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Cutty Sark

Museum · Greenwich, England

Cutty Sark is a tea clipper in a dry berth at King William Walk, operated by Royal Museums Greenwich, with the hull raised so that visitors walk beneath it. She opens daily 10am to 5pm, last entry 4.15pm, except on 24, 25 and 26 December. Admission is £22 for an adult, £11 for a child aged 4 to 15 and £16.50 for a student, and under-4s are free. The operator invites visitors to explore the main deck, walk beneath the ship and see how the crew lived.

History

The ship is Grade I listed, NHLE 1079013, first listed on 8 June 1973, at national grid reference TQ 38305 77866. OpenStreetMap records a start date of 1869 for the hull and tags her historic=ship. She sits inside the core area of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, NHLE 1000096, which covers 109.51 hectares against a buffer zone of 174.91 hectares.

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King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9HT

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