Ideally placed for visiting World Heritage Site Greenwich with its Park, new Planetarium, Royal Observatory, Wheel and National Maritime Museum, this hotel gazes out across the heath at Blackheath. It’s just a 20-minute hop on the train straight into central London or catch the boat from Greenwich.

The Clarendon caters for families well with large, light, connecting twin rooms and special rates and menus for children. The wide-open spaces of the heath leading on to Greenwich Park provide plenty of invaluable running-about opportunities.