Father’s Day Fun and Festivities

Looking to celebrate the father or father figure in your life? Check out our list of the greatest Greenwich ideas for this Father’s Day!

1. Give golf fanatics the chance to perfect their swing with Canary Wharf and the Thames for a scenic background, at Greenwich Peninsula Golf Driving Range.

2. If younger children are in the mix, try CrazyPutt Adventure Golf, a 1980s-style crazy golf course with nods to Augusta, St Andrews and other famous courses.

3. Football more his style? TOCA Social at The O2 offers four different games to test football skills at any level.

4. Also at The O2, BOOM Battle Bar is great for lovers of wacky pursuits. Axe-throwing, augmented-reality darts, ‘crazier golf’, beer- and prosecco-pong, cocktails, big-screen matches: it’s all there!

5. For a scenic Father’s Day experience there’s not much to rival the canopy climb and stunning views of Greenwich, London and the Thames with Up at The O2.

6. Adrenalin junkies can ‘take to the skies’ without setting foot on board a place, with the indoor ‘skydiving’ sensation iFly at The O2.

7. Rising to a panoramic 90m as it spans the Thames between Greenwich Peninsula and Docklands, the IFS Cloud Cable Car offers unrivalled views of London and the river.

8. See London at a different pace this Father’s Day, with the froth and fury of a ThamesJet Speedboat ride.

9. Craft-beer lovers are well catered to in Greenwich this Father’s Day: book a Meantime Brewery Tour to see one of London’s oldest craft breweries and sample the final product, fresh from the tank.

10. For an old-fashioned Sunday lunch, try riverside pubs like the Cutty Sark, Enderby House and the Oystercatcher, or brilliant inland locations including The Old Brewery, Richard I, Coach and Horses and The Admiral Hardy.

11. Looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift? Try Greenwich Market for unique arts and crafts, collectibles and antiques, or ICON Outlet for discounts on designer fashion.

By Hugh McNaughtan