2012 Summer Olympics torch relay

Games of the XXX Olympiad
Host city	London, United Kingdom
Countries visited	Greece, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man
Distance	12,800 km (8,000 miles)
Torch bearers	8,000
Start date	10 May 2012
End date	27 July 2012
Torch designer	Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

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Simplified 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay route map. The curve does not follow the actual route but merely shows the progress of the torch through the places labelled as follows:

Legend
England
1.	Land's End	Day 1,	Sat	19	May
2.	Plymouth	Day 1,	Sat	19	May
3.	Exeter	Day 2,	Sun	20	May
4.	Taunton	Day 3,	Mon	21	May
5.	Bristol	Day 4,	Tue	22	May
6.	Cheltenham	Day 5,	Wed	23	May
7.	Worcester	Day 6,	Thu	24	May
8.	Malvern, Worcestershire	Day 7,	Fri	25	May
Wales
9.	Cardiff	Day 7,	Fri	25	May
10.	Swansea	Day 8,	Sat	26	May
11.	Aberystwyth	Day 9,	Sun	27	May
12.	Bangor	Day 10,	Mon	28	May
England
13.	Chester	Day 11,	Tue	29	May
14.	Stoke-on-Trent	Day 12,	Wed	30	May
15.	Bolton	Day 13,	Thu	31	May
16.	Liverpool	Day 14,	Fri	1	June
Crown Dependency
17.	Isle of Man	Day 15,	Sat	2	June
Northern Ireland
18.	Portrush	Day 16,	Sun	3	June
19.	Derry	Day 17,	Mon	4	June
20.	Newry	Day 18,	Tue	5	June
Republic of Ireland
21.	Dublin	Day 19,	Wed	6	June
Northern Ireland
22.	Belfast	Day 19,	Wed	6	June
Scotland
23.	Glasgow	Day 21,	Fri	8	June
24.	Inverness	Day 22,	Sat	9	June
25.	Orkney	Day 23,	Sun	10	June
26.	Shetland	Day 23,	Sun	10	June
27.	Isle of Lewis	Day 24,	Mon	11	June
28.	Aberdeen	Day 24,	Mon	11	June
29.	Dundee	Day 25,	Tue	12	June
30.	Edinburgh	Day 26,	Wed	13	June
England
31.	Alnwick	Day 27,	Thu	14	June
32.	Newcastle upon Tyne	Day 28,	Fri	15	June
33.	Durham	Day 29,	Sat	16	June
34.	Middlesbrough	Day 30,	Sun	17	June
35.	Kingston-upon-Hull	Day 31,	Mon	18	June
36.	York	Day 32,	Tue	19	June
37.	Carlisle	Day 33,	Wed	20	June
38.	Bowness-on-Windermere	Day 34,	Thu	21	June
39.	Blackpool	Day 35,	Fri	22	June
40.	Manchester	Day 36,	Sat	23	June
41.	Leeds	Day 37,	Sun	24	June
42.	Sheffield	Day 38,	Mon	25	June
43.	Cleethorpes	Day 39,	Tue	26	June
44.	Lincoln	Day 40,	Wed	27	June
45.	Nottingham	Day 41,	Thu	28	June
46.	Derby	Day 42,	Fri	29	June
47.	Birmingham	Day 43,	Sat	30	June
48.	Coventry	Day 44,	Sun	1	July
49.	Leicester	Day 45,	Mon	2	July
50.	Peterborough	Day 46,	Tue	3	July
51.	Norwich	Day 47,	Wed	4	July
52.	Ipswich	Day 48,	Thu	5	July
53.	Chelmsford	Day 49,	Fri	6	July
54.	Cambridge	Day 50,	Sat	7	July
55.	Luton	Day 51,	Sun	8	July
56.	Oxford	Day 52,	Mon	9	July
57.	Reading	Day 53,	Tue	10	July
58.	Basingstoke	Day 54,	Wed	11	July
59.	Winchester	Day 54,	Wed	11	July
60.	Salisbury	Day 54,	Wed	11	July
61.	Weymouth and Portland	Day 55,	Thu	12	July
62.	Bournemouth	Day 56,	Fri	13	July
63.	Southampton	Day 57,	Sat	14	July
Crown Dependencies
64.	Guernsey	Day 58,	Sun	15	July
65.	Jersey	Day 58,	Sun	15	July
England
66.	Portsmouth	Day 58,	Sun	15	July
67.	Brighton and Hove	Day 59,	Mon	16	July
68.	Hastings	Day 60,	Tue	17	July
69.	Dover	Day 61,	Wed	18	July
70.	Maidstone	Day 62,	Thu	19	July
71.	Guildford	Day 63,	Fri	20	July
72.	Waltham Forest	Day 64,	Sat	21	July
73.	Bexley	Day 65,	Sun	22	July
74.	Wandsworth	Day 66,	Mon	23	July
75.	Ealing	Day 67,	Tue	24	July
76.	Haringey	Day 68,	Wed	25	July
77.	Westminster	Day 69,	Thu	26	July
78.	Olympic Stadium	Day 70,	Fri	27	July

The 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 19 May until 27 July, prior to the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The torch bearer selection process was announced on 18 May 2011.^[1]

As well as touring the United Kingdom the schedule included the three crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and also the Republic of Ireland.

Organisation

The traditional lighting ceremony took place on 10 May at the Temple of Hera, Olympia, home of the Ancient Olympic Games.^[2] The torch travelled around Greece, arriving at the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens on 17 May for the handover ceremony.

The UK torch relay lasted 70 days, with 66 evening celebrations. About 8,000 people carried the torch a total distance of about 8,000 miles (12,800 km), starting from Land's End in Cornwall. A wide range of people carried the torch around the country, mostly sports men and women, military figures and other local heroes from towns and cities across the UK. A number of celebrities also held the flame on its journey, including Doctor Who star Matt Smith, British/Irish boy band The Wanted, dance troupe/Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity and long time TV presenter, dancer, singer and comedian Bruce Forsyth.^[3] The torch had a day outside of the United Kingdom in Dublin on 6 June^[4] (as well as visits to the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). The relay focused on national heritage sites, locations with sporting significance, key sporting events, schools registered with the Get Set School Network, green spaces, biodiversity, 'Live Sites' (locations with large screens), local festivals, and other events.^[5]

Following a three-month tour by LOCOG, local authorities submitted ideas to regional government and LOCOG by May 2010.^[6] However some counties such as Somerset declined to put forward ideas citing potential costs of up to £300,000.^[7]

The start date for the Relay was announced on 26 May 2010, as were the three presenting partners: Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. The nomination campaign for torchbearers was announced on 18 May 2011 and called 'Moment to Shine'.^[8]

Journey to the UK

The specially painted British Airways Airbus A319 carried the flame from Greece to the United Kingdom

On 16 May a British Airways Airbus A319, with custom gold livery and named "The Firefly", flew from Heathrow to Athens to collect the flame.^[9] On 18 May the aircraft flew as flight BA2012 from Athens to RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. The flame was not extinguished during flight, having been classified as a 'ceremonial flame' by the Civil Aviation Authority, but was kept in four Davy lamps secured in a cradle firmly fixed to seats in Row 1. There was enough smokeless fuel to last 30 hours.^[10]^[11]^[12]

HRH The Princess Royal, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Lord Coe, and David Beckham were among 80 invited guests, along with a group of teenagers: rugby player Dennis Coles from East Ayrshire representing Scotland, hockey player Chloe Brown from Bangor representing Northern Ireland, athlete Sean White from Swansea representing Wales, hockey player Georgia Higgs from Cornwall, and Sakinah Muhammad from Hackney representing London.^[13]^[14]

After an overnight stay at RNAS Culdrose, members of 771 Naval Air Squadron took the Flame to Land's End by Sea King helicopter. There the Olympic Cauldron was lit. Olympic sailing star Ben Ainslie ran the first leg of the relay.^[15]

The Torches

Main article: London 2012 Olympic Torch

2012 Summer Olympics torch

The Olympic torch on display in Cardiff, Wales

In the summer of 2010, the Design Council were commissioned to prepare the design brief and begin the search for a design for the Torch and related relay artifacts. With more than 800 designers interested in the project, a short list of 22 was presented to Locog. 6 were selected to present designs the selection being made a few months later. The winning design came from Barber Osgerby, led by Edward Barder and Jay Osgerby.

Their design of the 2012 Olympic Torches was made of two aluminium alloy skin, perforated by 8,000 holes to represent the 8,000 torchbearers who would carry the flame. Technically the holes also helped to dissipate heat without it being conducted down the handle, and provided extra grip.

The triangular shape of torches represented:

The three Olympic values – respect, excellence and friendship.
The three elements of the Olympic motto – faster, higher, stronger.
The three Olympic Games hosted by the United Kingdom (1908, 1948 and 2012).
The tri-vision of the 2012 Summer Olympics – sport, education and culture.

The gold of the torches represented the qualities of the Olympic Flame – brightness and warmth. The torch stands 80 centimetres (31 in) high, weighing 800 grams (1.8 lb).^[16] To realise this award winning design, TECOSIM (an engineering company) was responsible for the research, engineering and technical development of the torch and associated relay items including the celebration cauldrons. Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) was used to simulate various scenarios that the torch might encounter during the relay, from environmental conditions to physical damage. Torch bearer safety was of prime importance at all times, so TECOSIM completed rigorous physical testing to validate the design. It was tested to withstand all likely weather conditions, from high winds to rain and snow at altitude utilizing the BMW Climatic Windtunnel in Munich as well as in field-testing. Production of the torches started towards the end of 2011.

Fuel

LOCOG, together with sustainability partner and sponsor EDF Energy, committed in 2009 to provide a "low-carbon fuel solution for the flames of the Olympic torch and the cauldron".^[17] When the torch was unveiled on 8 June 2011, London 2012's chairman Sebastian Coe admitted the failure of the initiative, as "In simple terms, we didn't quite get there ... We just ran [out] of time and we tried very hard to do it". The final design of the torch used a "tried and tested formula" of butane and propane.^[18]

Security

The torch relay crossing Monnow Bridge, Monmouth, Wales, the Torch Security Team are seen jogging either side the torch bearer.

The torch was escorted by a team of trained officers from the Metropolitan Police Service known as the Torch Security Team. These were chosen from 644 initial applications through an eight-month selection process. Their primary role was to protect the Olympic and Paralympic Flames as well as ensuring the safety of the torchbearer. These "runners" formed part of a wider torch security team which consisted of motorcyclists, pedal cyclists, senior officers and operational planners.

Incidents

Near Land's End, one man broke past the pace car but was swiftly tackled to the ground by the Torch Security Team, as he was thought to be trying to reach the torchbearer.^[19]

In Derry scuffles broke out between police and republican protesters, as they blocked the planned route near the Guildhall. Consequently, the relay was forced to divert in order to reach the Peace Bridge.^[20]

At Bishop Auckland (County Durham) the torchbearer was Kieran Maxwell, a 13-year-old from Newton Aycliffe. He had been diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in 2010 and lost part of his left leg. He fell whilst carrying the torch but was quickly helped to his feet by the Torch Security Team.^[21]

As the torch was leaving Headingley towards Leeds, a man with a bucket of water was seen in the crowd. He was swiftly tackled by the security team before he could empty the contents.^[22]

On 25 June UK Uncut staged protests against changes to the National Health Service as the torch travelled past the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield.^[23]

A male streaker with 'Free Tibet' written on his back was arrested on 10 July, after running in front of the torch as it passed through Henley-on-Thames.^[24]^[25]

A 17-year-old was arrested on 20 July in Gravesend, Kent after unsuccessfully attempting to grab the torch while screaming 'Allahu Akbar'.^[26]

Modes of transport

As well as road runners, the Flame was conveyed on other modes of transport, sometimes kept in Davy lamps.

The Olympic torch being punted down the River Cam during the Cambridge leg of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.

On water, the torch rode in a power boat in Bristol Harbour,^[27]^[28] in an RNLI lifeboat along the Menai Strait,^[29] by ferry on the Mersey Ferry,^[30] and by the steamboat MV Tern across Windermere.^[31]^[32] In unpowered watercraft, it was punted along the River Cam in Cambridge,^[33] and rowed along the River Medway in Maidstone.^[34] Its final journey to the Olympic Stadium on 27 July was by speedboat, piloted by footballer David Beckham along the River Thames.^[35]

Over rail the torch was hauled by steam locomotives of various gauges. The LMS Royal Scot Class locomotive No. 6115 Scots Guardsman conveyed it on the East Coast Main Line between York and Thirsk.^[36] Scots Guardsman was used as a substitute for No. 4472 Flying Scotsman. It was discovered soon after returning from a long overhaul that Flying Scotsman had lots of unnoticed cracks on it that needed repairing urgently and as a result, the iconic and famous 'Scotsman' was unable to return to service in time to haul the Olympic Torch.^[37] Trips were also taken on standard gauge heritage railways at the Great Central Railway,^[38] North Yorkshire Moors Railway^[39] and Severn Valley Railway^[40] On smaller gauges the torch visited the Ffestiniog Railway^[29] and a miniature railway Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway.^[41] It was taken up funicular railways the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway,^[29] Hastings East Hill Cliff Railway,^[42] and Great Orme Tramway,^[31] as well as the narrow gauge rack railway the Snowdon Mountain Railway.^[29] Electric trams carried the torch on the Blackpool tramway^[43] and Manx Electric Railway.^[44] After it arrived in London the torch took a trip on the London Underground between Wimbledon and Wimbledon Park.^[45]

By road vehicle the torch would complete 80% of its tour, in a security van.^[46] A road train was used in the Mumbles^[29] and it rode on an open top bus through the Cumbrian countryside.^[47] The torch was transported on three wheels by a TT motorcycle sidecar on the Isle of Man,^[44] by a Paralympic road cycle around Brands Hatch motor racing circuit^[48] and by mountain bike at the Hadleigh Farm course in Essex.^[49]

Horses were used when it was carried at the Cheltenham^[50] and Chester^[31] racecourses. It was carried on a Cob horse in Aberaeron^[29] and hauled by horse-drawn tram on the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.^[31]

Journeys by air were taken when the torch travelled by zip wire from the top of the Tyne Bridge to the Gateshead riverside,^[51] and when conveyed by cable car up the Heights of Abraham.^[52] It was also suspended over water as it was transported by the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge over the River Tees.^[53]

Route in Greece

Olympic Torch Relay in Greece

10 May (day 1)

Olympia, Pyrgos, Amaliada (Elis), Gastouni, Lechaina, Corinth, Piraeus

11 May (day 2)

Chania (Crete), Rethymno (Crete), Agios Nikolaos (Chania) (Crete), Heraklion (Crete), Kastelorizo

12 May (day 3)

Piraeus, Patras, Rio–Antirrio bridge, Antirrio, Amfilochia, Preveza, Parga, Igoumenitsa, Ioannina

13 May (day 4)

Day 3 Patra Ceremony

Ioannina, Kozani, Veroia, Thessaloniki (Macedonia), Kavala

14 May (day 5)

Kavala, Komotini, Kipoi, Evros, border crossing between Greece and Turkey, Alexandroupoli, Xanthi, Drama

15 May (day 6)

Drama, Serres, Katerini, Larissa, Volos, Lamia

16 May (day 7)

Lamia, Chalkida, Athens, Acropolis of Athens

17 May (day 8)

Athens, Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens

Route in the UK & Ireland

Day 3: Olympic Torch Relay reaches the County Ground in Taunton.

Day 14: The flame passing between two torches in Burscough, Lancashire.

Day 15: The torch being carried through Onchan, Isle of Man.

Day 19: The torch in Dublin, Ireland.

Day 37: Torch relay handover in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Day 46: A warning sign for traffic in Stamford, Lincolnshire ahead of the flame passing though the town

Day 50: The Olympic flame being transferred into a lantern in Cambridge for safe-keeping overnight.

Day 54: Torchbearer Damien Davis from Team Wayne carries the Olympic Flame through Ludgershall in Wiltshire.

Day 66: Lucy Caslon founder and director of the charity Msizi Africa waits to receive the Olympic Flame in Sutton, South London

Day 68: Gold medalist Beckie Scott being handed the torch in Brent, North West London.

In the week preceding the Olympics, the National Theatre in London set up a 'Fire Garden' to celebrate the torch relay.

Date	Map
19 May (day 1): Land's End 19 May (day 1): Sennen 19 May (day 1): Newlyn 19 May (day 1): Penzance 19 May (day 1): Marazion 19 May (day 1): Rosudgeon 19 May (day 1): Ashton 19 May (day 1): Breage 19 May (day 1): Helston 19 May (day 1): Falmouth 19 May (day 1): Truro 19 May (day 1): Newquay 19 May (day 1): St Stephen-in-Brannel 19 May (day 1): Trewoon 19 May (day 1): St Austell 19 May (day 1): Stenalees 19 May (day 1): Bugle 19 May (day 1): Lanivet 19 May (day 1): Bodmin 19 May (day 1): Liskeard 19 May (day 1): Saltash 19 and 20 May (days 1 and 2): Plymouth 20 May (day 2): Brixton 20 May (day 2): Yealmpton 20 May (day 2): Modbury 20 May (day 2): Kingsbridge 20 May (day 2): West Charleton 20 May (day 2): Chillington 20 May (day 2): Torcross 20 May (day 2): Stoke Fleming 20 May (day 2): Dartmouth 20 May (day 2): Totnes 20 May (day 2): Paignton 20 May (day 2): Torquay 20 May (day 2): Shaldon 20 May (day 2): Teignmouth 20 and 21 May (days 2 and 3): Exeter 21 May (day 3): Okehampton 21 May (day 3): Folly Gate 21 May (day 3): Hatherleigh 21 May (day 3): Merton 21 May (day 3): Great Torrington 21 May (day 3): Bideford 21 May (day 3): Sticklepath 21 May (day 3): Barnstaple 21 May (day 3): Wrafton 21 May (day 3): Braunton 21 May (day 3): Knowle 21 May (day 3): Ilfracombe 21 May (day 3): Combe Martin 21 May (day 3): Lynton 21 May (day 3): Lynmouth 21 May (day 3): Porlock 21 May (day 3): Minehead 21 May (day 3): Dunster 21 May (day 3): Carhampton 21 May (day 3): Washford 21 May (day 3): Williton 21 and 22 May (days 3 and 4): Taunton 22 May (day 4): Ilminster 22 May (day 4): Yeovil 22 May (day 4): Ilchester 22 May (day 4): Somerton 22 May (day 4): Street 22 May (day 4): Glastonbury 22 May (day 4): Coxley 22 May (day 4): Wells 22 May (day 4): Croscombe 22 May (day 4): Shepton Mallet 22 May (day 4): Frome 22 May (day 4): Southwick 22 May (day 4): Trowbridge 22 May (day 4): Bradford on Avon 22 May (day 4): Bath 22 May (day 4): Bitton 22 May (day 4): Longwell Green 22 May (day 4): Hanham 22 and 23 May (days 4 and 5): Bristol 23 May (day 5): Flax Bourton 23 May (day 5): Farleigh 23 May (day 5): West Town 23 May (day 5): Nailsea 23 May (day 5): Failand 23 May (day 5): Leigh Woods 23 May (day 5): Bristol 23 May (day 5): Filton 23 May (day 5): Chippenham 23 May (day 5): Calne 23 May (day 5): Marlborough 23 May (day 5): Chiseldon 23 May (day 5): Wroughton 23 May (day 5): Royal Wootton Bassett 23 May (day 5): Swindon 23 May (day 5): Cirencester 23 May (day 5): Stroud 23 May (day 5): Painswick 23 May (day 5): Brockworth 23 May (day 5): Shurdington 23 May (day 5): Cheltenham 24 May (day 6): Gloucester 24 May (day 6): Maisemore 24 May (day 6): Hartpury 24 May (day 6): Corse 24 May (day 6): Staunton 24 May (day 6): Ledbury 24 May (day 6): Bartestree 24 May (day 6): Lugwardine 24 May (day 6): Hereford 24 May (day 6): Leominster 24 May (day 6): Ludlow 24 May (day 6): Cleehill 24 May (day 6): Cleobury Mortimer 24 May (day 6): Far Forest 24 May (day 6): Callow Hill 24 May (day 6): Bewdley 24 May (day 6): Kidderminster 24 May (day 6): Droitwich Spa 24 May (day 6): Fernhill Heath 24 and 25 May (days 6 and 7): Worcester 25 May (day 7): Powick 25 May (day 7): Malvern 25 May (day 7): Malvern Wells 25 May (day 7): Ross-on-Wye 25 May (day 7): Monmouth 25 May (day 7): Raglan 25 May (day 7): Abergavenny 25 May (day 7): Brynmawr 25 May (day 7): Blaenavon 25 May (day 7): Abersychan 25 May (day 7): Pontypool 25 May (day 7): Newport 25 and 26 May (days 7 and 8): Cardiff 26 May (day 8): Dinas Powys 26 May (day 8): Barry 26 May (day 8): Cardiff 26 May (day 8): Caerphilly 26 May (day 8): Pontypridd 26 May (day 8): Merthyr Tydfil 26 May (day 8): Treherbert 26 May (day 8): Ynyswen 26 May (day 8): Treorchy 26 May (day 8): Nantymoel 26 May (day 8): Ogmore Vale 26 May (day 8): Bryncethin 26 May (day 8): Bridgend 26 May (day 8): Laleston 26 May (day 8): Pyle 26 May (day 8): Margam 26 May (day 8): Taibach 26 May (day 8): Port Talbot 26 May (day 8): Briton Ferry 26 May (day 8): Neath 26 and 27 May (days 8 and 9): Swansea 27 May (day 9): Llanelli 27 May (day 9): Burry Port 27 May (day 9): Kidwelly 27 May (day 9): Carmarthen 27 May (day 9): Haverfordwest 27 May (day 9): Fishguard 27 May (day 9): Newport 27 May (day 9): Cardigan 27 May (day 9): Sarnau 27 May (day 9): Brynhoffnant 27 May (day 9): Llanarth 27 May (day 9): Aberaeron 27 May (day 9): Llanon 27 May (day 9): Llanrhystud 27 and 28 May (days 9 and 10): Aberystwyth 28 May (day 10): Bow Street 28 May (day 10): Tal-y-bont 28 May (day 10): Tre-Taliesin 28 May (day 10): Machynlleth 28 May (day 10): Dolgellau 28 May (day 10): Llan Ffestiniog 28 May (day 10): Blaenau Ffestiniog 28 May (day 10): Porthmadog 28 May (day 10): Criccieth 28 May (day 10): Pwllheli 28 May (day 10): Bontnewydd 28 May (day 10): Caernarfon 28 May (day 10): Y Felinheli 28 May (day 10): Bangor 29 May (day 11): Beaumaris 29 May (day 11): Menai Bridge 29 May (day 11): Conwy 29 May (day 11): Deganwy 29 May (day 11): Deganwy 29 May (day 11): Llandudno 29 May (day 11): Penrhyn Bay 29 May (day 11): Rhos-on-Sea 29 May (day 11): Colwyn Bay 29 May (day 11): Old Colwyn 29 May (day 11): Abergele 29 May (day 11): Towyn 29 May (day 11): Kinmel Bay 29 May (day 11): Rhyl 29 May (day 11): Rhuddlan 29 May (day 11): Connah's Quay 29 May (day 11): Shotton 29 May (day 11): Queensferry 29 May (day 11): Hawarden 29 May (day 11): Saltney 29 ans 30 May (days 11 and 12): Chester 30 May (day 12): Wrexham 30 May (day 12): Rhostyllen 30 May (day 12): Acrefair 30 May (day 12): Trevor 30 May (day 12): Oswestry 30 May (day 12): Pant 30 May (day 12): Llanymynech 30 May (day 12): Welshpool 30 May (day 12): Shrewsbury 30 May (day 12): Cressage 30 May (day 12): Much Wenlock 30 May (day 12): Benthall 30 May (day 12): Broseley 30 May (day 12): Ironbridge 30 May (day 12): Telford 30 May (day 12): Newport 30 May (day 12): Gnosall 30 May (day 12): Haughton 30 May (day 12): Stafford 30 May (day 12): Shelton 30 and 31 May (days 12 and 13): Stoke-on-Trent 31 May (day 13): Cobridge 31 May (day 13): Burslem 31 May (day 13): Middleport 31 May (day 13): Crewe 31 May (day 13): Congleton 31 May (day 13): Macclesfield 31 May (day 13): Knutsford 31 May (day 13): Tatton Park 31 May (day 13): Runcorn 31 May (day 13): Widnes 31 May (day 13): Warrington 31 May (day 13): Lowton 31 May (day 13): Abram 31 May (day 13): Wigan 31 May (day 13): Scholes 31 May (day 13): Ince 31 May (day 13): Hindley 31 May (day 13): Westhoughton 31 May and 1 June (days 13 and 14): Bolton 1 June (day 14): Horwich 1 June (day 14): Chorley 1 June (day 14): Euxton 1 June (day 14): Croston 1 June (day 14): Burscough 1 June (day 14): Ormskirk 1 June (day 14): Southport 1 June (day 14): Ainsdale 1 June (day 14): Formby 1 June (day 14): Crosby 1 June (day 14): St Helens 1 June (day 14): Knowsley Safari Park 1 June (day 14): Huyton 1 June (day 14): Knotty Ash 1 June (day 14): Old Swan 1 June (day 14): Old Swan 1 June (day 14): Liverpool 1 June (day 14): Birkenhead 1 and 2 June (days 14 and 15): Liverpool 2 June (day 15): Douglas 2 June (day 15): Laxey 2 June (day 15): Onchan 2 June (day 15): Ballasalla 2 June (day 15): Castletown	Land's End Plymouth Exeter Taunton Bristol Cheltenham Worcester Malvern Cardiff Barry and Swansea Aberystwyth Bangor Chester Stoke-on-Trent Bolton Liverpool Isle of Man
2 and 3 June (days 15 and 16): Belfast 3 June (day 16): Holywood 3 June (day 16): Bangor 3 June (day 16): Newtownards 3 June (day 16): Comber 3 June (day 16): Dundonald 3 June (day 16): Stormont Estate 3 June (day 16): Newtownabbey 3 June (day 16): Carrickfergus 3 June (day 16): Glynn 3 June (day 16): Larne 3 June (day 16): Drains Bay 3 June (day 16): Ballygalley 3 June (day 16): Glenarm 3 June (day 16): Carnlough 3 June (day 16): Glenariff 3 June (day 16): Cushendall 3 June (day 16): Ballycastle 3 June (day 16): Dervock 3 June (day 16): Bushmills 3 June (day 16): Portrush 4 June (day 17): Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge 4 June (day 17): Giant's Causeway 4 June (day 17): Giant's Causeway 4 June (day 17): Dunluce Castle 4 June (day 17): Coleraine 4 June (day 17): Articlave 4 June (day 17): Castlerock 4 June (day 17): Downhill 4 June (day 17): Bellarena 4 June (day 17): Limavady 4 June (day 17): Ballykelly 4 June (day 17): Ballykelly 4 June (day 17): Greysteel 4 and 5 June (days 17 and 18): Derry 5 June (day 18): Newbuildings 5 June (day 18): Magheramason 5 June (day 18): Bready 5 June (day 18): Ballymagorry 5 June (day 18): Strabane 5 June (day 18): Sion Mills 5 June (day 18): Omagh 5 June (day 18): Dromore 5 June (day 18): Irvinestown 5 June (day 18): Enniskillen 5 June (day 18): Fivemiletown 5 June (day 18): Clogher 5 June (day 18): Augher 5 June (day 18): Aughnacloy 5 June (day 18): Caledon 5 June (day 18): Armagh 5 June (day 18): Portadown 5 June (day 18): Gilford 5 June (day 18): Banbridge 5 June (day 18): Newry 6 June (day 19): Dublin 6 June (day 19): Newry 6 June (day 19): Lisburn 6 June (day 19): Belfast 7 June (day 20): Newcastle 7 June (day 20): Dundrum 7 June (day 20): Clough 7 June (day 20): Downpatrick 7 June (day 20): Crossgar 7 June (day 20): Saintfield 7 June (day 20): Ballynahinch 7 June (day 20): Templepatrick 7 June (day 20): Antrim 7 June (day 20): Ballyronan 7 June (day 20): Magherafelt 7 June (day 20): Ballymena 7 June (day 20): Moorfields 7 June (day 20): Larne	Portrush Derry Newry Belfast
7 June (day 20): Cairnryan 7 and 8 June (days 20 and 21): Stranraer 8 June (day 21): Cairnryan 8 June (day 21): Ballantrae 8 June (day 21): Girvan 8 June (day 21): Turnberry 8 June (day 21): Maidens 8 June (day 21): Kirkoswald 8 June (day 21): Maybole 8 June (day 21): Alloway 8 June (day 21): Ayr 8 June (day 21): Kilmarnock 8 June (day 21): Kilmaurs 8 June (day 21): Dunlop 8 June (day 21): Barrmill 8 June (day 21): Beith 8 June (day 21): Lochwinnoch 8 June (day 21): Kilmacolm 8 June (day 21): Port Glasgow 8 June (day 21): Rutherglen 8 June (day 21): Glasgow 8 June (day 21): Giffnock 8 and 9 June (days 21 and 22): Glasgow 9 June (day 22): Inverness 10 June (day 23): Orkney; Shetland 11 June (day 24): Isle of Lewis; Aberdeen 12 June (day 25): Dundee 13 June (day 26): Edinburgh	Glasgow Inverness Orkney Shetland Isle of Lewis Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh
14 June (day 27): Alnwick 15 June (day 28): Newcastle 16 June (day 29): Durham 17 June (day 30): Middlesbrough 18 June (day 31): Hull 19 June (day 32): York 20 June (day 33): Carlisle 21 June (day 34): Bowness-on-Windermere 22 June (day 35): Kendal / Lancaster / Blackpool 23 June (day 36): Manchester 24 June (day 37): Leeds 25 June (day 38): Sheffield 26 June (day 39): Cleethorpes 27 June (day 40): Lincoln 28 June (day 41): Nottingham 29 June (day 42): Derby 30 June (day 43): Birmingham 1 July (day 44): Coventry 2 July (day 45): Rugby / Northampton 2 July (day 45): Leicester 3 July (day 46): Peterborough 4 July (day 47): Norwich	Alnwick Newcastle Durham Middlesbrough Hull York Carlisle Bowness-on-Windermere Blackpool Manchester Leeds Sheffield Cleethorpes Lincoln Nottingham Derby Birmingham Coventry Leicester Peterborough Norwich
5 July (day 48): Ipswich 6 July (day 49): Chelmsford 7 July (day 50): Cambridge 8 July (day 51): Luton 9 July (day 52): Oxford 10 July (day 53): Reading 11 July (day 54): Basingstoke 11 July (day 54): Winchester 11 July (day 54): Salisbury 12 July (day 55): Weymouth and Portland 13 July (day 56): Bournemouth	Ipswich Chelmsford Cambridge Luton Oxford Reading Salisbury Weymouth and Portland Basingstoke Winchester Bournemouth
14 July (day 57): Isle of Wight / Southampton 15 July (day 58): Guernsey; Jersey; Portsmouth	Southampton Guernsey Jersey Portsmouth
16 July (day 59): Portsmouth 16 July (day 59): Brighton and Hove 17 July (day 60): Hastings 18 July (day 61): Dover 19 July (day 62): Maidstone 20 July (day 63): Guildford	Portsmouth Brighton and Hove Hastings Dover Maidstone Guildford
21 July (day 64): Waltham Forest 22 July (day 65): Bexley 23 July (day 66): Wandsworth 23 July (day 66): Sutton 24 July (day 67): Ealing 25 July (day 68): Haringey 26 July (day 69): Westminster 27 July (day 70): Olympic Stadium	Waltham Forest Bexley Wandsworth Sutton Ealing Haringey Westminster Olympic Stadium

End of relay

The end of the relay took place in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

The torch arrived aboard a speedboat piloted by David Beckham, via the Limehouse Cut. Steve Redgrave received the flame from young footballer Jade Bailey,^[54]^[55] the torchbearer on the boat, and carried it into the Olympic Stadium.^[35] Then Redgrave handed the torch to the seven young athletes, each one nominated by an athlete. The athletes then each applied their torch to one of the 204 petals, which then lit and converged to create the cauldron, which was designed by Thomas Heatherwick.

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