South London Travel Guide

Now largely built-up into a patchwork of Victorian terraces, one area of SOUTH LONDON stands head and shoulders above all the others in terms of sightseeing, and that is Greenwich . At its heart is the outstanding ensemble of the Royal Naval College and the Queen's House, courtesy of Christopher Wren and Inigo Jones respectively. Most visitors, however, come to see the Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Observatory, though Greenwich also pulls in an ever-increasing volume of Londoners in search of bargains at its Sunday market .

Greenwich is, of course, also famous as the "home of time", thanks to its status as the Prime Meridian of the World , from where time all over the globe is measured. It's partly for this reason that Greenwich was chosen as the centrepiece of the country's millennium celebrations, though the Dome is, in fact, situated in the reclaimed industrial wasteland of North Greenwich, a mile or so northeast of Greenwich town centre.

The only other suburban sights that stand out are the Dulwich Picture Gallery , a public art gallery even older than the National Gallery, and the eclectic Horniman Museum , in neighbouring Forest Hill.