London Eye

For those of you who enjoy fairground rides, you'll love the London Eye - a gigantic Ferris wheel located on the banks of the river thames in London. It boasts being the tallest Ferris Wheel in Europe, with a height of 443ft and a diameter of 394ft, and is the most visited paid tourist attraction in the whole of the UK, being visited by over three and a half million people every year. It was designed by a large team of architects - Frank Anatole, Nic Bailey, Steve Chilton, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Julia Barfield and David Marks, and when it was built in 1999, it stood as the tallest ferris wheel in the world! It was officially opened by previous Prime Minister Tony Blair on new years eve 1999, but due to technical problems, was not accessible to the public until the 9th of March 2000.

The London Eye has been at the centre of London's new year celebrations since 2005, and every year it hosts a magnificent 10 minute firework display, with fireworks being fired from the wheel itself!

2009, a 4D Experience was opened to visitors of the London Eye, without any increase in the price of the ticket. These days, over 40 million people have ridden the London Eye - that's roughly 3.5million people a year! Tickets cost £17.50.

Airport

• London Heliport 5.67

Attractions

• London Eye 0.00
• Big Ben 0.52
• Cleopatras Needle 0.58
• Banqueting House (Inigo Jones) 0.58
• The Cenotaph war monument 0.61
• Horse Guards 0.64
• Houses of Parliament 0.67
• Richard I Statue 0.70
• 10 Downing Street 0.71
• St. Margaret's Church 0.74

Theatre

• Royal Festival Hall 0.27
• Queen Elizabeth Hall 0.34
• Royal National Theatre 0.50
• Old Vic Theatre 0.60
• Young Vic Theatre 0.70
• Savoy Theatre 0.77
• Whitehall Theatre 0.83
• Adelphi Theatre 0.84
• Vaudeville Theatre 0.87
• ICA Institute of Contemporary Arts 0.87

Train Station

• London Waterloo International Train Station 0.18
• London Waterloo Train Station 0.30
• London Waterloo East Train Station 0.52
• Charing Cross (London) Train Station 0.71
• London Blackfriars Train Station 1.33
• Elephant and Castle Train Station 1.66
• London City Thameslink Train Station 1.73
• Vauxhall Train Station 1.99
• London Cannon Street Train Station 2.05
• London Victoria Train Station 2.07

Tube Station

• Waterloo Tube Station 0.22
• Embankment Tube Station 0.56
• Westminster Tube Station 0.61
• Lambeth North Tube Station 0.63
• Charing Cross (E) Tube Station 0.77
• Southwark Tube Station 0.85
• Charing Cross (W) Tube Station 0.86
• Temple Tube Station 0.89
• Leicester Square Tube Station 1.15
• Covent Garden Tube Station 1.16