The torch has landed and the relay begins.......

It's here people, the Olympic torch is finally in the UK and had started day 1 of 70 of it's journey towards the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony - OMG!


Olympic Flame arrives in UK

The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) yesterday transported the Olympic Flame to the UK from Greece for the start of the Olympic Torch Relay.  The Flame arrived in Cornwall on board a BA aircraft, specially named The Firefly last night.  Read the full article here.

 

David Beckham lit the cauldron to mark the arrival of the Olympic Flame in the UK in Cornwall.

 

 

London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay starts from Land's End

Today the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay starts its 70 day journey from Land’s End in Cornwall.  Ben Ainslie began the relay from Land's End this morning, wow, what a privilege!  Ben won Gold medals in Sailing in the Beijing, Athens and Sydney Olympic Games. He also won a Silver at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Read the full article here.

 



 

Olympic Torch Relay route

 

The Olympic Torch Relay interactive map shows the route the Olympic Flame will take and each of the communities it will be carried through.  Check out the interactive map and zoom in to view the route street by street.  

 

Olympic Torch Relay route