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London 2012 - The Olympics

Essential Information for visitors to the games

London 2012

London is proud to be hosting the 2012 Olympics but it can seem a daunting place to visitors. Check out our guide to the games that will hopefully provide some useful information for your trip.

Visitor's Guides to:

The Venues
The Events
Useful Resources
All Olympic Events

Free Olympic Events

Haven't got Olympics tickets? That doesn't mean that you have to miss out, see all the action and soak up the atmosphere on the London Outdoor Olympics screens:

BT London Live: Big Outdoor Olympics Screens Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park and Victoria Park	Olympics Festival - Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square, London
Olympics Festival - Victoria Park Victoria Park, Grove Road, Tower Hamlets, London	Olympics Festival: Hyde Park Hyde Park

London Olympic Venues

	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Ledrington Road, SE19 2BB Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Dorney Lake Dorney Lake, Windsor, SL4 6QP Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Herne Hill Velodrome Herne Hill Stadium, Burbage Road, SE24 9HE Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Lee Valley White Water Centre Station Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN9 1AA Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	The Olympic Park Stratford, London, E20 2ST Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	VeloPark Olympic Park (North), Stratford, E20 2ST Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Weald Country Park Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5QS Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Weymouth and Portland Harbour Isle of Portland, Dorset, DT5 1SA Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Wembley Arena Arena Square, Engineers Way, Wembley, HA9 0AA Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|

London Olympic Events

	BT London Live Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	London 2012 Olympic Games venues across London and the Olympic Park Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Archery Marylebone Cricket Club, Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Athletics Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Basketball (men’s quarter-finals and women’s semi-finals onwards) North Greenwich Arena (02), Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Basketball (preliminaries & women’s quarter-finals) Basketball Arena, Olympic Park (North), Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Beach Volleyball Horseguards Parade, Cleveland Row, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic BMX (Bicycle Motocross) BMX Circuit, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Boxing 1 Excel Centre, Newham, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Canoe Slalom Lee Valley White Water Centre, Station Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Canoe Sprint Dorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Cycling - Mountain Bike Hadlleigh Farm, Castle lane, Benfleet, Essex, Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Cycling - Road The Mall, City of Westminster, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Cycling - Track Velodrome, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Diving Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Equestrian: Dressage, Eventing & Jumping Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Fencing ExCeL Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Football Wembley Stadium, Empire Way, Wembley, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Gymnastics: Artistic North Greenwich Arena (02), Peninsula Square, Greenwich, Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Gymnastics: Rhythmic Wembley Arena, Arena Square, Engineers Way, Wembley, Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Gymnastics: Trampoline North Greenwich Arena (O2), Peninsula Square, Greenwich, Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Handball Handball Arena & Basketball Arena, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Hockey Hockey Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Judo ExCeL Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Marathon Swimming Hyde Park, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Metamorphoses PM Gallery & House, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Modern Pentathlon Handball Arena, Acquatics Centre (Olympic Park) and Greenwich Park Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Rowing Eton Dorney, Dorney Lake, Windsor, Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Shooting Royal Artillery Barracks, Artillery Place, Woolwich, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Swimming Acquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Synchronised Swimming Acquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Table Tennis ExCeL Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, One Western Gateway, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Taekwondo ExCeL Centre, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Docks, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Triathlon Hyde Park, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Volleyball Earls Court, Warwick Road, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Water Polo Water Polo Arena, Olympic Park, Stratford, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Weightlifting ExCeL Centre, Royal Victoria Docks, One Western Gateway, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|
	Olympic Wrestling ExCeL Centre, Royal Victoria Docks, One Western Gateway, London Nearby Restaurants \| Nearby Hotels \| Nearby Bars & Pubs \|

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