Are You Taking A Short Break In London? Why Not Have A Flight On The London Eye

The capital city of England and Britain, London, has a vast number of interesting and entertaining tourist attractions, ranging from the very old to the very new. The vast majority of the tourist attractions are known all ’round the globe (such as, the Tower of London, Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace). Among the youngest are the London Aquarium, Millenium Dome, Millennium Bridge and the London Eye.

The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (it’s full title), is more frequently named, just, the London Eye or,occasionally, the Millenium Wheel (due to the fact that it was constructed for part of the Millenium celebrations). The London Eye was officially opened by the then U.K. Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the evening of 31 December however, sadly, there was a number of safety issues and it was not opened to the public until March. When first erected it was the world’s highest Ferris wheel at a height of one hundred and thirty five metres.

The gigantic wheel is located on the South Bank of the River Thames in Jubilee Gardens looking down upon the Houses of Parliament below. From inside one of the thirty two compartments towering above the whole of London you are able to view an incredibly large number of the many London landmarks, the already mentioned Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Hampton Court Palace and St Paul’s are just a handful, what a fantastically unique way in which to see most of London and, most probably, one of the reasons it is one of the most popular paid for attraction in London.

The London Eye’s first flight is at ten in the morning but the ticket office opens half an hour earlier.  The Eye closes at half past nine at night between August and July, eight ‘o clock at night between October and April and at nine ‘o clock at night for the other months of the year.

Visitors traveling by car will be pleased to know that there are three car parks close by. For those traveling in coach parties there are parking facilities incredibly close to the Eye (Telephone:) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for info.

The simplest way to travel to the London Eye is via the London Underground, just get off at one of the following tube stations; Westminster, Embankment, Charing Cross, or the closest Waterloo. It is also possible to arrive by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.

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