The capital city of England and the UK, London, has a vast collection of highly interesting tourist attractions, from the incredibly ancient to the very young. The vast majority of the tourist attractions are recognised across the globe (such as, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament). Among the most recent are the Millennium Dome, Millennium Bridge, London Aquarium and the London Eye.
The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (it's full title), is more frequently called, just, the London Eye or,occasionally, the Millennium Wheel (because of the fact that it was erected for part of the Millennium celebrations). It was officially opened by the then British P.M., Tony Blair, on the evening of December 31 sadly there was a number of technical safety issues which led to it not opening to the public until March 2000. When it was erected it was the biggest Ferris wheel in the world being 443 feet in height.
The huge 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 capsules towering above the whole of London you can see an incredibly large number of well known London landmarks, the Houses of Parliament, St Paul's, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court Palace are just a few, what a unique way to see most of London and, more thank likely, the reason it is one of the busiest 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 half an hour earlier. The Eye closes at half past nine at night between August and July, 8 'o clock at night between April and October and at nine 'o clock at night for the other months of the year.
Visitors traveling in a car will be pleased to know that there are three close by car parks. For coaches there is parking very close to the Eye (Tel:) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for details.
The easiest way to get to the London Eye is by the underground rail, simply get off at one of the following stations; Charing Cross, Westminster, Embankment, or the closest Waterloo. You can also arrive by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.
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The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (it's full title), is more frequently called, just, the London Eye or,occasionally, the Millennium Wheel (because of the fact that it was erected for part of the Millennium celebrations). It was officially opened by the then British P.M., Tony Blair, on the evening of December 31 sadly there was a number of technical safety issues which led to it not opening to the public until March 2000. When it was erected it was the biggest Ferris wheel in the world being 443 feet in height.
The huge 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 capsules towering above the whole of London you can see an incredibly large number of well known London landmarks, the Houses of Parliament, St Paul's, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court Palace are just a few, what a unique way to see most of London and, more thank likely, the reason it is one of the busiest 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 half an hour earlier. The Eye closes at half past nine at night between August and July, 8 'o clock at night between April and October and at nine 'o clock at night for the other months of the year.
Visitors traveling in a car will be pleased to know that there are three close by car parks. For coaches there is parking very close to the Eye (Tel:) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for details.
The easiest way to get to the London Eye is by the underground rail, simply get off at one of the following stations; Charing Cross, Westminster, Embankment, or the closest Waterloo. You can also arrive by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.
Finding hotels in London is as simple as going over to Bing, Yahoo or Google (or any other search engine of your choice. Whatever kind you prefer you are certain to find the perfect accommodation in London because the city must have the most hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts than any other. huge corporate hotels to the smaller boutique hotels, Luxurious accommodation to the cheap and lots more. - 30244
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