Jon and I decided to head to the O2 this weekend to try out the (fairly) new Up at The O2 attraction. When we saw torrential rain outside in the morning our hearts sank as we had pre booked the date but by mid afternoon the weather had picked up so we travelled across London keeping our fingers crossed that it would hold out.
On arriving in Greenwich I saw for the first time how high the arena actually is and my knees started to shake a little as we signed our lives away in the head office. We were then given a safety briefing (which made me feel a better!) and taken to be fitted for our sexy outfits…
Harnesses fitted and fully briefed we were taken outside to the start point and clipped on to the safety line.
Despite appearances the platform which you walk on is not solid but rather a trampoline type bouncy material which made the walk (or bounce!) up even more fun!
Our ascent lasted around 20 minutes taking in all the beautiful views of the city. Once at the top you are let loose on a large round platform with 360 degree views and given a good while to see the sights with information boards to tell you what you’re looking at.
We spent about five minutes looking at the sights and then got distracted spending a substantial amount of time trying to get a good picture of holding the O2 yellow towers.
Fun facts: There are twelve of these yellow towers in total, one for each month of the year and the O2 is 365m in diameter, one meter for every day of the year.
We were having too much fun and before we knew it our time was up and our friendly guide was calling us over to be clipped on to the descent safety wire.
Going down started well and then suddenly the angle got a fair bit steeper and scarier. The group speed got a little slower, I clung to my harness and took it one baby step at a time.
We made it to the bottom in one piece just before the heavens opened – phew!
At 90 minutes long this is an awesome thing to do one sunny London afternoon and is a great way to see and appreciate the city. It would also be a great date outing!
Tickets start at £25 and can be booked here.
On arriving in Greenwich I saw for the first time how high the arena actually is and my knees started to shake a little as we signed our lives away in the head office. We were then given a safety briefing (which made me feel a better!) and taken to be fitted for our sexy outfits…
Despite appearances the platform which you walk on is not solid but rather a trampoline type bouncy material which made the walk (or bounce!) up even more fun!
We spent about five minutes looking at the sights and then got distracted spending a substantial amount of time trying to get a good picture of holding the O2 yellow towers.
Fun facts: There are twelve of these yellow towers in total, one for each month of the year and the O2 is 365m in diameter, one meter for every day of the year.
We were having too much fun and before we knew it our time was up and our friendly guide was calling us over to be clipped on to the descent safety wire.
Going down started well and then suddenly the angle got a fair bit steeper and scarier. The group speed got a little slower, I clung to my harness and took it one baby step at a time.
We made it to the bottom in one piece just before the heavens opened – phew!
At 90 minutes long this is an awesome thing to do one sunny London afternoon and is a great way to see and appreciate the city. It would also be a great date outing!
Tickets start at £25 and can be booked here.
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