Greenwich England
is where East meets West at the
Greenwich Meridian
(0° Longitude); World Time is set
Greenwich Mean Time
and where the World millennium celebrations will take place.
The
Millennium Dome closed on the 31 December 2000. But
remember that the millennium didn't officially begin until
2001.
Greenwich lies on the
River Thames, a few minutes by
rail or
tube,
or a short
river
cruise from central London. If you want to visit
Greenwich and information on visiting London, England
then see Greenwich
Info. There is the famous
Cutty Sark to visit and the
Royal
Naval College. Just down river is the
Thames
Barrier which is close to
London City Airport
The
Royal Observatory at Greenwich is in
Greenwich
Park along with the
National
Maritime Museum and the
Queens House. For information on astronomy visit
Greenwich Star
The
London
Marathon starts in Greenwich Park.
Greenwich has a long
heritage; it
was the birth place of
King Henry VIII and his daughters
Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and
Queen Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen). It has seen many
famous visitors from
Peter the Great through
Charles
Dickens to
Bob Hope.
This and a lot more in
Greenwich Past.
For information on all the other places in the
world called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York
City, USA then visit
Greenwich Town.
Visit the new
Greenwich Book
Shelf where you can buy titles old and new.
