VisitBritain - Welcome
The next Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted by London in 2012. The Games will showcase Britain’s best athletes and sporting venues – watch our sport film to see exactly what Britain has to offer.
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are happening from 27 July – 12 August 2012, and the Paralympic Games take place from 29 August – 9 September 2012. Here you’ll find out all about old and new Olympic venues, the history of Britain and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Britain’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, our top 10 sporting heritage sites and much more.
2012 may be a while away, but work has already started on the fantastic new Olympic venues in London. And if you want to follow the progress, why not take a tour of the sites?
Many of the 2012 Olympic Games competitions will be taking place at the new Olympic Park venues, but some will be happening at existing venues that you can visit right now.
Britain has hosted the Olympic Games twice before, and the Paralympic Games originated in Britain. Find out more about the history of the Olympics and Paralympics in Britain here.
Britain has a proud sporting heritage – find out which of our great sporting heritage sites have made it into our top 10.
Find out about the British athletes that will be competing in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the places in Britain that have inspired them.