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Advantages: stunning views, overlooks the River Themes
Disadvantages: long cues, 20 people to a capsule.

...oppertunity to travel down to London but when I dd I ensured I had an evening free to check out the London Eye. I got the tube from Ealing Broadway to Westminister(I hope I've spelt that correctly I'm not to familiar with the tube stations!) and walked up to the wheel. You could also travel to the London Eye by bus, Taxi or Car, but the underground is probably the fastest way to travel to the attraction. So i reach the wheel and the first thing ... Read review

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 ... Read review

Advantages: great views on a clear day
Disadvantages: no info for tourists

A trip on the London Eye was my boyfriend's treat to me for our 7th anniversary - how romantic! On the ticket you are advised to turn up an hour before 'departure', and when we arrived, you could see why. The queues are hundreds of people long! We thought perhaps we wouldn't even make it to the front on time. However, the line of people moves forward quickly, and there are stewards all along the way. Despite that, I wonder if perhaps it's quite ... Read review

Advantages: look at the text
Disadvantages: look at the text

...everybody! Last weekend I stayed in London for some hours and visited London Eye. I was faszinated about this really great ferriswheel. Here for you some good informations about it: The British Airways London Eye is one of the most imaginative Millennium projects to have been conceived for London. In its inspiration and in its design it has drawn on the great tradition of celebratory structures such as the Ferris Wheel built for Chicago's World's ... Read review

Advantages: You sure do get an eye full
Disadvantages: Not much fun for sufferers of vertigo

...Millenium Wheel - or the London Eye. Let me tell you a story... One day in the Spring of last year, in an effort to cheer me up, my two friends decided to take me to have a girl's day in London. Our first stop was The London Eye. We took the train from Southampton to Waterloo which as luck would have it is just a short walk down to the embankment. We could not fail to spot this most magnificent of structures to be erected in London since Nelson's ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderful views. Great experience.
Disadvantages: Can be busy. Can be cancelled if weather is bad.

The British Airways London Eye is located by the River Thames, near to Westinster Bridge and the Jubilee Gardens. It is easy to get to by public transport and there are tube stations located at Westminster (take exit 1 for Westminster Pier), Waterloo (take the South Bank exit which is number 6). and the Embankment. There are also, of course, the Mainline Stations of Waterloo and Charing Cross. There are a number of bus routes and bus tours that go ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful views, Fast moving queues, Not too hot
Disadvantages: You do have to share the capsule with other people

...wanted to go on the London Eye for a very long time- but was always looking for that ideal situation- the empty capsule. The queues always seemed too long, too chaotic, too many screaming children, too many sweaty bodies all clumped together in a sort of makeshift hothouse glass capsule. After about a year, I realised I wasn't going to spend the princely sum required for hiring a private capsule (and face it, wasn't going to make a scene) so called ... Read review

Advantages: experience, fun
Disadvantages: not good for people who suffer from heights

I was there on the day with my auntie + brother, the day the Millenium Eye popped up and standing in the background to all the news crews, trying to say hello to my mother several times. Well like many people and the whole aim for the wheel, I was impressed with the sheer size of the wheel, not to mention the hype as well. Well the Millenium Wheel is right next to the Tate Modern Gallery and it is situated right next to the Thames, ... Read review

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

...Building has gone on in London over the last 40 Years. So much so that you can not actually See Tower Bridge or The Tower that is not that far down the River. Saint Pauls seems hidden amongst all those tall buildings, and does not impose itself as Wren built it too. For the Train Buffs it prob is at its best as Charing Cross looks like a large train set. There is the PHOTO OP as you near the end of the FLIGHT where you are instructed to ... Read review

Advantages: nice view
Disadvantages: depends on day of visit

The london eye, one of the millennium projects along with the infamous dome and bridge and possibly the only successful one. Towering above the cityscape and reaching a height of 450 feet, this 30 mins flight is not that bad. To get there is pretty easy as it is in central London though parking can be a bit of a problem, Westminster tube station is nearby and close to eye itself, it is easy to see which direction to go as the eye is pretty easy ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderful views
Disadvantages: A little pricey

...the millennium dome, it's the London Eye that is going to be the success story of the millennium. I rode the Eye on a rainy day in spring and even then it was absolutely breathtaking. The views are absolutely amazing, and as there were only about a dozen people to a car there was no overcrowding and everybody got a really good view. I'm scared of heights and I was very, very worried that I'd be terrified in what is really just a large jam jar ... Read review

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 ... Read review