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Taking your Quingo on the London Eye

Continuing our series of posts on interesting trips out on your mobility scooter, the Quingo team this time are showcasing one of London’s top tourist destinations, the London Eye.

The London Eye

The London Eye is the world’s largest observation wheel at a staggering 135m high. It was conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects and was launched in 2000, hence its nickname; the millennium wheel. It has already won over 85 awards for national and international tourism, outstanding architectural quality and engineering achievement.

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Visiting the Science Museum on your Quingo

The Quingo team are always encouraging users to get out and about and visit interesting or unusual places on their Quingo mobility scooters and this time we are showcasing the Science Museum in London.

The Science Museum

The Science Museum, located in London’s South Kensington, is one of the largest museums in the UK. Founded in 1857 as part of the South Kensington Museum, and became a fully independent museum in 1909. Today the Science Museum is world renowned for its historic collections, awe-inspiring galleries and inspirational exhibitions.

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Taking your Quingo to the Cinema

The editorial team often receive requests from Quingo users asking for recommendations for trips out or places of interest to visit. On this site you’ll find plenty of suggestions. Just click here for more. We like to encourage users to get out and about and so this time after several requests from customers we offer advise on taking your Quingo with you to the cinema.

Most UK cinemas now have very good access facilities and specific seating for wheelchair and mobility scooter users.

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Taking your Quingo to the Imperial War Museum London

The Quingo team like to encourage users to get out and about and visit interesting or unusual places on their Quingo mobility scooters, so this time we are showcasing the Imperial War Museum in London.

Imperial War Museum London

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London is a dedicated war museum covering conflicts, focused on those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day.  The Museum tells the stories of people’s experiences of modern war and conflict and has a number of exhibitions which are updated regularly.

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Visiting the Royal Armouries Museum on your Quingo scooter

The Quingo team encourage our users to get out and about on their scooters, and we highlight some accessible attractions that make it easy for you to visit on your Quingo. This time we’re taking a look around the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.

The Royal Armouries Museum

Situated in Leeds City Centre’s new development Leeds Dock, the Royal Armouries Museum was built to house a large part of the national collection of arms and armour, and displays over 8,500 objects throughout its six themed galleries: War, Tournament, Oriental, Self-Defence, Hunting, and Peace.

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