Want to learn more about the different venues for the London 2012 Olympics? Now you can. Here we provide a link to details on each venue (some more ready than others!), a useful guide to hotels near each location and, where we could find one, a YouTube video that gives a brief insight into the venue in question. (Unfortunately, the official london2012 YouTube channel doesn’t allow embedding of any of its videos so we did the best we could!)
Olympic Park venues
Aquatics Centre – click here for nearby hotels
Basketball Arena – click here for nearby hotels
BMX Circuit – click here for nearby hotels
Handball Arena – click here for nearby hotels
Hockey Centre – click here for nearby hotels
Olympic Stadium – click here for nearby hotels
Velodrome – click here for nearby hotels
Water Polo Arena – click here for nearby hotels
London venues
Earls Court – click here for nearby hotels
We couldn’t find anything with specific reference to the Olympics on this one, so please instead enjoy a 1994 performance at the venue, courtesy of Pink Floyd.
ExCel – click here for nearby hotels
Greenwich Park – click here for nearby hotels
Hampton Court Palace – click here for nearby hotels
Horse Guards Parade – click here for nearby hotels
Hyde Park – click here for nearby hotels
Again, seemingly no Olympic-specific footage on YouTube, so here’s Bruce Springsteen in action at Hyde Park instead, to give you some idea of the scale of the venue.
Lord’s Cricket Ground – click here for nearby hotels
North Greenwich Arena – click here for nearby hotels
The Millennium Dome seems to change its name as often as the pop singer Prince. Once the Millennium Dome, then the O2 Arena and now, seemingly especially for the London 2012 Olympics, the North Greenwich Arena. Whatever you care to call, here’s some timelapse footage to give you a short insight.
The Mall – click here for nearby hotels
This footage is taken from the London 2012 Olympics Handover Party held at The Mall.
The Royal Artillery Barracks – click here for nearby hotels
Wembley Arena – click here for nearby hotels
Wembley Stadium – click here for nearby hotels
Wimbledon – click here for nearby hotels
Possibly the venue that needs the least introduction of all… Wimbledon is known the world over for its long-standing links with tennis. Again, there’s little for us to embed here, so we’ve delved into the archives to bring back a few memories…
Out of London venues
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry – click here for nearby hotels
Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire – click here for nearby hotels
Hadleigh Farm, Essex – click here for nearby hotels
Hampden Park, Glasgow – click here for nearby hotels
Lee Valley White Water Centre, Hertfordshire – click here for nearby hotels
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff – click here for nearby hotels
Old Trafford, Manchester – click here for nearby hotels
St. James’ Park, Newcastle – click here for nearby hotels
Weymouth and Portland, Dorset – click here for nearby hotels
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