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The capital city of England and Britain, London, has a large collection of world class tourist attractions, ranging from the immensely old to very recent additions. The majority of the attractions are famous all ’round the globe (for example, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace the Tower of London). Among the recently built are the Millennium Bridge, London Aquarium, Millenium Dome and the London Eye.

The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (it’s full name), is more frequently called, just, the London Eye or,occasionally, the Millenium Wheel (because of the fact that it was erected as part of the Millenium celebrations). The Merlin Entertainments London Eye was officially opened by the then English P.M., Mr. Tony Blair, in the night of December thirty first alarmingly there was a number of technical safety problems which led to it not being opened to the public until March. At the time of erection it was the highest Ferris wheel on the planet being four hundred and forty three feet in height.

The huge wheel can be discovered in Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the River Thames peering down upon the Houses of Parliament below. From within one of the 32 capsules towering over the whole of London it is possible to view a large number of the many London landmarks, the earlier mentioned Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s, Buckingham Palace and Hampton Court Palace are just a handful, what a fantastic way to see nearly all of London and, the most likely, the reason it is one of the busiest visitor attraction in London.

The London Eye’s first flight is at 10.00 am but the ticket office opens at 9.30 am.  The Eye closes at half past nine at night between August and July, 8 at night between October and April and at 9 pm for the rest of the year.

People arriving by car will be pleased to learn that there are three car parks nearby. For those traveling in coach parties there are parking facilities very close to the Eye (Telephone) +44 (0)870 990 8886) for details.

The easiest method to get to the London Eye is by the Tube, simply get off at one of the following stations; Embankment, Westminster, Charing Cross, or the nearest Waterloo. It is also possible to arrive by boat, get off at Waterloo Millennium Pier.

Finding London bed and breakfast accommodation is as simple as going over to Bing, Yahoo or Google (or any other search engine of your choice. Whatever you prefer you are sure to find your perfect London accommodation because the city must feature the most guest houses, bed and breakfasts and hotels than any other. Luxury accommodation to the cheap, huge corporate hotels to the smaller boutique hotels and more.

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