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Welcome to our website!  The Friends of Greenwich Park hope that this will help you, your friends and family, get the most out of visiting this remarkable place. We aim to:     

Latest news

MIDSUMMER JAZZ IN THE PARK
17 May 2013
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New arrivals for St James Park as three Great White pelicans take up residence in front of Buckingham Palace
26 March 2013

St James's Park welcomes three Great White pelicans as they take up residence in the Royal Park in front of Buckingham Palace.

Visit to RSPB Nature Reserve at Elmley Marshes on 16 May

20 March 2013

This is a windswept wilderness on our doorstep.

Coming events

Saturday 25 May 2013 - 1pm to 3pm
Thursday 13 June 2013 - 7.30 for 8pm
Sunday 16 June 2013 - 1pm to 3.30pm
Sunday 16 June 2013 - 8.00am
Saturday 29 June 2013 - 1pm to 3pm
Sunday 7 July 2013

Greenwich is the oldest of London's Royal Parks and was famously the hunting and pleasure grounds for Henry VIII's favourite royal palace. Seventy three hectares (183 acres), the park stretches from the level plateau of gravel and sands of Blackheath in the south, then drops some 30 metres (nearly 100ft) before levelling out on the north side towards the Thames.

Opened to the public by George IV in 1830, the park is enjoyed today by thousands of visitors at all times of the year. They come to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, the historic avenues and formal parkland, to play sports and picnic, to watch the deer and other wildlife, and to appreciate the views over London and the Thames.

Greenwich Park is the centrepiece of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site and the setting for the internationally important National Maritime Museum and historic buildings including Wren’s Flamsteed House and Inigo Jones’ 17th century masterpiece, the Queen’s House.