Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Olympic Park is a great place to explore with the entire family
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a legacy of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games held in London. Today the park serves many functions that include not only some of the premier sporting venues that were left behind, but also beautifully landscaped green space with many native plants, wetlands, residential and commercial developments.
Olympic park is one of the largest urban areas to be designated as a park in Europe in over 150 years. After fulfilling its role for the Olympic Games this multi-purpose park was re-opened to the public in 2013.
The park has retained many superb sporting venues as part of the legacy including Olympic Stadium, an Aquatics Centre, Lee Valley Velodrome, Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre and Copper Box Arena. The park has an extensive amount of greenspace and water features complete with walking trails, a children's playground and the restored wetland habitat. It is also the home to Olympic Stadium. The park is bordered on the east by the huge Westfield Stratford City Shopping Centre.
One popular attractions in the park is the ArcelorMittal Orbit, a giant sculpture designed by artist Sir Anish Kapoor and engineer Cecil Balmond as a focal point and symbol of the 2012 Olympics. Somewhat controversial, this structure stands 376 feet tall making it the tallest sculpture in the UK. The ArcelorMittal Orbit features a 455 step spiral walkway that leads up to a viewing platform where visitors can enjoy fabulous views of the park and surrounding area, but visitors can take a lift up and the steps on the way down. If you can, it is nice to take the steps and get a detailed look at the unique design and structure. The official website for the ArcelorMittal Orbit can be found here.
Other amenities at the park include public washroom facilities and plenty of dining options including the Timber Lodge Cafe. With so much to see and do, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a great place to spend an entire day exploring making it well worth the visit.
To help you plan your visit you can download a printable PDF Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Map.
Facts For Your Visit
Fee: No, except for some attractions and events within the parkQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park Hours:
Opening hours may differ on holidays
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
Address: London, UK
Phone: 0800 072 2110
Official Website: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Reviews
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out of 5 I normally visit the park to have my lunch or go for a walk.. I like to listen to the birds and the bees and also feel the elements on my face as the park is quite open. You can enjoy the sun as well as the wind on your face. It's a very peaceful abd relaxing place when West Ham is not playing.
Beebee Giddings (Precious) - 3 months ago
Great park, and nice to have some open space and greenery. Really well maintained plants and trees. Some great architecture around too!!
Chris Hopkinson - 2 weeks ago
Went up for my first Westham United game. Ground was amazing, the walk in to the area was good, the management was good. We didn't buy anything in there as it was very expensive so we took a picnic which was nice.
We sat in the heavens which was a hike to get up there, stairs seemed steep, so if your not great at walking, or steep stairs don't get the cheap tickets at the to[ of the stadium.
The crowd management after the game was great, made it safe to get on the tube as well, so nice to see this in action.
Rhys Hills - 4 months ago
Honestly a lot of fun! I went as a tourist, and it was cool to see it at night! Worth a quick trip if you’re into soccer or sports in general for sure.
Nicholas Ferrari - 2 weeks ago
Large area you can explore to see the site of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. There are a variety of sporting venues in the Park, and access around these might be restricted at times.
There is a lot of building work going on and you may need to find diversions to get around.
Karen B - 4 months ago
Directions
Underground | Overground Line | Nearest Station | Walking Time |
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Central, Jubilee or London Overground | Stratford | 10 Minutes |
How to get to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by Underground | Overground
From Stratford Station take the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park exit. At Westfield Stratford City take escalator, stairs or lift up to the outside pedestrian overpass and follow it across the road and through the outdoor shopping and restaurant mall to the park entrance. It is about a 10 minute walk to the park entrance.
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