The capital city of England and Great Britain, London, has a huge collection of fantastic visitor attractions, from the amazingly old to the very young. The vast majority of the tourist attractions are well known all around the globe (for example, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace). Among the most recently built are the London Aquarium, Millenium Dome, Millennium Bridge and the London Eye.
The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (to give it its correct title), is more frequently referred to as, simply, the London Eye or,occasionally, the Millenium Wheel (because it was constructed for part of the Millenium celebrations). The Merlin Entertainments London Eye was officially opened by the then English Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the evening of December 31st however, alarmingly there were technical issues which led to the public not gaining access until March. At the time it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world being 443 feet high.
The gigantic wheel is located on the South Bank in Jubilee Gardens looking over to the Houses of Parliament below. From within one of the thirty two compartments towering over the whole of London you are able to see a large number of well known London landmarks, the already mentioned Houses of Parliament, St Paul’s, Hampton Court Palace, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace are to name just a few, what an amazing way to see most of London and, more than likely, one of the reasons it is one of the busiest visitor attraction in London.
The London Eye’s first flight is at ten in the morning however the ticket office opens at 9.30 am. The Eye closes at 9.30 pm between August and July, 8 at night between April and October and at 9 ‘o clock at night for the other months.
People traveling in a car will be pleased to discover that there are three nearby car parks. For coaches there are parking facilities very close to the Eye (Tel:) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for information.
The easiest method to get to the London Eye is by the Tube, simply get off at one of the following tube stations; Embankment, Westminster, Charing Cross, or the closest Waterloo. You can also travel by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.
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