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The Cutty Sark Café is located on the lower ground deck of the ship underneath the gleaming copper hull. We serve deli combination sandwiches with classic British ingredients, cakes made fresh for you daily, cream teas, assorted snacks and children’s dishes, with many healthy options. A special afternoon tea experience is also available.
Cutty Sark was built in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869. Its owner John ‘Jock’ Willis, designer Hercules Linton and many of its crew members over the years were from Scotland. But despite its proud Scottish heritage, London was to be Cutty Sark’s home port. On its maiden voyage, the ship departed London on 15 February 1870, bound for Shanghai.
Echoes of the Sea and Sky. Join us in the month we celebrate Cutty Sark’s 155th birthday for a beautiful chamber choir concert underneath the ship’s magnificent hull. Thursday 14 November 2024 | 7.30pm - 9.15pm. General admission: £15 | Members, Students and Under 25s: £10. Cutty Sark.
1. What is the Cutty Sark? Cutty Sark is the world’s only surviving extreme clipper. Most of the hull fabric you see today dates back to its original construction. Clipper ships are marked by three design characteristics - a long, narrow hull, a sharp bow which cuts through the waves rather riding atop - and three raking masts. 2.
Royal Museums Greenwich are introducing a new £2 ticket to the famous tea clipper Cutty Sark for visitors receiving Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Pension Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support or Jobseeker's Allowance. For further information about the offer including how many people you can claim £ ...
Dry Berth. The Dry Berth is the most modern addition to Cutty Sark, built during the refurbishment after a fire in 2007. The 963-ton ship is suspended three metres above the floor, the geodesic glass canopy flooding the Dry Berth with natural daylight, whilst built-in lighting makes her hull glimmer in the evening. Greg Allen Photography.
Overlooking the river Thames and a short walk from the National Maritime Museum and Queen’s House, Cutty Sark is a Victorian sailing ship that was the fastest of its time. Schools can book guided or independent tours of the ship or book onsite sessions that explore life on board as a Victorian sailor, the cargo it transported around the world ...
Cutty Sark – the world’s sole-surviving tea clipper – was built in 1869 to bring the finest and freshest teas back to London. Now you too can savour Cutty Sark's rich history while enjoying a truly unique London afternoon tea experience. Leave behind the traditional hotels and bus tours: at Cutty Sark, you can dine beneath the ship itself!
Cutty Sark is wheelchair accessible with lifts providing access to all levels of the ship. Some areas of the Main Deck are not wheelchair accessible, but virtual access is provided to these spaces. The original ship structure restricts the size of the lift on board, but mobility scooters can be accommodated on board providing they fit in our lifts.
Building Cutty Sark (1869) Cutty Sark was built in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869. Yet it was nearly left unfinished. Ship-owner John Willis was keen to crack the tea trade. Rather than turn to an established firm, he commissioned newcomers, Scott & Linton, to build his ship. They were ambitious and creative but inexperienced.
