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Marble Arch Mound reopens as changes are being made to site

Marble Arch Mound reopens as changes are being made to site

New visitors are now being welcomed into Marble Arch Mound for free while works to the £2m tourist attraction remain ongoing.

Westminster City Council confirmed the man-made hill is accepting new bookings after it was forced to close two days after its launch in July.

Changes are still being made to the site after it was branded the worst tourist attraction in London but further information will not be available until later this week.

A spokesperson told The Standard: “The first new bookings have taken place. We want people to go up and enjoy.

“Changes are still being made, work is still taking place at the Mound and further information is expected in the coming days.”

However, visitors continue to be unimpressed by what the modern landmark has to offer and share their disappointing reviews on social media.

“I went up the Marble Arch Mound. Highly unimpressed,” one person tweeted.

“Marble Arch is still there, just with added mound,” another commented.


Tickets were removed from sale until Monday after the site’s launch on July 26.

Visitors had complained they did not see the “soaring views across central London and Hyde Park” from the landscape.

Instead they were met with prime views of scaffolding, rubble and building works from the 25m-high viewing platform covered in brown turf.

Some compared the brown hill to scenes from the Teletubbies and Super Mario 64 which “detracts from the majesty of Marble Arch”.

Westminster council apologised and said it was “resolving teething problems” as they offered refunds to initial visitors.


Those hoping to visit during the summer holidays in August can now book their trip it for free after Westminster council dropped the £4.50 entrance fee

Stuart Love, Westminster’s Chief Executive, said: “We wanted to open the Mound in time for the summer holidays and we did not want to disappoint people who had already booked tickets.

“We made a mistake and we apologise to everyone who hasn’t had a great experience on their visit.

“We are working hard to resolve the outstanding issues and create an attraction worthy of our fantastic city. It’s going to look great and be an amazing experience once we’ve got it ready.”

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