The O2, London

Name: The O2
Address: London, United Kingdom

#1895 among attractions in London

Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue

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The O2 is a large entertainment district on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, including an indoor arena, a music club, a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas, bars, and restaurants. It was built largely within the former Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped canopy built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; consequently The Dome remains a name in common usage for the venue. It is sometimes referred to as The O2 Arena, but that name properly refers to an indoor arena within The O2. Naming rights to the district were purchased by the mobile telephone provider O2 from its developers, Anschutz Entertainment Group, during the development of the district. AEG owns the long-term lease on the O2 Arena and surrounding leisure space. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1999 (25 years ago)Coordinates: 51°30'10"N, 0°0'12"E

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Greenwich (Peninsula)London United Kingdom

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The O2 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The O2, One Canada Square, Royal Victoria Square, A Slice of Reality.

~20 ftW
Riverside arena hosting music and sports
The O2, London
1 min walk • The O2 Arena, commonly known as simply The O2 is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007.
1 miW
Skyscraper, Architecture, Restaurant
One Canada Square, London
26 min walk • One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It was completed in 1991 and is the third tallest building in the United Kingdom at 770 feet above ground level containing 50 storeys.
1 miE
Park
Royal Victoria Square, London
25 min walk • Royal Victoria Square is a square adjoining the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Royal Victoria Dock in the Docklands area of East London. It was designed by Patel Taylor Architects and engineered by Aspen Burrow Crocker.
~930 ftNW
Monuments and statues
A Slice of Reality, London
5 min walk • A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula. It consists of a 9-metre sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton 60-metre sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements.
0.7 miW
Shopping, Market, Fish market
Billingsgate Market, London
19 min walk • Billingsgate Fish Market is located in Canary Wharf in London. It is the United Kingdom's largest inland fish market. It takes its name from Billingsgate, a ward in the south-east corner of the City of London, where the riverside market was originally established.
0.9 miNW
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Poplar Baths, London
24 min walk • Poplar Baths on the East India Dock Road in Poplar, London is a former public bath house and Grade II listed building that was constructed in 1933 and closed to the public in 1988. The Baths are adjacent to All Saints DLR station.
1.1 miW
Harbor
London Docklands, London
29 min walk • London Docklands is the riverfront and former docks in London. It is located in inner east and southeast London, in the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Newham, and Greenwich.
0.4 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Piers and boardwalks, Lighthouse
Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
11 min walk • Trinity Buoy Wharf is the site of a lighthouse, by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek on the Leamouth Peninsula, Poplar. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The lighthouse no longer functions, but is the home of various art projects such as Longplayer. It is sometimes known as Bow Creek Lighthouse.
0.7 miNW
Park
Robin Hood Gardens, London
18 min walk • Robin Hood Gardens is a residential estate in Poplar, London, designed in the late 1960s by architects Alison and Peter Smithson and completed in 1972.
0.6 miN
Park
Bow Creek Ecology Park, London
16 min walk • Bow Creek Ecology Park is a small open space along Bow Creek tidal estuary of the River Lea in Canning Town in Newham, in east London. It is operated by the regional Lee Valley Park system.
1.1 miW
Square, Shopping centre
Cabot Square, London
29 min walk • Cabot Square is one of the central squares of the Canary Wharf Development on the Isle of Dogs. The square includes a fountain and several works of art, and is the address for the London Offices of Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The O2?

Nearby attractions include A Slice of Reality, London (5 min walk), Quantum Cloud, London (7 min walk), Trinity Buoy Wharf, London (11 min walk), East India Dock Basin, London (12 min walk).

How to get to The O2 by public transport?

The nearest stations to The O2:

Metro

North Greenwich • Lines: Jubilee (5 min walk)
Canning Town • Lines: Jubilee (21 min walk)

Bus

North Greenwich (5 min walk)
Coldharbour • Lines: D6 (13 min walk)

Ferry

North Greenwich Pier • Lines: Rb1, Rb1X, Rb5 (7 min walk)
Royal Wharf • Lines: Rb1, Rb5 (26 min walk)

Light rail

East India Platform 1 • Lines: B-Wa, Tg-B (13 min walk)
Blackwall Platform 2 • Lines: B-Wa, Tg-B (15 min walk)

Train

Canning Town (21 min walk)