London is stepping up its Olympic plans for the 2012 games and in April everyone will be able to see the Olympic torch as it makes its way across the city. The Olympic torch route will no doubt be lined by eager Londoners keen to commemorate the fantastic spectacle as the athletes and celebrities carry the flame on its way to Bejing.

With the flame being lit in Greece on the 24th March 2008, the Olympic torch route London leg starts on 6th April where it will be carried by double Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes and newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald, amongst many other famous faces from the world of music and celebrity. London's school children are also getting involved with the torch relay and will be carrying the iconic flame at various stages of the route too.

Wembley Stadium is the starting point for the Olympic torch route in London and the flame will then take a route through ten of the city's boroughs before finishing up at the O2 Arena, where a party of Olympic proportions will be held in its honour. This free event is sure to make the most of the electric atmosphere that the Olympic torch will create, and so everyone who attends or who takes part in the events along the route is guaranteed an amazing time.

The Olympic torch route London leg takes in Notting Hill, Marble Arch, Oxford Street, Trafalgar Square, the South Bank, the City, and East London before it comes to a halt in Greenwich. With final details on the exact route still to be confirmed, you can rest assured that there will be some great events and parties at key point along the route, making for a great day of excitement in the city as a whole.

Light the Passion, Share the Dream is the slogan for the 2008 Bejing Olympics and London is extremely priviledged to take up the flame at the very start of the Olympic torch route. London sees the torch on the 6th April before it is transported across another 22 cities on five continents, and makes its way across every province in China.

This year's route is set to go down in Olympic history as one that covers the longest distance, and the widest geographical expanse. Covering 137,000 km, with more than 200,000 torchbearers and taking 130 days to complete, the Olympic torch route ends in Bejing at the Olympic stadium, the Birds Nest for the official opening of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The exact route for the Olympic torch route in London is as below.

10:30am - Wembley
11:00am - Ladbroke Grove
12:20pm Notting Hill Gate
12pm - Oxford Street
12:30pm - China Town
12:40pm - Piccadilly Circus
12:50pm - Trafalgar Square
1:30pm - Southbank Centre
2:15pm - Somerset House
2:30pm - St Paul's
3pm - Potters Field and More London
4pm - Stratford
5pm - Canary Wharf
6pm - Greenwich

If you would like to register for tickets for the Olympic torch finale at Greenwich, please click on the link below for more information.