The capital city of England and the U.K., London, has a vast and varied selection of superb visitor attractions, ranging from the amazingly old to the very new. Most of the tourist attractions are familiar all ’round the planet (for instance, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament). Among the recently built are the London Aquarium, Millennium Bridge, Millennium Dome and the London Eye.
The simplest way to get to the London Eye is via the underground rail, simply get off at one of the following tube stations; Embankment, Charing Cross, Westminster, or the nearest Waterloo. You can also arrive by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.
The enormous wheel is situated in Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the River Thames peering over to the Houses of Parliament below. From within one of the thirty two compartments towering over the whole of London you can view a large number of famous London Landmarks, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Hampton Court Palace, Buckingham Palace and St Paul’s are to name just a few, what a unique way to see nearly all of London and, the most likely, one of the reasons it is one of the most visited paid for tourist attraction in London.
The first flight on the London Eye is at 10 ‘o clock in the morning but the ticket office opens at half past nine in the morning. The Eye closes at 9.30 pm between August and July, eight at night between April and October and at 9 ‘o clock at night for the other months of the year.
Visitors traveling in a car will be pleased to learn that there are 3 close by car parks. For those traveling in coach parties there are parking facilities incredibly close to the Eye (phone) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for info.
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