Taking a bag into Greenwich - any probs?

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Was there any problem taking a bag into Greenwich? My Dad went to the football at Cardiff yesterday and said there were very long queues for people with bags to get through security and I just wondered if it was the same at Greenwich?

I am planning on taking a small 12 litre back pack with a waterproof, my camera, empty water bottle and a bit of food.

Thanks.......I can't wait for tomorrow :D
 
Not had to queue last two days :) I should take food though and the water in the loos is potable so fill water bottles up there :)
 
Didn't confiscate a single bit of food today (don't take the p**s though). Lots of people to get in tomorrow. so please keep it simple and don't bring metal cutlery etc.:D
Get there early. Faithkat also says Greetings from Greenwich. :D
 
I'm not sure why some people thought you weren't allowed to take food? We took in a good sized packed lunch yesterday, security saw it and had no issues. The rule was "no picnic hampers". That is a little different to lunch in your rucksack.

We flew through security, no problems. It is very well organised! :)
 
No queues, all staff were friendly, helpful & welcoming, tried to make it as quick as possible while being very efficient - they checked things in my bag that airport security staff have never looked at!
 
galaxy said:
I'm not sure why some people thought you weren't allowed to take food? We took in a good sized packed lunch yesterday, security saw it and had no issues. The rule was "no picnic hampers". That is a little different to lunch in your rucksack.

We flew through security, no problems. It is very well organised! :)
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I think various tv/radio people had said you'd be lucky to take even a sandwich in :mad: I took plenty of food today and all fine :) As long as in one bag of the right size then no hassle at all :)
 
Both days my bags went through with no problems, had to take the electrical things out and put them beside the bag in a tray. Sailors were really lovely (and fit!) and had about a minute's wait.

As to the food, I followed the link to two separate lists of banned items from the equestrian part of the official website - one said no food at all, and one said no excessive amounts of food. I got through with 3 slices of pizza and several snacks, so you should be ok.

Isabelle
 
I had an incredible day and it went so smoothly, the trains were brill and the games makers on the walk to Greenwich were so cheery. Security was really efficient and only waited about 5 mins and the Navy staff were lovely :) When I got in I filled up my water bottle with no wait and no real queue for loos either.

Thank you to anyone who was working who made it a great day :)
 
We had a fab day too, advice for anyone going tomorrow would be make sure you take enough cash, as we mistakenly thought we would be able to use visa (sure that was advertised!) but it turned out that most of the food and drink outlets were cash only. Had a great time regardless, but thought the info might be useful :)
 
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