Getting There

Park Office: Open 8.30am to 4.30pm (Tel: 020 8858 2608)

Park opening and closing times

Jan/Feb	6am to 6pm
March	6am to 7pm
April	6am to 8pm
May	6am to 9pm
June/July	6am to 9.30pm
Aug	6am to 9pm
Sept	6am to 8pm
Oct	6am to 7pm
Nov/Dec	6am to 6pm

Cars

There are car parking areas inside the Blackheath Gate, along Blackheath Avenue and outside the Pavilion Tea House and the Royal Observatory. Charges are £1 per hour from 9am to 6pm or earlier if the park is closed; four hours maximum; excess charge £50. There is some disabled parking at the junction of Blackheath Avenue and Great Cross Avenue.

Through traffic (no commercial vehicles)

Weekdays: 6am to 10am and 4pm to 6pm
Weekends/Bank Holidays: no through traffic

Cycling

Designated cycling routes (open all day) are:
North-south: The Avenue and Blackheath Avenue
East-west: part of Great Cross Avenue

Wheelchair users

From the St Mary's Gate (Greenwich) entrance to the Park, there is quite a steep escarpment to the upper plateau. The Avenue has the easiest gradient. Some public transport within the Park is planned; check availability with the Park Office. Tel: 020 8858 2608

Policing the Park

Greenwich Park is policed by the Royal Parks arm of the Metropolitan Police. Tel: 020 7706 7272. In an emergency, dial 999.

Travel to Greenwich Park

Rail

Regular services from Central London (Charing Cross/Cannon Street/London Bridge) to Greenwich for St Mary's Gate entrance or Maze Hill for Park Vista Gate entrance (journey time about 20 minutes) and from North Kent.
National Rail Enquiries Tel: 08457 484950; web site www.nationalrail.co.uk

Docklands Light Railway

From Bank or Tower Hill Gateway to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich.
Tel: 020 7363 9700

Boat

From Westminster Pier or Charing Cross or Tower Piers to Greenwich Pier.
City Cruises Tel: 020 7740 0400
Thames River Services Tel: 020 7930 4097
Catamaran Cruisers Tel: 020 7987 1185

Underground

Jubilee Line to North Greenwich, then 188 bus to central Greenwich.
Tel: 020 7222 1234

Bus

No. 188 from Russell Square or Aldwych to Greenwich;
No. 53 from Piccadilly/Trafalgar Square to Blackheath Gate entrance;
A number of buses from Lewisham, Woolwich, Thamesmead, Blackheath and Crystal Palace pass near the Blackheath Gate at the southern end of the Park.
Tel: 020 7222 1234