Attraction · Newham · London

ArcelorMittal Orbit

ArcelorMittal Orbit is a sculpture and observation tower in the Olympic Park. Look for it within Newham’s built-up area. Within 15 km there are 562 more places to visit, starting with Tower of London (5.5 km).

Photo: ArcelorMittal Orbit, you_only_live_twice from Lighthorne Heath, England (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Newham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 3%

#219 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Newham

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#219 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (20 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Newham

ArcelorMittal Orbit is inside Newham’s built-up area, with 57 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Warm weather in Newham runs May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°53 mm

Feb9° / 3°41 mm

Mar12° / 4°35 mm

Apr15° / 6°40 mm

May19° / 9°45 mm

Jun22° / 12°48 mm

Jul24° / 14°44 mm

Aug24° / 14°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°47 mm

Oct16° / 9°64 mm

Nov12° / 6°62 mm

Dec9° / 3°55 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newham’s full climate →

About

ArcelorMittal Orbit

It is written up in 20 Wikipedias.

Type: Attraction
Wikipedias: Covered in 20 languages
Town: in Newham
Official site: arcelormittalorbit.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

When it is open

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

The map centres on ArcelorMittal Orbit, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns that count ArcelorMittal Orbit

Of the 8, Newham is the largest, at 351,065 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Newham

351,065 people · 133 places to visit

2 · 400 m southwest of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

3 · 700 m west of it

Hackney

258,464 people · 407 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km north of it

Waltham Forest

278,129 people · 73 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where ArcelorMittal Orbit is	People	Places to visit
Newham	It’s in town	351,065	133
Tower Hamlets	400 m southwest of it	311,072	430
Hackney	700 m west of it	258,464	407
Waltham Forest	1.4 km north of it	278,129	73
Redbridge	3.5 km northeast of it	309,509	33
Southwark	3.8 km southwest of it	307,076	471
Greenwich	3.9 km southeast of it	288,117	125
Islington	4.5 km west of it	216,309	425

Make a day of it

What else is near ArcelorMittal Orbit

Our list has 562 more within 15 km, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a castle.

Big drawCastleTower of London5.5 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum8.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey9 km away 4

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral6.5 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower8.8 km away 6

Historic houseBuckingham Palace9.9 km away 7

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern6.9 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)8

AttractionLondon Eye8.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit ArcelorMittal Orbit

Where is ArcelorMittal Orbit?

ArcelorMittal Orbit is in Newham, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is ArcelorMittal Orbit?

Sculpture and observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.

When is the best time to visit ArcelorMittal Orbit?

May to September are the warmest months in Newham, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near ArcelorMittal Orbit?

Within 15 km: Tower of London (5.5 km), British Museum (8.2 km), Westminster Abbey (9 km) and St Paul's Cathedral (6.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

ArcelorMittal Orbit: you_only_live_twice from Lighthorne Heath, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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