The London Eye

Advantages: fantastic views of london
Disadvantages: long queues, over in 30mins

...The British Airways London Eye stands 135 metres above the London skyline and is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames next to Jubilee Gardens and County Hall. It is shaped like a giant bicycle wheel, each spoke leading to a glass pod which can hold 25 people. In total there are 32 glass pods, meaning the wheel can carry 800 passengers in one complete revolution. Each flight lasts for 30 minutes and allows passengers to hop on and off without the wheel having to stop. On a clear day you can see for 25 miles, offering great views of London and fantastic photo opportunities. At the bottom there is also a gift shop and café. I think the London eye is one of the capitals best tourist attractions. I have been on it twice, once during the day and the second time at sunset, this was great and I would definitely recommend going...

beanie8844 10.03.2008 · Read review
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London's Glass Eye

Advantages: Views, Cost, Ease of Booking
Disadvantages: Lack of time

...The London Eye is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames and is just 5 minutes walk from Waterloo Station. Brief History:- The creators of the London Eye were husband and wife David Marks and Julia Barfield and they wanted to create an exciting new way to view London and the London Eye was created. It took six years to turn the London Eye into what it is today an amazing landmark which can be seen as you fly into London Heathrow. The Eye itself:- Standing over 135ft high passengers can see for over 25 miles in each direction on a clear day. I went to view at night time and as with all bookings passengers are expected to arrive 30 minutes prior to their booked fligt time and mine was booked at the last viewing at that particular time which was 7.30pm, this was a very quiet time to go but the views were magnificent...

KELLYLOUJ 27.11.2005 · Read review
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London Eye

Advantages: See the whole of london in 30 minutes
Disadvantages: Queues are sometimes big

...London Eye I went on the London on the second day I was staying in London. I got on it free because I was with Golden Tours. But I went on it the next day with other members of my family. The second time I went on it, I had to pay to get on it. Where as the first time I just got my ticket handed to me. The ticket for me cost around £17.50! Ticket Prices for the London Eye... For standard flight the tickets are for a Adult (16 or over) £17.50, For an Child (4 to 15) £8.75, Child under four FREE, Senior (60 or Over) £14.00 and Disabled £14.00. For Champagne Flight the tickets are for a Adult (16 or over) £35.00, For an Child (4 to 15) £35.00, Child under four FREE and for a Additional Glass of Champagne £10.00. Fast Track tickets are for a Adult (16 or Over) £27.00, For an Child (4 to 15) £27.00, For a Child under four FREE...

Deoborahkelly196 05.10.2009 · Read review
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LONDON'S EYE ON LONDON

Advantages: Great experience, great views, not too busy now.
Disadvantages: A bit pricey, Can be quite warm on a Hot day

...It was half term for my children at school, so we had decided to have a trip into London, as they were both a bit older now. Being 5 & 7 Years old I felt that they could handle the long walking and the Underground a lot better. Well, with that decided we started to think about attractions to visit. Obviously they wanted to see Big Ben, like most children do, so we made that our first stop. Before the day I had gone onto the Internet Site for the London Eye, as I knew that was close to The Houses Of Parliament. The Web Site gave us all the information need, from pictures of the views to all the travel information needed. All the prices were available to see for all of the different types of Flights you can take. (Flights being Rides). I could give you the list of all of these but why? When you can visit the site yourself right...

ShellyQ1975 01.06.2007 · Read review
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A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF HODGEPODGE LONDON BUILDINGS

Advantages: A high view very well run.
Disadvantages: Pods are sprayed with something that can be a bit offputting

...Last Thursday we took Chloe our nine year old Grand-daughter for the day to London, one of her items on her list of things she wanted to see was "THE BIG WHEEL". We booked tickets online about a week before our trip, the site was quite easy to use. Selected the Date and then a time slot 16:00, as it said the "FLIGHT" was about 30 mins this would allow us 90 mins to get back to St Pancras fro the 17:55 back to Nottingham. What I could not understand about the options was the 15 Min Slot which had a price tag of £25 per person no reduction for for children which would have meant £75. I could not see the large benifit so just opted for the 16:00 slot at I think including a Flight Pack for Chloe £40, for the 3 of us. We had a good day, A visit to Buckingham Palace State rooms for Nana and Chloe at 12:00 which lasted until 14...

poshtroika 31.08.2008 · Read review
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A Big Eye On London

Advantages: Great Views Of The Capital
Disadvantages: Can Be A Long Wait, Pricey

...Isn't It Just A Huge Ferris Wheel? Yes, in one way it is just a very large Ferris wheel, but of course it is much more than that. First of all, unless you are very close it appears not to be moving. Now, that might sounds boring from a fairground Ferris wheel point of view, of course most or in fact all do not have a view of central London. What Can You See? = Obviously, the eye provides stunning aerial views of London, and particularly Westminster and the Houses of Parliament. Other sights you can see include St Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, the BT Tower, Battersea Power Station, the Gherkin, BT Tower and much more. You travel in a capsule known as a pod. The pod gives you a panoramic view, although our pod could have done with having its windows cleaned. How Long Does It Take...

lilmsnaughty1979 30.08.2006 · Read review
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I've done the London Eye now, that's good enough for me!

Advantages: views, nice and slow, smooth journey, awesome piece of machinery
Disadvantages: jumping from a (not everso) speeding wheel!

...A couple of months ago I made a small trek to London with a friend, and found myself being led in the direction of the London Eye. For the entire duration of the journey to London I had been refusing to go on it. I do not like heights, I do not enjoy being scared, I've never even been in an airplane! There was no way on the planet that I was going to go in what seemed to me to be a flimsy bubble dangling on a hula hoop (bearing in mind I hadn't read or seen anything factual about it, my only knowledge came from people unhelpfully saying 'it's great, you must try it!') 135 metres in the air above London! Oh, and I most certainly wasn't going to pay over £15 for the privilege!! Okay, so I later discovered they're not bubbles, they're 'capsules', and they're not dangling, they're actually very securely mounted. Actually I cannot help but...

razielle 25.03.2009 · Read review
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London From Above

Advantages: Excellent views of London, well priced
Disadvantages: The lines for queing can be long

...The British Airways London Eye is the tallest structure in London and looks just like a large Ferris Wheel. It is called the British Airways London Eye because British Airways have sponsored this attraction since 1996. Getting There The London Eye is situated pretty much in the middle of London on the South Bank of the River Thames. The London Eye is actually about a 3 minute walk from Westminster tube station and Waterloo main station so I would say this attraction is extremely easy to get to whatever your mode of transport. Getting Tickets There are several ways in which to get tickets. You can buy them online, and collect them from the ticket office, or you can book them on the day at the ticket office. You can also book through the automated 24 hour booking line. The ticket office is located inside the County Hall and to...

daylehall 16.12.2007 · Read review
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London? Aye

Advantages: Fantastic views
Disadvantages: Possibly overpriced

...One of the things I really wanted to do when we visited London in November - apart from avoiding a lethal dose of lead poisoning from a trigger-happy sniper protecting George Dubya on his recent, almost private, state visit - was take a spin on the Eye...or to give it its Sunday name, The BRITISH AIRWAYS LONDON EYE. Now, if you're not familiar with this attraction, let me explain right now that we're not talking about a visit to the the Museum of Anatomy, or even a specialist opticians, but a giant, revolving wheel handily adorned with viewing capsules, each of which can accommodate up to 25 people. OK, that's what it is, here's where it is...... THE LONDON EYE sits on the South Bank of the River Thames, almost directly opposite Big Ben and between Hungerford Bridge and Westminster Bridge. Waterloo Tube Station...

proxam 29.12.2003 · Read review
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EYE didnt enjoy it

Advantages: views over London though Im sure there are better
Disadvantages: Long queues, costs too much, poor visibility through the glass when its sunny

...I had been previously warned about the queues at this attraction, however when I mentioned this to my travel companions I was greeted with the ?Ive been before and people like to exaggerate? type response. However we got to the London Eye around midday on a Saturday and I couldn?t see anything for crowds and crowds of people. We had purchased a two attraction ticket earlier that day while at Madame Tussauds to save a little money and, to be honest, would not have bothered with the Eye if this hadn?t been the case. Naively we thought that a ticket was a ticket, but alas we were wrong! On arriving at the London Eye we then had to go to the customer services building next to the Eye which was also overcrowded and queue in there for our ?real? London Eye ticket by exchanging the two attraction ?voucher?. After 20 minutes in this queue we...

fionad86 26.06.2009 · Read review
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