Big Ben is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes to welcome the start of the year. Similarly, on Remembrance Day, the chimes of Big Ben are broadcast to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month and the start of two minutes' silence.

The main bell, officially known as Big Ben, is the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster.

London Eye is close to Big Ben.

The nearest underground station to Big Ben is Westminster which is on the Circle, District, Jubilee lines. Westminster Tube Station is in Zone 1.