"The Old Royal Naval College is Sir Christopher Wren's riverside masterpiece and one of London's most popular attractions."
"Stunning 17th century historical landmark that you have to visit when you're in London."
"The whole of the Old Royal Naval College is worth a visit. It is an architectural masterpiece and home of the breathtaking Painted Hall which is absolutely stunning."
"A beautiful historic British landmark surrounded by architectural brilliance."
"The old painted hall is beautiful."
Cons:
"Whoever runs this place should be fired! Planned my trip and took an hour by car to get here, only to find out the place is closed at 3:30 due to an event."
"The fencing around it on Trafalgar Road makes access and egress inconvenient."
"Visited the painted hall today. The view was stunning, but I have to say that a staff called Ben was extremely unfriendly."
"The only part of the building open to the public seems to be the Painted Hall."
"Museum and some other buildings are currently closed."
"Many of the buildings are now occupied by a music school and the University of Greenwich which is out of bounds sadly."
"I love Thor!! 😆 Historical landmark to visit for a day trip. Amazing building structures, place is clean and not much people when we came around 4pm. A quiet place to stay as well if you want to get away from the busy city for a short while 🙂🙂"
Value for Money
Pros:
"The first Wednesday of every month is pay what you want to get in."
"Bought my ticket on line, for £11_00, and it is reusable within a year."
"It costs only 10£ and you spend an hour literally right under the painting."
"The entry fee was £12 which, on its own is really reasonable, but you get to use that ticket for a whole year. Bargain."
"Tickets allow free readmission for a whole year!"
"Used a 2 for 1 ticket. Amazing place. Paintings are wonderful."
"I’d also recommend the film and TV tour, which cost only £15 and includes 12 month entry to the painted hall, bargain considering the painted hall alone is £12."
Cons:
"I bought tickets for the afternoon tea in the painted hall cafe for 21 pounds each. Not worth it at all!"
"Had rated 5 stars, now reduced to 2 because of their extortionate pricing."
"The food choices available were good but overpriced and the drinks seriously and shamefully overpriced."
"Was there today again and wanted to see how it looked after the restorations are done but from free to £13.50 is quite a jump."
"However, the £15 entrance fee is too much for what there is to see."
"Until a year ago you could just wander in for free, but now they have a visitor's centre and a cafe and charge £12."
"Stunning Painted Hall. Especially with Gaia exhibition (giant rotating illuminated globe) But be aware that it is just one room and £12.50 can seem a bit expensive."
Accessibility
Pros:
"The entrance to the Hall is step free and there is a wheelchair lift."
"Good facilities and easy access."
"The Visitor Centre has wheelchair accessible toilets and also a lift to the upper levels."
"It's nice and spacious... but because it is big, you may need to take a long walk to various buildings in uni."
"The Thames clipper stops near by and it's very accessible with other transport links and eat out options."
"Really close to the station and with a great view over Canary Wharf."
"The area is perfect to visit with kids and have great connection to the city centre via the Thames Clippers."
Cons:
"Parking is difficult and expensive."
"Some areas to visit to pay and Greenwich is parking permit covered so be careful with parking attendants."
"Didn't see a disabled price and was told there is something like that but why don't just write it on the board then?"
"The upper levels do get a bit too warm in the summer so we enjoyed the parks just outside and the food market isn’t far."
"Queue for toilets not managed at so we missed the start of the second half."
"Walked by here on Thames Path, needed a pee, told to use public one by Curry Sark, which was out of order!"
"Travelled along the river to visit Greenwich. Approached information service for advice on how to make most of visit - sold tickets for a tour that it transpired was not operating on that day."
Experience & Engagement
Pros:
"Heading to the Old Royal Naval College is a fantastic way of removing oneself from the bustle of shops and chaos in more central London."
"We visited the College as a late visit during the local festival. The Painted Hall was really breathtakingly and the amount of details is amazing."
"I specifically went to see the painted hall which, I believe, took 19 years to complete. I was not disappointed as it is stunningly beautiful."
"Had a spontaneous film tour with the tour guide called Bob and could not recommend him enough!"
"Random events happen here all the time. Not bad, good events. Open air cinema, theatre, music, art events."
"For the nautical fan it's a wonder, and for anybody who loves history of the monarchy then there's a lot to be learned about Queen Elizabeth I's time there."
"The Painted Hall is Britain's answer to the Sistine Chapel!."
Cons:
"It can get very crowded as it's very popular."
"Be prepared to get neck strain from looking up!"
"The guide was well informed and knew it all, but the half hour of historical details was a bit much and only one of our group stayed till the end of the tour."
"And during the day there tend to be more students which for those who are introverted like me can be a bit of a hassle."
"But the acoustics in the main hall are not 'tinnitus-friendly'! I don't know if anyone else there heard any of the speeches but I was not able to understand much of any of the speeches, which was a real shame."
"Anika was very knowledgeable but also quite quiet so missed a bit of the talk."
"I love Thor!! 😆 Historical landmark to visit for a day trip. Amazing building structures, place is clean and not much people when we came around 4pm. A quiet place to stay as well if you want to get away from the busy city for a short while 🙂🙂"