Observatory, as well as near the historic site William Herschel’s telescope.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park.

Royal Observatory

Museum

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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.

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the eight Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed, it covers 74 hectares, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site.

National Maritime Museum

Museum

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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 northwest of The Old Royal Observatory Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwich and Deptford.

Greenwich

Town

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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.

Deptford

Suburb

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Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne.

Blackheath

Suburb

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Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.

The Old Royal Observatory Garden

Type: Garden
Category: recreation area
Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4774° or 51° 28′ 39″ north

Longitude

-0.00139° or 0° 0′ 5″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 268533452

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Altazimuth Pavilion At The Royal Observatory and William Herschel’s telescope.

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