Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Updated: 8 months ago
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Around the stadium built for the 2012 Olympics is a pleasant park, which was named Queen Elizabeth Park after the Queen.
London Aquatics Centre in the olympic park
Anish Kapoor's mirrors inside the ArcelorMittal Orbit
Views towards Canary Wharf
The Aquatic Centre and Westfield are right next to the tower
The Olympic stadium
ArcelorMittal Orbit
The Slide down from the Orbit is 178m long
The Aquatic Centre was built for the 2012 Olympics
The area has both canals as well as entertainment, especially for kids. The Arcelor Mittal Orbit tower is inside the park, and it has the world’s largest tube slide, 174m long and 74m tall. The tickets for the slide cost £5. The park is a good place to visit while doing some shopping, as the Westfield shopping centre is right next to the park.
How to get to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park?
The Stratford underground station is right next to the Westfield shopping centre and is the best way to get to the Olympic Park. Both the Central and Jubilee line as well as the DLR travel to the station.
You can visit the park for free. The viewing tower costs £11.50 for adults and £6.50 for children. A combination ticket for both the tower and slide cost £16.50 for adults and £10.50 for children. Minimum height requirement is 1.30m, and the minimum age is 8y.
