Currently a mix of commercial and residential properties. Expect high growth in Greenwich over the next few years as several development projects get underway, designed to create a whole community in the area.
Similarly to Canary Wharf, this area is popular with financial and legal based businesses. However, investment in the area has bought about a digital community in recent years. The digital Peninsular is a part of Greenwich perfect for young businesses looking to develop and grow within the industry. Office space to rent throughout this location is minimal in design and presents no fuss space, ideal for those companies searching for a more professional and less creative office. The area is quite modern and serviced offices within Greenwich reflect this via smart fixtures and fittings, sleek meeting rooms and stylish customer lounges. Greenwich is an aesthetic location and many managed offices here also have the added benefit of surrounding green space and garden areas. Being close to the river, clients can also choose to travel via boat on those sunnier days.
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Expert Opinion
Greenwich provides a great alternative to Canary Wharf with easy access to the business hub. In North Greenwich the Thames cable car crossing is a great way to travel, much more pleasant than the tube. Serviced offices in the area tend to have a more boutique style with strong customer service but are often full.
Greenwich Developments and History
Greenwich Park is a simply stunning stretch of parkland that provides yet another reason to base your business in Greenwich. It is the oldest of the enclosed Royal Parks and sits at 183 acres of beautiful greenery. The tip of the hill within the park is a favourite spot of its visitors providing striking views across the Thames and Central London as well as the wildlife which lives within the grounds, particularly attractive on a sunny afternoon. The bandstand hosts concerts throughout the summer complimenting your lunch with sweet music as well as there being three café’s, The Tea Pavilion, St Mary’s Gate Café and The Honest Sausage, alongside sites for both cricket and tennis to be played for a post work unwind.
Greenwich’s origins are rooted in Saxon times, originally being known as ‘green wic’ meaning port, there are suggestions that this has always been a site where ships and boats were tied and from early on this area was used as a fishing village as well as a farming settlement. The beautiful and well established area was also popular with royalty and as early as the 16th century Henry VII owned property here.
Before it was demolished by Charles II Greenwich palace was the birth place of Henry VIII as well as his sisters Mary and Elizabeth. The popular and well established Greenwich that we know today began to take shape in 1838 when the area was connected to London by railway and many people rushed to buy property and grow businesses in the area. This soon enough lead to the transformation of Greenwich in to a thriving part of the city.
Local Insight & Information
Greenwich is an iconic place all around the world not just in London and there is a lot of history attached to this amazing area. There are so many remarkable landmarks and sights to visit throughout Greenwich as well as it being a thriving area for business and office space to let or rent. With the location dating back to Saxon times there is some outstanding architecture in the area as well as providing the possibility to stand on both the eastern and western hemispheres simultaneously, enjoy some unforgettable traditional British food or just relax in the beautiful parkland which can be found all throughout attractive Greenwich.
Food and hospitality within Greenwich is unique but as high a standard as you would expect being in such a popular area of the city. The streets are lined with restaurants, cafes as well as bars and hotels and you don’t have to look far to find a spectacular place to dine.
One very well loved eatery in the area is that of Goddards at Greenwich. This original and delightful restaurant combines a wonderfully modern setting with the traditional flavour of pie, mash and liquor. Taking London all the way back to the 1800s this has been a staple of a Londoner’s diet for many years and is an important part of its history of food. This family run business established in 1890 is open daily and serves incomparable handmade, slow baked pies. Today the restaurant offers the traditional beef as well steak, lamb, chicken and vegetarian pies alongside its mouth-watering mash potato.
Once you have sufficiently satisfied your business guest with the brilliant food in Greenwich, the hotels in the area will continue to please; designed to cater to both the vast tourism in the area as well as the business traffic which passes through and settles here daily. The Greenwich Hotel is an architectural dream from the outside and a picture of boutique elegance with period features within. The Metropolitan Police commissioned the build of this venue in 1940 and six years later the stunning architecture gained a RIBA Bronze award.
Comprising of a bar, restaurants and a range of bedrooms from the standard to the deluxe, each and every part of this hotel is of the highest quality from the carefully considered colour scheme to the intricate and key finishing touches; deluxe rooms also provide stunning views of London via a two storey glass roof extension.
Key Transport Links
Transport throughout Greenwich is delivered mainly via the DLR services which are regular and frequent within this area. The Cutty Sark Station is only a three minute walk from the centre of the location and Island Gardens as well as Greenwich stations are also only a 10 minute walk from the centre of the locality. Southeastern rail services can also be easily caught throughout this area via Maze Hill and Greenwich stations which are also only 10 minutes on foot from the heart of this location.
More on Location
Possibly the most famous part of Greenwich is the site which today holds the Royal Observatory. This is the spot that has since the 19th century served as the reference line for Greenwich Mean Time and signifies the world’s prime meridian dividing the eastern and western hemispheres. In 1850 the Royal Observatory was erected by the 7th Astronomer Royal, Sir George Biddell Airy and in 1884 the Transit Telescope was added to the Observatory to define the Prime Meridian.
The cross-hairs in the eyepiece of the telescope precisely define Longitude 0° for the world. The site is now host to an array of events throughout the year including a planetarium show of the sky each night as well as holding astronomer events offering visitors the opportunity to chat to real astronomers whilst enjoying a hot drink in the Observatory courtyard.
Another amazing piece of Greenwich’s history is that of the Cutty Sark, the world’s only surviving tea clipper and the fastest ship of its time. Today visitors are able to discover what life was like aboard the sensational 1869 ship which was used to transport tea back from China. The far stretching views over the Thames from the wheel of this legendary ship aid the imagination allowing you to feel as though you’re sailing the seas, visiting all the world’s major ports in record time, just as the Sark did during its day.
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