With incredible views of the historic Old Town, Edinburgh Castle and Arthur's Seat, as well as sparkling evening views of Edinburgh's Christmas attractions, one ride on the Big Wheel won't be enough!
****Open 10am – 10pm (last admission 9.30pm) tickets are date-specific but there are no set time slots – admission is on a first come, first served basis. Please allow extra time if you plan to attend during busy periods. Edinburgh residents with proof of their EH postcode will receive a 20% discount.
The Festival Wheel (aka "Edinburgh Festival Wheel" and "Big Wheel") is a large mechanical, red and white Ferris Wheel, situated in the centre of Edinburgh, in East Princes Street Garden.
Tickets are valid for one visit at any time on your selected date. The Forth 1 Big Wheel returns to East Princes Street Gardens to give passengers a unique perspective of our spectacular city.
The world's only rotating boat lift, The Falkirk Wheel links the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Union Canal 35 metres above, allowing vessels to sail through the sky thanks to a unique fusion of art and engineering – and the same power it would take to boil eight kettles.
****Open 10am – 10pm (last admission 9.30pm) tickets are date-specific but there are no set time slots – admission is on a first come, first served basis. Please allow extra time if you plan to attend during busy periods. Edinburgh residents with proof of their EH postcode will receive a 20% discount.
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually.
Edinburgh Christmas markets are just a month away, and Edinburgh's Christmas organisers Unique Events and Assembly Festival have got quite the line-up this year. This year, Edinburgh Christmas is on from November 17, 2023, until January 6, 2024.
Running for seven magical weeks from Friday 17 November 2023 to Saturday 6 January 2024, Edinburgh's Christmas transforms the beautiful city centre with festive fun for all the family, including traditional Christmas Markets, funfair rides, spectacular live outdoor events, delicious food and drink, plus so much more.
Loved the Christmas Market it was brilliant plenty of stalls, plenty of food and drink and the atmosphere was brilliant. Felt very safe as lot's of security guards around keeping check. We went on the rides they were not cheap but we did enjoy them.
What will be there? The Edinburgh Christmas Market is expected to be held at its usual site in East Princes Street Gardens, very close to Edinburgh Waverley railway station. Scotland's largest ferris wheel is expected to be there, as well as a host of gifts stalls, food and drink stands, and rides.
Several key city centre streets, including Princes Street, are off-limits to private cars. Princes Street and Shandwick Place are restricted to buses, trams and taxis only and "Bus Lanes" to speed progress of public transport at peak times can slow yours in a car.
The Wheel of Manchester was a transportable Ferris wheel installation at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England. The wheel was originally a smaller installation based in Exchange Square, first assembled in 2004. The wheel's size was increased to 60 metres (197 ft) in 2007, and plans existed to increase this further.
During the rebuilding of the town after the Great Fire, the high street was widened and is often claimed to be the widest in England though the actual widest is in Stockton-on-Tees.
The wheel is about 108 feet tall and certainly it offer breathtaking views to the city. In addition to this attraction it is also possible to take a few rides and do some unforgettable shopping in the area. The Festival Wheel is also often called "The Edinburgh Eye".
Special group rates are available and the visitor centre is open at no cost to sit and view The Falkirk Wheel or have a delicious coffee and a wide variety of quality foods. Boat trips on the canals can be also arranged at competitive rates.
Soaring almost 130 feet/40 metres above George Square in the giant ferris wheel, you'll have a great view of the Glasgow skyline, day or night. Passengers enter one of the 30 fully enclosed, climate controlled capsules of the big wheel in George Square.
