London Eye, London > Reviews

Advantages: Fantastic Experience, Great views, Good disabled access
Disadvantages: Over too quickly, Potential Queues

...As it turned out the London Eye would be the main attraction of the weekend. ---Background--- Many areas throughout the world created special attractions and landmarks to celebrate the turning of the Millennium. In London, one of the attractions was the then named 'Millennium Wheel'. At a total cost of £75m it took 16 months from the first piece to be made until it took it's first passengers in 2000. I remember watching TV and there being a ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic, unique views; Well organised; Fun and relaxing
Disadvantages: They still use the silly BA terminology!

"The Eye has done for London what the Eiffel Tower did for Paris, which is to give it a symbol and to let people climb above the city and look back down on it. Not just specialists or rich people, but everybody. That's the beauty of it: it is public and accessible, and it is in a great position at the heart of London." - Sir Richard Rogers, winner of the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize. When the British Airways London Eye was first opened on ... Read review

Advantages: All in opinion
Disadvantages: All in opinion

...a different perspective then the London eye is the best way to do it. This 135 metre high observation wheel is a symbol of 21st century and can be seen from many boroughs in London as it towers over the River Thames. Big Ben and other landmarks are dwarfed beside it. The London eye is situated in the heart of London – adjacent to Westminster Bridge. There are three main stations you can use Waterloo, Westminster or Embankment. The nearest one out ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic views
Disadvantages: Possibly overpriced

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Get a unique view of London, reasonably priced
Disadvantages: Have to share the capsule with other people.

...as I could do. The London Eye has been sponsored by British Airways since 1996 but it wasnt until last year that I actually got the chance to take a 'flight on the London Eye. The London Eye took six years to be built and is often referred to as The Millennium Wheel because it was built to mark a new millennium. The London Eye is fairly central in the City of London and can be easily reached by public transport as both Westminster and Waterloo ... Read review

Advantages: view, experience
Disadvantages: need to book.

...still beautiful. The look of london from the air was lovely. tip. take an A-Z up with you to help identify the landmarks. The second time i went on was with a couple of friends visiting london from america. We hadn't prebooked the tickets and this was mid july so the only time we were able to get on was in the evening. However i feel this only enhanced the pleasure as we got the goldeny evening sun which was oh so gorgeous. The second time was ... Read review

Advantages: VIEWS,NO WAITING IN LONG QUEUES
Disadvantages: NOT LONG ENOUGH

...have given permission for the London Eye to now be a permanent fixture, thus it will NOT have to be taken down! Last weekend ‘er indoors and my good self decided to pay a visit to the London Eye to see what all the fuss was about, I know it’s been open a while now but hey… ~~~~~~~ QUICK INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~ The London Eye was built as a ‘millenium’ project in conjunction with British Airways and Lambeth Council along with several other financial ... Read review

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

...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? Londoneye.com. They were doing a ... Read review

Advantages: Panoramic views
Disadvantages: Possible vertigo

...was a point on the London eye when I realised that I was in a perspex Kinder egg dangling over the Thames with at least another 13 minutes to go before my feet touched the ground. This, combined with the tourists having a domestic over photo taking made me sit down and contemplate what on earth I was doing up there. We really need to find a new religion! The website for this giant folly is great, really informative and easy to navigate. It is ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing view, wonderful experience
Disadvantages: It's ever so high up!

...cry? I went on the London Eye! Firstly let me explain why this is a big deal for me. As you may have already guessed I have a problem with heights. I am scared stiff of what I perceive to be ‘unsafe’ heights. This means that I can stand on the top of St Paul’s Cathedral and look over the wall with no problem at all, as I feel completely safe up there. On the other hand I can get about four rungs up a ladder (on a good day) and I am bordering on ... Read review

Advantages: great day out
Disadvantages: too short!

...with some friends to the London Eye. Living in London, we had waited a while before doing it, not at all convinced after the infamous start. At the end, it was worthwhile, a great day out. I booked using the website, which is really easy and gives a lot of information, especially if you don’t know the area (I work close to Waterloo, so I passed on this). It also tells you the story of The London Eye, and almost everything you need to know ... Read review

Advantages: good views, reasonable price
Disadvantages: expensive and poor gift shop

The London Eye was built on the side of the River thames for opening in the year 2000 melenium. It is situated at the side of the River Thames, across from the houses of parliament. GETTING THERE The London eye is about a 5 minute walk from London Waterloo Tube and Train station (eurostar, south west trains, northern line tube, waterloo and city line tube, jubilee line tube and bakerloo line tube), following signs for south bank. It is also about ... Read review