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| Tip Feb 2012 |
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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > United Kingdom > London > Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich. The district is known for its naval and maritime history and as giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. Many famous ships and vessels have a Greenwich connection but arguably one of the most famous ships has been the SCOTTISH clipper The Cutty Sark, She was designed by Hercules Linton and built in 1869 at Dumbarton, SCOTLAND, by the firm of Scott & Linton. The Cutty Sark was an ultra fast sailing ship designed for the tea trade, then an intensely competitive race across the globe from China to London, with a substantial bonus to the ship to arrive with the first tea of the year. Many travellers to Greenwich tend to stay in other areas in London but for the culture vultures who would like to base themselves in the locale look no further than the Express By Holiday Inn Greenwich.
Greenwich London 5 4 3 Star Hotels Restaurants including Express By Holiday Inn Greenwich near Cutty Sark Clipper Royal Naval College Royal Observatory National Maritime Museum.
This budget hotel, situated on Bugsby Way, is well located on the Greenwich Peninsula. Guests will have easy access to Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory, Royal Naval College, and the National Maritime Museum. Additionally, a myriad of restaurants, entertainment venues, and clubs are within a close proximity.
The Cutty Sark is a clipper ship. Built in 1869, she served as a merchant vessel (the last clipper to be built for that purpose), and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954. She is preserved in dry dock in Greenwich, London.
Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and as giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. The town became the site of a Royal palace, the Palace of Placentia from the 15th century, and was the birthplace of many in the House of Tudor, including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
