{"id":45574,"date":"2021-12-03T13:04:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T13:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=45574"},"modified":"2021-12-09T13:34:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T13:34:59","slug":"fly-over-the-river-thames-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/fly-over-the-river-thames-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fly&#8217; over the River Thames this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Enjoy a flight across the River Thames on the Emirates Cable Cars this Christmas.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK\u2019s first urban cable car, located in North Greenwich, London gives you a different way of seeing London taking you over the River Thames. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A round trip takes about 20 minutes with insane views over The O2, Canary Wharf, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the Shard and the Thames barrier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entry to Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park is difficult to book this year and can get crowded. If you are looking for a Christmas filled day out, come to North Greenwich where you can do a round trip on the Emirates Cable Cars and enjoy a free Christmas market outside The O2, where you can get your hot chocolate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Fly&#039; over the River Thames this Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NqZ7fB7XXdQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>&#8216;Fly&#8217; over the River Thames this Christmas video, song: &#8216;All I want for Christmas is you&#8217; by Mariah Carey,  video \/ edit: Valeria Vintimilla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cabins arrive every 30 seconds and single fights usually last 10 minutes. In the cabin, it will only be yourself and the visitors you come with to keep it Covid safe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why not read&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/what-is-omicron-and-will-it-affect-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Omicron and how will it affect Christmas?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/best-advent-calendar-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/am7-arctic-monkeys-are-back-all-we-know-so-far\/\">Best advent calendars deals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/let-us-see-the-2021-christmas-lights-in-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Let us see the 2021 Christmas lights in London<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How much is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can tap in by using your Oyster card, bank card or buy tickets on arrival. For adults, a single ticket is \u00a34, for children (aged 5-15) it is \u00a32 and children under 5 (with fare paying adult) go free.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t top up your Oyster card at the Emirates Air Line terminals but North Greenwich station is a five minute walk and can top up there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to get there?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"974\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-03-at-11.55.12-1024x974.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-03-at-11.55.12-1024x974.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-03-at-11.55.12-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-03-at-11.55.12-768x731.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-03-at-11.55.12.jpg 1321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/North+Greenwich+Station,+5+Millennium+Way,+London+SE10+0PH\/Emirates+Greenwich+Peninsula,+Unit+1,+2,+3+%26+4+Emirates+Cable+Car+Terminal,+Edmund+Halley+Way,+London+SE10+0FR\/@51.5001283,0.0016306,16z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d8a81c4076216b:0xb56044798d97e04a!2m2!1d0.0035842!2d51.5002452!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d8a81bd6adc803:0x17b99289c0ac6674!2m2!1d0.0082177!2d51.4998133!3e2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google maps<\/a> route to Emirates Cable Cars, image: Google maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the jubilee line to North Greenwich station and from the station it is a 5 minute walk to the cable cars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are signs to direct you there, no need to worry about getting lost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy your view from above this Christmas, to find out more, click <a href=\"https:\/\/emiratesairline.gttix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words \/ Video: Valeria Vintimilla | Subbing<\/strong>: <strong>Sarah Chaffey<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy a flight across the River Thames on the Emirates Cable Cars this Christmas.&nbsp; The UK\u2019s first urban cable car, located in North Greenwich, London gives you a different way of seeing London taking you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":45589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,82,84,139,147],"tags":[1332,7097,7098,3769],"class_list":["post-45574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","category-lifestyle","category-london","category-video","category-youtube","tag-christmas","tag-emirates-cable-cars","tag-fun-things-to-do","tag-london"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45574"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45985,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45574\/revisions\/45985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}