London Eye
A 135-metre observation wheel on the South Bank, with 32 glass capsules offering panoramic views across the city.
- Viewpoint
- Price: ££ · Mid-range
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Did you know
When it opened in March 2000, the London Eye was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, a title it held until 2006.
Local tip
Book a timed ticket online in advance. Walk-up queues can run over an hour, especially on weekends and school holidays.
Finding it
- Address
- Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, Lambeth, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England, SE1 7PB
- Nearest station
- Waterloo (Tube), 294 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Southbank CentreEurope's largest centre for the arts, a Brutalist riverside complex housing the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery, and a run of second-hand book stalls under Waterloo Bridge.
- Florence Nightingale MuseumA museum at St Thomas' Hospital holding the world's largest collection of material on Florence Nightingale's life and work, opened in 1989.
- Leake Street Arches (Waterloo Graffiti Tunnel)A 300-metre road tunnel beneath Waterloo station that operates as one of London's few legal street art zones, its walls repainted daily.
- Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof GardenA rooftop garden on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre, planted with over 200 native wildflower species and home to a small bar built inside a reused shipping container.