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Edinburgh
Our Arrival & First Impressions
The London Eye was so impressive on first site. It's well worth taking a flight. The queue was long when we arrived around 2pm. It moved reasonably quick but snacks for the queue were helpful for the little ones.
Activities Breakdown
We went on a pre-booked slot for the London Eye so arrived around 15 minutes before our time and we were allowed to join the queue right away. This took quite a while (at least 40 minutes) but it moved continuously. We didn't like that they made a big deal of taking a green screen image to make extra money but we were able to skip this. The trip itself was very nice and quite peaceful. It lasted about 30 minutes.
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Views from the top.
The views were great in all directions - and nicer on a sunny day so we were lucky. - 2
Cleanliness of the pod
The attraction felt very clean and they did a security and litter sweep after each pod emptied. - 3
Well managed queue
The queue was long but staff were making sure people knew where to move to next and it felt like a well managed process.
Food & Drink
Food and drink wasn't permitted on the London Eye itself but they seemed fine with the kids eating in the queue. There was no food to buy that I could see.
Money-Saving Tip
Take snacks for the queue.
Pros & Cons Summary
What We Loved
The views were excellent- Queue well managed
- Cleanliness
- Peaceful once inside the pod
Could Be Better
Long queue- Weren't totally sure where to enter the queue
- Didn't like the green screen tourist photo for an extra cost (optional) - felt a bit pushy.
Overall Verdict & Ratings
We enjoyed our trip and it was family friendly. The views were great.
The London Eye ride itself was excellent. The whole family were able to enjoy it.
No food or drink available but own snacks permitted in queue.
The queue was long and felt busy. It was well managed but we still waited over 40 minutes.
Memories were made by the whole family. It was nice to see the kids feeling excited about the views.
We used a discount voucher with National Rail Days Out and this saved a third. It was expensive but felt like good value with the discount.
The Final Verdict:
We loved the London Eye and would recommend it.
"An enjoyable way to see London that felt peaceful and clean."Amanda Kindness
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