Big Bens absolute location is as follows:
51° 30′ 2.2″ N, 0° 7′ 28.6″ W
It can be found here:
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The closest and easiest tube station to find Big Ben is Westminster station which is on the Circle, District and Jubilee underground lines. Also Embankment tube station is within walking distance of Big Ben (roughly 5 minutes).
The clock tower itself isn’t actually called big ben, the bell inside the clock which creates the chime is called big ben.
The big ben tower the worlds largest four faced clock which chimes and celebrates its 150th birthday during 2009.

London policemen (and women) get their nickname ‘bobbies’ from Sir Robert Peel who was the Home Secretary when the London Metropolitan Police was established in 1829.
‘Bobbies’ or ‘bobby’ is a coined term short for Robert as has become associated with Sir Robert Peel
The London Metropolitan Police Force are also known as the ‘boys in blue’ due to their distinctive dark blue uniform.
Original Police officers wore a uniform of top hats and tailcoats, Sir Robert Peel’s police force were better trained and operated with higher discipline than the previous 1737 police …

The London Eye is the worlds largest observation wheel and was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield the wheel was initially planned to be temporary and was built to coincide with the millennium, however due to the attractions large popularity the ‘Millennium Wheel’, as it was originally known was re-branded as the London Eye.
Since 2003, the London Eye has provided a central focal point of New Years Eve firework celebrations. Previously Trafalgar Square was used as a base for displays.
The firework display launched from the London Eye can be …

The London was opened on New Years Eve 1999,four hours before the millennium and at the time was known at the millennium eye. It was built to mark the start of a new millennium.
The London Eye was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield and built by a company called Mace.
The London Eye was originally planned to be a temporary attraction however due to it’s huge success it was decided it should stay. The London eye is now one of the most popular attractions in London and allows passengers to …

The distance from Glasgow to London is 403 miles according to Google Maps.
Driving from Oxford to London would take six hours and fifty two minutes (roughly) depending on traffic and the distance is again around the four hundred mile mark.
Below is map of the best route of London to Glasgow which takes the M1 M6 and M73 motorways.
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There are a number of ways to travel from London to Glasgow or vice versa you could fly, get the train or bus as well.

Jellied eels are something of a tradition around London, personally I’ve never tired them because they look pretty awful but if you ever fancy buying some you can pick them up on most markets in London and in particular around the East End.
If your in the East End then they even sell them in local Tesco’s! The above picture was taken at the below location and I’m pretty sure you could buy jellied eels from there, if not they should really think about getting their sign changed
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The London Eye was made by a company called Mace and designed by the architects David Marks, Malcolm Cook Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton and Nic Bailey.
The eye has 32 capsules each of which represent a London borough and can hold 24 people. Various other companies were involved in the construction of the London Eye such as suppliers, contractors and surveyors.
The London Eye was opened by former Prime Minister Tony Blair on New Years Eve 1999, and is sponsored by British Airways.
Recently the attraction has become part of the Tussauds Group …

When I wrote this post adult tickets on the London Eye cost £14.50. Tickets for children ages 5-15 cost £7.25, children under 5 are free. Also people over 60 cost £11 and so do registered disabled.
The ticket prices aren’t that high for one of London’s major attractions, the ride on the London Eye is quite long (around 30 minutes) and you can see for around 25 miles from the top.
Facts about the London Eye:

The London Eye is 135m tall and took seven years to build
Each year the London Eye has …