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Cutty Sark

Located in Greenwich, Greater London Coordinates: 51°28′58″ N 0°00′35″ W

Cutty Sark
Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Greenwich
0.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LCY London City Airport5 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport31 km

About Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark is a museum. Location: Greenwich, Greater London.

From Wikipedia

Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which ended as steamships took over their routes. She was named after the fictional witch who wore only a short shift (a "cutty sark" in the Scots language) in Robert Burns's poem Tam o' Shanter, first published in 1791.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Opened
1869
Heritage designation
Grade I listed building
Length
0.1 km
Official website
rmg.co.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Cutty Sark

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (68 mm)
Driest month
February (43 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Cutty Sark
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°13°18°21°23°23°19°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°8°11°13°13°10°8°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)684351464955435059656666

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cutty Sark

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 5 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (31 km). The nearest large city is London, 9 km to the west.

Airports

  • London City Airport (LCY) London 5 kmnortheast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 31 kmwest
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 39 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • London Population: 9M 9 kmwest
  • Barking Population: 218.5K 9 kmnortheast
  • Islington Population: 319.1K 9 kmnorthwest
  • City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 9 kmwest
  • Ilford Population: 168.2K 10 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cutty Sark

Within 100 km: 810 historic and cultural sites, 581 natural sites, 326 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km411 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 14 kmN
  • Lot's Ait Island 20 kmW
  • Ravens Ait Island 23 kmSW
  • Rook Island Island 10 kmN

25–60 km544 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 59 kmE
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 39 kmE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 47 kmE
  • Osea Island Island 60 kmNE

60–100 km762 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 74 kmS
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 75 kmS
  • Camber Sands Beach 83 kmSE
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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