Welcome to Atlantis Tour Guides (the audio tour division of Tours by Foot). We are excited you chose to take our Greenwich Self Guided Audio Tour.
INSTRUCTIONS:
This is a self guided tour that you can take at any time. It is not date specific and you can listen to it as many times as you'd like.
Find the audio stops listed below. You can listen out of order if you chose but the verbal instructions to get between stops will follow our suggested map route.
Each stop has a Google Map link to ensure you can easily fine the next stop, but you can also use this embeddable Google Map.
You can also use the .pdf file of the written tour script with clickable links for ease of download.
You can use this map by clicking on the square in the upper right corner. It will then open your Google Maps app (you must have this app for the map to work) with the stops shown. You cannot download the self guided tour map, but if you'd like to use this map without data, be sure to leave this page open!
Jump to an option to use this tour data free...
TOUR DETAILS
- Time: 1 Hour
- Start: Greenwich Foot Tunnel
- Finish: The Royal Observatory
Some of the people who live in Greenwich like to use the full name of their home borough – The Royal Borough of Greenwich – it is a special title because there are only four Royal Boroughs in the UK. We’ll find out why Greenwich was granted this honour later on in the tour. Greenwich has had associations with sea for centuries, and the Navy as its’ roots here, which means we’ll be learning quite a bit about the country’s naval past.
However, the main reason Greenwich is famous all over the world is because the Prime Meridian - the line that divides the globe into eastern and western hemisphere - was established here. At the top of the hill in Greenwich Park we will see the Royal Observatory, the demarkation of the prime meridian, and you’ll have a chance to have your photo taken with one foot in the east and another in west. As they say in Greenwich – that’s where time began. It may sound a bit over the top, but as you will soon find out, there is some truth to it.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN...
We suggest you save this page to your home screen, making it easy for you to return to this page between stops. You can do this via the Add To Homescreen Button on your device.
STOPS:
Click on the name to hear the audio for each stop. The audio file will open in a new tab. You can also find a Google Map link to assist if needed in getting to the stop.
- Introduction (London, SE10 9HT - map)
- STOP 1: Greenwich Foot Tunnel (London, SE10 9HT- map)
- STOP 2: Cutty Sark (King William Walk, SE10 9HT - map)
- STOP 3: Greenwich Market (5B Greenwich Market, SE10 9HZ - map)
- STOP 4: Sir Walter Raleigh Statue (Greenwich, SE10 9JW - map)
- STOP 5: The Tudor Palace of Henry VIII (Greenwich, SE10 9JF - map)
- STOP 6: The Old Royal Naval College (University of Greenwich, SE10 9NN - map)
- STOP 7: The Painted Hall (College Way, SE10 9NN - map)
- STOP 8: Queen's House (Romney Road, SE10 9NF - map)
- STOP 9: National Maritime Museum (Romney Road, SE10 9NF - map)
- STOP 10: Greenwich Park (Greenwich, SE10 8QY - map)
- STOP 11: Royal Observatory Part 1 (Greenwich, SE10 8EJ - map)
- STOP 12: Royal Observatory Part 2 (Greenwich, SE10 8XJ - map)
- STOP 13: Prime Meridian (Blackheath Avenue, SE10 8XJ - map)
- Conclusion (Prime Meridian Walk, SE10 8XJ - map)
Data Free Option
If you would like to listen to this data free, we suggest you download the .mp4 file below. This is an audio file that includes the entire tour in one go. You can download it depending on your device settings and it should appear in your Files.
The audio is one long file, but you will be given instructions to pause between stops.
Click here to open the AUDIO FILE OF ENTIRE TOUR.
Time Stamps for individual stops:
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 02:35 - Greenwich Foot Tunnel
- 4:16 - The Cutty Sark
- 08:07 - Greenwich Market
- 09:31 - Sir Walter Raleigh Statue
- 12:43 - Royal Naval College (Tudor Palace of Henry VIII)
- 17:33 - Royal Naval College (London's Naval History)
- 19:33 - The Painted Hall
- 21:05 - The Queen's House
- 23:55 - National Maritime Museum
- 26:23 - Greenwich Park
- 27:54 - The Royal Observatory (Part 1)
- 31:33 - The Royal Observatory (Part 2)
- 35:20 - The Prime Meridian
- 37:18 - Conclusion
