Greenwich

	Address – Blackheath Gate Charlton Way Greenwich London SE10 8QY
Phone	020 8858 2608
Opening times	The park is open from 6.00am for pedestrians (and 7.00am for traffic) all year round.
Collection/special features	wildlife centre, and a famous place for picnics!
Dog friendly?	On leads (especially near deer)
Child friendly?	Yes, especially the Secret Garden Wildlife Centre
Description	Covering 74 hectares (183 acres). Greenwich is the oldest enclosed Royal Park and home to a small herd of fallow and red deer. Situated on top of a hill, visitors enjoy sweeping views across the River Thames to St Paul's Cathedral and beyond. The park is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site, host to the Prime Meridian Line and the old Royal Observatory, as well as having the National Maritime Museum as a neighbour. At different times of day and year visitors can expect to see red and fallow deer, waterfowl, starlings, sparrows, song thrushes, warblers, woodpeckers, tree-creepers and tawny owls. A popular trip is to can take riverboats to Greenwich Pier from Westminster, Embankment or Tower Piers.

Greenwich photograph by Frankie Roberto used under a creative commons licence