Observation tower · Newham · Updated on 1 November 2026.
ArcelorMittal Orbit is an observation tower in Newham, London. This place has a story in the app. Within 70 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Story · ArcelorMittal Orbit
You're standing at the ArcelorMittal Orbit, in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. Go on, look up. That twisting red tangle is 114.5 metres tall and counts as the largest piece of public art in Britain. On either side you'll spot London Stadium and the Aquatics Centre, both from the 2012 Games.
Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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