Old Royal Naval College: Painted Hall
4.6
123 Ratings
London

Embark on a captivating journey through 600 years of history at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Explore stunning architecture, discover fascinating stories, and visit the breathtaking Painted Hall. Don’t miss the chance to uncover the secrets of this iconic filming location!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old Royal Naval College - Don’t miss a visit to the breath-taking Painted Hall (known as the UK’s Sistine Chapel), which took 19 years to Paint, located in the heart of the Old Royal Naval College Grounds in Greenwich. Included is an optional tour of this magnificent 17 acre riverside estate, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn…
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What's Included
  • Multi-lingual audio guide of Painted Hall (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, German, Japanese)
  • Guided Painted Hall talks every 30 minutes from 11am - 4pm
  • Entry to the Visitor Centre
  • Skittle Alley (open 12pm - 3pm)
  • Guided tours of buildings and grounds every hour from 11am - 3pm
Additional Information

The story of Greenwich starts here with 600 years of history. The breathtaking Painted Hall should not be missed - included in the admission is an audio guide in 8 languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, German, and Japanese + British Sign Language) or take a guided Painted Hall talks which run every 30 minutes from 11am – 4pm.
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Location
Old Royal Naval College
King William Walk
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(123 Ratings)
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Chrisbo7053rq
Sep 4, 2024
Away day to the joys of Greenwich (via the Uber boat) - Phenomenal little jewel in Greenwich which has history and superb paintings waiting to be discovered. Jim as the tour guide is a noteworthy addition.
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V585bktonyp
Aug 26, 2024
Fascinating tour of the painted hall. Don’t miss it!!! - The tour of the painted hall by Jim a volunteer was FANTASTIC!!! He provided an excellent overview of the facilities and had a very deep knowledge of the paintings and provided some very interesting insights and facts about the paintings and architecture. Well worth going to. Forget about 5 start. Jim gets 10 stars and definitely recommend the tour ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Candist_12
Aug 13, 2024
Excellent, highly recommended - Excellent visit today , guided tour with Antonio who was amazing… he told us do much and explained everything so clearly . Well worth the visit to painted hall and chapel . Great value for money
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Tring123
Jul 27, 2024
The Painted Hall - Britain's Sistine Chapel - We were lucky enough to visit the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich on a First Sunday ticket and it completely exceeded our expectations! We started with the 600 Years of History Tour admiring Christopher Wren's architecture including the chapel. At lunchtime, we wandered around Greenwich Market then returned to see the Painted Hall - also known as 'Britain's Sistine Chapel' - it's quite spectacular and to think it was once used as a dining room! Our guide for the Painted Hall, Vincent, was excellent and had lots of interesting stories to tell us. The tours are included in your ticket and so much better than just reading the information panels. Highly recommend a visit.
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574shaimaas
Jul 26, 2024
Great experience - Worth every penny, especially when I learned our pennies go toward maintaining the place. Greenwich is my favourite area in London. If you're into Tudor history and architecture, this is the place for you. Our guide for the day was Jim (search for the man with a red and white umbrella). He was very knowledgable with a great sense of humour. We learned so much than we expected to about the ancient and modern history of the place as well as surrounding places that we will be visiting very soon.
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Travelwithlizzie
Sep 15, 2024
Climb two unique staircases in Queen Mary Court - The Royal Naval College buildings are all Open today! Get to the main open space facing the river and find a desk where you can register today for the Open House guided tours of the Old Naval College buildings. Tours take about 30 mins. We visited the Queen Mary Court by a less well known architect, and learnt they subdivided the building into small rooms the pensioned off sailors would feel comfortable in. So an interesting history of a designer learning on the job what the client needs! The two staircases are really worth going to see; both cantilevered and one is oval. They are as unique as the tulip staircase int he Queen's House, also worth a visit.
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Ann_w
Jul 30, 2024
Guide in great hall - Enjoyed the lecture about the paintings - very well informed guide but with such a strong Italian accent was difficult to follow at times.
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Stephen_p
Jul 24, 2024
Interesting trip - It was an interesting trip, there's lots to do around the town as well. After going to the college, we ended up going to the observatory. The observatory was definitely worth it
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Grandtour802735
Sep 9, 2024
Unfortunately wg. Film shooting blocked... too bad - We came all the way from Germany - when we wanted to buy tickets we were told that it was wg. Film shooting is currently blocked - none of it was read on the website - soooo bad. So we have to come back here.
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Vivienneazra
Aug 14, 2024
Painted Hall on 13 Aug 24 - afternoon tea and then guided tour of the hall - Did 2 things - afternoon tea in the Undercroft Cafe and then a guided tour of the Painted Hall. Afternoon Tea in the Undercroft Cafe at 1:30pm - very well presented and staff looked after us. The only main downside was the heat on a hot afternoon. As they cant open the windows, it was really hot having the afternoon tea and sometimes perspiring! The guided tour of the Painted Hall at 3pm was well done and all my questions were answered.
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