Accessible Britain

hop-on/hop-off at any stop along the City Cruises route and is valid for the whole day.
The MBNA Thames Clippers’ River Roamer ticket allows hop-on/hop-off travel between
fifteen piers. You can cut down the journey time by travelling back from Westminster by
tube: Westminster, North Greenwich and Greenwich Pier stations have lift access between
street level and the platforms.
FOOD & DRINK aa Both boat services offer hot and cold drinks and snacks, and the bar/
snack areas are wheelchair accessible. A nice option is to bring a picnic to eat on board,
or once you arrive at Westminster Pier, head south over Westminster Bridge to Belvedere
Road just behind the London Aquarium. There is a raised walkway, accessible from the
Westminster Bridge Road end, with a number of cafes and restaurants. Troia Bagel Deli
Café (www.troia-restaurant.co.uk) is a good bet, serving a wide variety of filled bagels.
LONDON
018–021 Greenwich
With its magnificent architecture and glorious park, there are few places as
imposing and picturesque as Greenwich (www.visitgreenwich.org.uk). Add
museums that allow you to navigate through time, space and the seas, a
thriving food and craft market, and cafés galore, and you’d be hard pressed
to find a more rewarding day out.
018 Cutty Sark
Address: King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9HT Web: www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark Tel: 020
8858 4422 Hours: Daily 10am–5pm, last admission at 4.15pm; extended opening hours in summer and
some holidays – see website for exact dates Dates: Closed 24–26 Dec, reduced hours on 31 Dec and 1 Jan.
Entry: [D]£13.50 [C]free [A]£13.50 [5–15s]£7 [under 5s]free [Con]£11.50 [Fam]£24 (1 adult & 2 children);
£35 (2 adults & 2 children)
Following a £50 million renovation after a serious fire, the world’s last remaining tea
clipper Cutty Sark wows visitors to Greenwich once more. In a part of London packed
with popular attractions Cutty Sark is surely one of the best-loved, embodying as it does
the romance of the Golden Age of Sail.
Entering the lower hold you are immediately immersed in the history of the ship,
whose sleek design enhanced Britain’s reputation as a trading nation. The three decks
have been arranged so that visitors can explore much of the original vessel while experiencing
the sights, sounds and smells of life on board through a series of interactive
exhibits. The real genius of Cutty Sark’s new display, however, is that she has been raised
nine feet off the ground so that visitors can now walk beneath her gleaming coppersheathed
hull. The dry dock provides space for the café, audio-visual presentations and
a collection of ship’s figureheads, among them the seawitch whose short shirt (“a cutty
sark” in Scottish) gives the clipper her name. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff run
family-friendly events including costumed tours and craft workshops.
Cutty Sark is a shining example of how informed, clever design can render some-
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