Sights · Our pick in London
Cutty Sark
The tea clipper
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Image courtesy of © Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark, launched in 1869, was one of the fastest tea clippers of her day, racing cargoes of tea from China and later wool from Australia. Now raised in a glass-enclosed dry dock in Greenwich, she can be explored from the decks to the gallery beneath her copper-clad hull. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich. Cutty Sark DLR station and Greenwich Pier are a short walk away.
Why it's on our list
- Walk the decks
- Under the hull
- Royal Museums Greenwich
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Cutty Sark before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Cutty Sark are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Cutty Sark for Maritime GreenwichDLR0.1 mi2 min walk
- Island GardensDLR0.4 mi7 min walk
- GreenwichDLRNational Rail0.4 mi8 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Greenwich High Road0.4 mi7 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Tower of London3.3 miCycle 22 minCar or taxi 28 min
- The Shard3.6 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 30 min
- London Eye4.9 miCycle 32 minCar or taxi 40 min
- Westminster Abbey5.2 miCycle 33 minCar or taxi 42 min
- Covent Garden5.3 miCycle 34 minCar or taxi 42 min
- Trafalgar Square5.4 miCycle 35 minCar or taxi 43 min
- Leicester Square5.5 miCycle 36 minCar or taxi 44 min
- The British Museum5.6 miCycle 36 minCar or taxi 45 min
- Buckingham Palace5.9 miCycle 38 minCar or taxi 47 min
- Harrods6.7 miCycle 43 minCar or taxi 53 min
Main rail terminals
- London Bridge3.6 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 30 min
- Liverpool Street4.0 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Waterloo4.7 miCycle 30 minCar or taxi 38 min
- Charing Cross5.3 miCycle 34 minCar or taxi 42 min
- Victoria5.8 miCycle 37 minCar or taxi 46 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras5.9 miCycle 38 minCar or taxi 47 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)6.1 miCycle 39 minCar or taxi 48 min
- Euston6.2 miCycle 40 minCar or taxi 49 min
- Paddington7.5 miCar or taxi 59 min