BIZARRE: London eye fac - What They Never Told You

The London Eye at 25: The 'temporary' big wheel that keeps on turning

Around 85 million people have “flown” on the wheel since it opened on 9 March 2000

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

London Eye made a permanent fixture on capital's skyline

Lambeth Council made the attraction permanent beyond the cut-off date of 2028

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2024

Leap Day babies can ride the London Eye for free on February 29

Mark another lap around the sun with a circuit of the London Eye

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

The forgotten plan to build a 'vertical cable car' in Manchester almost as tall as Blackpool Tower

Designed by the team behind the London Eye, the i360 would have been the world's tallest observation tower

Manchester Evening News · Dec 28, 2022

London Eye could become permanent under plans proposed by owner Merlin Entertainments

The attraction's Dorset-based owner is currently in discussions with Lambeth Council over the proposals

Birmingham Post · Dec 12, 2022

Talking Point: Should the London Eye stay?

The operator of the London Eye wants to see the big wheel keep on turning

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

London Eye bids to become fixture on capital’s landscape for generations to come

Merlin Entertainments is to apply to Lambeth council for permission to stay in place beyond the current 2028 limit of its consent

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

Hundreds of buildings to light up purple for disability rights in Mirror-backed campaign

Landmarks including Rome’s Colosseum, the London Eye and Empire State Building have in the past all lit their buildings in purple for the #PurpleLightUp campaign

Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022

London Eye turned into a glowing poppy for Remembrance

It comes as the nation will fall silent for two minutes

Wales Online · Nov 11, 2022

Tourist who went on London Eye 'ashamed' after realising they made funny mistake

A person riding the London Eye recalls looking out south from the top of the wheel over London, believing that they were seeing one of the world's most iconic structures

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022