The Peter Harrison Planetarium, Peter Harrison Planetarium photo #2
The Peter Harrison Planetarium, Peter Harrison Planetarium photo #3

The Peter Harrison Planetarium, Peter Harrison Planetarium

Location pin

Royal Observatory Greenwich, Greenwich Park, London, SE10 8XJ - 

  • Users

    Up to
    150 standing

  • Table with chairs

    Offers
    catering

The Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory Greenwich provides a versatile modern venue for evening events, with its striking architecture, contemporary lines and abundant light.
The Planetarium is equipped with one of the most advanced digital laser projectors in the world, which enables viewers to experience a journey through space with startling clarity. Of course we’ll treat your guests to a show, with qualified astronomers on hand to answer questions.

With large bay windows opening out onto a landscaped courtyard, the foyer adjoining the Planetarium makes an ideal location for dinner.

The courtyard areas provide beautiful outdoor spots for guests to mingle, weather-permitting and the Astronomy Galleries in the neighbouring Astronomy Centre provide plenty of conversation starters.

Capacity & layout

Standing

Standing

up to 150

Dining

Dining

up to 110

Theatre

Theatre

up to 130

Cabaret

Cabaret

up to 60

Catering & drinks

Catering arrangements

Catering arrangements

Amenities

Public transport

Public transport

Audio & visual

Other

Approved suppliers only

Space rules

Cancellation policy

100% refundable 1 day before the event

Location

Reviews

  • Kursd Ansum

    January 2024

    Took a 4-year-old lover of the planets here, I didn't expect him to have great concentration levels, but he loved his day out at the Planetarium & in London (although pretty irrelevant to the main event... he especially loved the gift shop.. which bankrupted me!! 'We' got all very pricey gifts for EVERYONE 🫣). An expensive day out for me, having booked 2 lots of train tickets, having rescheduled the trip after the initial booking, we then missed the 2nd train by 2mins, so drove there & got a parking ticket, so including the gift shop 'experience', it was a more expensive day out than an all-expenses-paid(by me) trip to Smith Toys! Good cheap fun for children & adults alike. I came here as a child

  • Orsolya Magyar

    February 2018

    What a wonderful place! The show was great, Greg is brilliant so entertaining and he does create a friendly atmosphere filled with knowledge and giggles, fun and relaxing afternoon out. Always filled with shows and programs, you want to do something different and to expand your general knowledge than this is the right place to visit. (Great for dates too!) The views are phenomenal you can look out over London, see my pics.There is a steep hill to walk up to the observatory, once you up it is well worth it. The sunset light made it even more magical. Highly recommend, already thinking about the next time we can visit.

  • Francesca e Freddie London

    March 2024

    We visited today (27/03/2024) to see “The Sky Tonight”. Disclaimer: it’s mostly about stars and constellations. No planets apart from Jupiter. So if your kids want to see planets this is not the show for them. The man who was talking during the show was very nice and his way of speaking relaxing and also funny. I think the show is overall very superficial”, good for kids but if you are looking for something that goes more in depth I wouldn’t recommend. Still a GREAT thing to do with kids, something different and educational. Also, the planetarium ticket doesn’t get you to the Greenwich meridian line, to see that you have to pay extra £18/adult! Thankfully there’s the same line right outside the gate so no point in paying extra. We also joined a workshop in the Planets Room (top floor) where we did some arts and crafts/soace related.

  • Arthur Rachmaninov

    December 2023

    Sucks!! We took the tickets on the internet but the address was not indicated!! So we came by taxi (even he didn't know where it was...) and we asked people where the planetarium was but no one knew how to show us the way!! We turned for 30 minutes and we finally found the way... When we FINALLY arrived, two staff members refused us entry because we were 2 minutes late!! Inadmissible!! We went to talk with staff members inside the planetarium who were not even able to reimburse us and give us an explanation!! Very unpleasant in addition! So we looked at the reviews on the internet out of curiosity, and we are not the only ones!! Moreover, many people say that the experience is not good.. so thank you for this very unpleasant experience, if you come to London or Greenwich, you will have other much better activities to experience!!