The capital city of England and Great Britain, London, has a great many fascinating tourist attractions, from the very old to the very latest additions. The majority of the visitor attractions are famous around the planet (such as, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace the Tower of London). Amongst the youngest are the Millennium Bridge, London Aquarium, Millenium Dome and the London Eye.

The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (it’s full name), is more often named, just, the London Eye or,sometimes, the Millenium Wheel (because it was erected for part of the Millenium celebrations). The London Eye was officially opened by the then British PM, Tony Blair, on the evening of 31st of December but, alarmingly, there was a number of technical safety problems which led to the public not gaining access until March 2000. At the time it was the biggest Ferris wheel in the world being 443 ft high.

The enormous wheel can’t be missed in Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the River Thames looking down upon the Houses of Parliament below. From within one of the 32 capsules towering over the whole of London you can view a great many the many London landmarks, the earlier mentioned Houses of Parliament, Hampton Court Palace, Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey are just a few, what a fantastic way to see nearly all of London and, the most likely, one of the reasons it is one of the busiest paid for attraction in London.

The first flight on the London Eye is at 10 am however the ticket office opens at half past nine in the morning. The Eye closes at 9.30 pm between July and August, 8pm between October and April and at 9 pm for the rest of the year.

Visitors traveling in a car will be pleased to discover that there are three car parks nearby. For coach parties there is parking incredibly close to the Eye (Telephone:) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for details.

The easiest method to get to the London Eye is via the London Underground, just get off at one of the following stations; Charing Cross, Embankment, Westminster, or the most convenient Waterloo. It is also possible to travel by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.

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