London Eye is one of the newest attractions in the city and is owned and operated by British Airways. This observation wheel stands 135 meters over the city of London and has become one of the most popular new attraction in London since Queen Victoria's Great Exhibition.

Visitors can view the world's most exciting city from a totally new angle from the Eye. It offers a beautiful bird's eye view of London that one cannot possibly have from the ground from the tallest observation wheel in the world. For Londoners and visitors alike, it has become a relaxing, fascinating and an awe-inspiring experience, and it attracts more than 3.5 million guests every year.

Large groups can ask for a private capsule that can accommodate as many as 25 people and offers exclusive check-in, priority boarding, and escort service to your exclusive private capsule. The capsules are available during normal opening hours for three to 25 guests per capsule. You can also have drinks in your capsule from 10 a.m. Children aged under 18 are permitted in the capsule but will not be served alcohol.

Other nearby attractions include Cleopatra's Needle, Florence Nightingale Museum, St. Martin-in-the Fields, Clock Tower and Houses of Parliament.

If you want to stay near London Eye a good place would be the The Trafalgar Hilton.

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Tel: + 44 (0) 870 220 2223

Tube Stations: Waterloo, Westminster

URL: http://www.londoneye.com