Explorers & leaders

Welcome to our interactive virtual tour of Flamsteed House at the Royal Observatory. The following 360° panoramas allow you to 'walk through' from the courtyard and the Meridian Line, enter the galleries of Flamsteed House and enjoy the view from the roof.

Scroll down the page to begin the tour.

The map below shows the locations you can visit:

Each image has clickable hotspots that allow you to move between locations. There are more hotspots within the Harrison gallery that provide further information about the Harrison timekeepers.

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Start your tour

Select which version of the tour you wish to use below. Each tour begins at the Meridian Line.

Select the Ipix tour to enjoy full-functionality and minimal download times. If you do not have a fast internet connection the images in each tour will take some time to appear. Make sure you select the 'low bandwidth' option (below), but be prepared to wait.

Ipix tour: low bandwidth ~ high bandwidth (instructions)

Java tour: low bandwidth ~ high bandwidth (instructions)

The Ipix version requires a plug-in to work with your browser. Please download it before you begin. Please note the Opera browser does not support the Ipix plug-in. If you do not have another browser installed, please select the Java tour.

The Java version will work without a plug-in, although we suggest you download the latest version of Java to ensure full-compatibility.

Download the Ipix plug-in	Download Java software
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