It was good. Pick the right day though. Not too interesting when it is grey and rainy. Also close by (in County Hall, which you can see to the rear), is the London Aquarium and the London Dungeon Experience with waxworks from Mme Tussauds!
It's a good one to visit but also consider the Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street. Also known as the 'Walkie Talkie' building and famous for melting a car in the street! I would say the views here are better and you can visit for free if you book in advance. As part of it's planning consent there is a covenant allowing free visits. https://tickets.skygarden.london/WebStore/shop/viewitems.aspx?cg=SkyGarden&c=Tickets. You get a generous slot to take in the views, admire the plants and have bite to eat or drink. From memory the lifts are extremely fast too!
I hated it. Im not good with heights. I sat right in the middle of the capsule and glanced out now and again. Coz the windows are to the floor, i just didnt feel safe, it felt like i could fall.... it was hell for me. I couldnt do it again. The rest of the family loved it.
@bijouxbroussard i hoped id be ok.... but i really wasnt. It was a bad week for me heights wise. I had a panic attack trying to get to my seat at a westend theatre as we were up in the gods and there was no handrail. Probably the worse and most embarrassing one ive ever had. I had another the next day walking up to Wembley stadium. A wide road....but i suddenly realised i was above the rooves of nearby houses and my legs turned to mush. Horrid. Acrophobia.
I rode on the one in Singapore. It slowly goes by the boarding ramp and ascends. Get to see a lot of the area. Air is kept fresh and cool.even though you're in a bubble hanging in the sun in the tropics. Some german folks asked me to take their picture.
People stand up and do seem to enjoy themselves in it. It keeps stopping to empty and refill a capsule, so you get lots of viewing time.maybe go at dusk/night
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Been on it a couple of times and both times was really lucky with the weather. Views amazing. Definitely worth it but perhaps not on a cloudy, wet day.
