The Paralympic Torch Relay will take place between 24th and 29th August 2012.
The 24hour Relay will begin on 28th August 2012 and will travel 87 miles from Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire to London. The Paralympic Torch will be carried by 580 Torchbearers working in teams of five.
The Paralympic Flame will visit several iconic London landmarks including Piccadilly Circus, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street and Trafalgar Square. It will cross over the River Thames on some of London’s most famous bridges including Lambeth Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Tower Bridge.
Trafalgar Square will be host to live entertainment and sports will be screened throughout the Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony will take place at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on 28th August 2012, where the four flames from London, Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh will be united. The Paralympic Flame will then leave the Stoke Mandeville Stadium and start the 24hour relay which will conclude on 29th August 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in time for the Opening Ceremony.
The Paralympic Torch Relay Route
Tuesday 28th August
21.46 – Aylesbury
23.40 – Weston Turville
23.55 – Aston Clinton
Wednesday 29th August
00.32 – Tring
01.03 – Berkhamsted
01.39 – Bourne End
03.49 – Bushey
04.05 – Harrow
05.46 – Brent
06.06 – Barnet
07.21 – Brent
09.21 – Westminster
09.59 – Camden
11.13 – Westminster
12.48 – Lambeth
13.13 – Westminster
13.23 – City of London
13.57 – Tower Hamlets
14.03 – Southwark
16.07 – Lewisham
16.30 – Greenwich
17.04 – Tower Hamlets
18.46 – Hackney
19.28 – Waltham Forest
21.29 – Barking & Dagenham
21.58 – Newham
Olympic Park
