Cutty Sark vs Royal Observatory Greenwich : lequel vaut le coup ?

Verdict comparatif, prix et conseils. Nous désignons un gagnant — mais les deux ont leur place si vous avez le temps.

Le verdict

Gagnant : Royal Observatory Greenwich

Si vous n'avez le temps que pour un, choisissez Royal Observatory Greenwich. Worth it if the history of time and navigation appeals: Flamsteed House, Harrison's sea clocks and the Great Equatorial Telescope earn the ticket. If all you want is the meridian photo and the view, know that the hilltop panorama is free and the queue for the line peaks at midday. Cutty Sark reste worth it, classez-le simplement en dessous.

The Cutty Sark tea clipper in its Greenwich dry dock
7.5/10

Cutty Sark

From £22 · 1–1.5 hours

Worth it as the anchor of a Greenwich day: walking beneath the hull of the world's last tea clipper is genuinely unique, and kids love the decks. Combine it with the Royal Observatory and arrive by riverboat to do Greenwich properly.

Visitors straddling the Prime Meridian line at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
7.8/10
Gagnant

Royal Observatory Greenwich

From £20 · 1.5–2 hours

Worth it if the history of time and navigation appeals: Flamsteed House, Harrison's sea clocks and the Great Equatorial Telescope earn the ticket. If all you want is the meridian photo and the view, know that the hilltop panorama is free and the queue for the line peaks at midday.

Côte à côte

SpecCutty SarkRoyal Observatory Greenwich
TripScore7.5/107.8/10
VerdictWorth itWorth it
From£22£20
Value (score per £)0.340.39
Time required1–1.5 hours1.5–2 hours
SettingIndoorIndoor
Best time todayWeekday mornings10am opening, weekdays
Value for money7.2/106.9/10
Experience7.8/108.2/10
Crowds & wait8.4/107.0/10

Qui devrait choisir quoi ?

Choisir Cutty Sark si…

  • The last surviving tea clipper on earth, launched in 1869 and beautifully restored.
  • The under-hull walk beneath 963 tonnes of ship exists nowhere else.
  • Brilliant with kids: the wheel, bunks, cargo hold and family trails.
  • Two minutes from Greenwich Pier, so the riverboat ride doubles as the journey.

Choisir Royal Observatory Greenwich si…

  • Stand with a foot in each hemisphere on the historic Prime Meridian line.
  • John Harrison's H1–H4 sea clocks, the machines that solved longitude, are displayed here.
  • The Great Equatorial Telescope, one of the largest of its kind in the world.
  • One of London's best panoramas from the free hilltop right outside.