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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 21/06/2026 01:30:00

Rising from the banks of the Thames to a hilltop observatory, Greenwich Park is the oldest of London's royal parks. From its high ground, a famous view opens over the river, the old naval buildings and the towers of the city beyond. The park was enclosed in the 15th century, on land that had long been a royal estate. It is the oldest of the parks once attached to royal palaces in the capital. On the hilltop stands the old Royal Observatory, founded in the 17th century to help sailors find thei...