Historical version 5 of London Eye (view current version)
- Belvedere Road (map of this place)
- SE1
- londoneye.com
- 9:30 am to evening (see website)
- Nearest stations: Waterloo, Embankment
This is one of London's more recently built tourist attractions. It is worth going up it for the views. Even at night time, when raining, the views are pretty spectacular.
The attraction is sponsored by British Airways, and themed as a "cruise".
Vertigo sufferers
You will be suspended in an enclosed pod with plenty of structures to hold onto. However, this could well be not your cup of tea, especially as the view vertically down takes you above the machinery, much like a fairground ferris wheel.
It doesn't move particularly fast - about twice the speed of a minute hand, so the whole ride lasts 1/2 hour.
Queueing
This is a busy attraction, so allow plenty of time for queueing (1 hour typical, longer at peak times and seasons). Party bookings reduce this queueing time to about 1/2 hour.