Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Home to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park contains some of the most iconic sports venues in the UK.

Fully open to the public since 2014, the Park covers 560 acres and includes 6.5km of waterways, attracting over 20 million visits annually.

Filming and Photography is facilitated by an experienced in-house team who can guide and support you through your filming requirements. See contact details below.

South Park

Is the most recognisable area of the estate being home to iconic venues such as the London Stadium, the ArcelorMittal Orbit, and the London Aquatics Centre. Within this area, you will also find the UK newest cultural quarter; East Bank a unique collaboration between world leading cultural institutions and universities. Comprising of BBC Music Studios; London College of Fashion, UAL; Sadler’s Wells East; UCL (University College London) and V&A East, East Bank is the place where everything happens – entertainment, inspiration, and discovery – and is open to everyone who visits, lives, and works in east London.

Moving towards the South Park Plaza, you will find a dynamic public space dedicated to entertainment and activity offering people new experiences, including a 21st century Pleasure Garden, the Great British Gardens and a sequence of 'event rooms' for both informal social uses as well as more formal programmed events are defined by a ribbon of vibrant perennial planting.

The north-south axis of Tessa Jowell Boulevard provides a promenade for people to stroll, sit and watch the activity in the adjoining water fountains, play areas and garden spaces. From a film perspective these areas in the South Park offer a variety of spaces and locations.

North Park

The Park’s waterways run throughout, whilst mostly managed by the Canal and Rivers Trust, there is a section of the River Lea, which is under LLDC’s management. The north park is defined by it is more rural setting with meadows of wildflowers, winding footpaths, and reed planting along the river.

With views of the East Village modern housing development and the Energy Centre. It contains iconic venues such as Lee Valley Velodrome, Cycling and BMX tracks, the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, Here East campus, and the Timber Lodge café.

Next to which is the London Blossom Garden a commemoration of the impact of Covid on London, due to the nature of this special area, there are restrictions regarding commercial filming.

Along with rural green spaces, you will find a network of roads which can be closed or restricted to enable filming to take place, and Northwall Road, 1km of closed private road which is utilised regularly for filming.

As part of the QEOP estate, there are also several development plots available which can be utilised as Unit Bases offering mains power, discreet locations and close access to Underground, Overground, Network Rail and DLR Stations.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has played host to a range of feature films, high end television and adverts, including; Gangs of London,Black Doves, The Gentleman, Sweetpea, My Fault: London, Slow Horses and Red Eye.

If you are interested in filming at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park you can find more information on our website HERE, or email film@londonlegacy.co.uk to get in touch with our experienced Events Team today