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Greenwich
Peninsula, London, England
Peninsula, London, England

Greenwich

Length11.8 mi
Elev. Gain242.7 ft
Est. Steps27000
River
Scenic views
Created by Raj Boer

Greenwich Introduction

Greenwich is a 11.8 mile (27,000-step) route located near Peninsula, London, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 242.7 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Greenwich

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Cutty Sark

Historical
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dunbarton, 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, coming at the end of a long period of design development, which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion.

Fan Museum

Tourist Attraction
The Fan Museum, which opened in 1991, is the world's first museum dedicated to the preservation and display of fans. It is located within two grade II* listed houses built in 1721 in the Greenwich World Heritage Site in southeast London, England. Along with the museum, there is an orangery decorated with murals, a Japanese-style garden with a fan-shaped parterre, a pond and a stream.

Old Royal Naval College

Tourist Attraction
The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as being of "outstanding universal value" and reckoned to be the "finest and most dramatically sited architectural and landscape ensemble in the British Isles".

Queen's House

Tourist Attraction
Queen's House is a former royal residence built between 1616 and 1635 in Greenwich, a few miles down-river from the then City of London and now a London Borough. Its architect was Inigo Jones, for whom it was a crucial early commission, for Anne of Denmark, the queen of King James I. Queen's House is one of the most important buildings in British architectural history, being the first consciously classical building to have been constructed in the country.

Greenwich foot tunnel

Tourist Attraction
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) on the north.

Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Place
The equestrian events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held between 28 July and 9 August at Greenwich Park. Medals were awarded in three disciplines for both individual and team competitions.Great Britain was the most successful nation, topping the medal table with three golds and five medals in total.

Greenwich Pier

Building
Greenwich Pier is on the south bank of the River Thames in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in Greater 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. At the time, London's urban area did not extend as far out as Greenwich.

Baltic Exchange Memorial Glass

Place
The Baltic Exchange Memorial Glass comprises several stained glass windows designed by English artist John Dudley Forsyth which were installed over a staircase at the Baltic Exchange in London in 1922, as a memorial to the members of the exchange who were killed while serving during World War I. The memorial glass was damaged in an IRA bombing in 1992; after restoration, it has been displayed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich since 2005.

A Slice of Reality

Place
A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by (and commissioned for) the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula. It consists of a 9-metre (30 ft) sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton 60-metre (200 ft) sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements (such as a visible pool table in the lower decks).

Cutty Sark (pub)

Food
The Cutty Sark is a Grade II listed public house at 6–7 Ballast Quay, Greenwich, London.It was built in the early 19th century, replacing an earlier pub, The Green Man. It was initially called The Union Tavern, but was renamed The Cutty Sark Tavern when the tea clipper came to Greenwich in 1951.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

11.8 mi

Elev. Gain

242.7 ft

Est. Steps

27000
Created by
Raj Boer
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