London 2012 Olympic torch relay: the journey so far - in pictures

19 May, Land's End: Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie, the first torchbearer, begins the relay at the southwest tip of the UK Photograph: AFP/Getty Images 21 May, Taunton: Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas tweeted his entire relay leg Photograph: Joe Giddens/Locog/PA Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA 23 May, Cheltenham: Zara Phillips, a member of Britain’s Olympic equestrian team, at the racecourse on her horse Toytown, watched by more than 30,000 people Photograph: Indigo/Getty Images Photograph: Getty Images 23 May, Royal Wootton Bassett: Ben Fox, 16, who is aiming for the 2016 Paralympics Photograph: Ben Birchall/Locog/PA Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA 29 May, Snowdon: Sir Chris Bonington at the summit in north Wales. The flame was brought up in a lantern on the mountain railway and then carried by Bonington Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images 30 May, Pontcysyllte aqueduct: Joanne Gregory takes the torch across Thomas Telford’s aqueduct, which carries the Llangollen canal over the valley of the River Dee Photograph: Locog/Getty Images Photograph: Getty Images 4 June, Giant’s Causeway: Peter Jack with the torch at the World Heritage site in Northern Ireland Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images 6 June, Dublin: Twin performers Jedward hold the torch. The visit of the Olympic torch to Dublin, Ireland, required special permission from the IOC Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA 8 June, Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow: stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill on the leg between Stranraer and Glasgow Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images 9 June, Nevis Range: an employee of the Nevis Range takes the flame in a ski lift gondola to the Nevis Centre, near Fort William Photograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/Press Association Images 10 June, Lerwick, Shetlands: volunteer swimming coach Matthew Cox is given a Viking welcome Photograph: Locog/Getty Images Photograph: Getty Images 11 June, Callanish: charity fundraiser Kirsty Wade, a champion middle-distance runner, at the Callanish standing stones as the sun rises Photograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/Press Association Images 13 June, St Andrews: athlete Joe Forrester and children from Madras College run along the beach made famous by the film Chariots of Fire Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images 20 June, York: Josephine Loughran carries the flame on the Scots Guardsman steam locomotive, which travelled from York to Thirsk Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/Press Association Images 26 June, Rotherham: poet Debjani Chatterjee carries the Olympic flame in the red room of the Magna Science Adventure Centre Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/Press Association Images 26 June, Doncaster: Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, who was badly injured in Afghanistan in 2006, is joined by members of his former regiment Photograph: Joe Giddens/LOCOG/Press Association Images 27 June, Skegness: Starr Halley, 15, who survived a brain tumour, holds the flame on Skegness beach Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images 27 June, Grimsby: Alan Ellinson abseils with the flame down the side of the Royal Dock Tower Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images 28 June, Nottingham: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean carry the flame through the National Ice Centre Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/Press Association Images 5 July, Southwold: charity runner and swimmer Caroline Emeny, from Laxfield, carries the torch along the Suffolk seafront Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images 6 July, Southend: dancer and carer Gemma Flaxman, 16, takes the torch on one of the many relay legs hit by heavy rain Photograph: Ben Birchall/Locog/AP Photograph: Ben Birchall/AP 8 July, Hatfield: Alice Breheny, who raised £35,000 for brain cancer research, during her leg of the relay in Hatfield House, Hertfordshire Photograph: Locog via Getty Images 9 July, Luton: 2008 Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton before his relay leg Photograph: Locog/Getty Images Europe Photograph: Getty Images Europe 10 July, Ascot: Frankie Dettori performs his signature dismount after carrying the torch around the racecourse parade ring on Monsignor Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images 10 July, Windsor Castle: promising rugby player Phil Wells, 12, takes the torch in front of an audience including the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen and Locog’s chairman, Lord Coe Photograph: Reuters 10 July, Oxford: Sir Roger Bannister hands the flame to student Nicola Byrom at the Iffley Road track where he ran the first four-minute mile Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images 12 July, Shaftesbury: cycling coach and safety adviser Alan Surtees holds the flame aloft at the top of Gold Hill – the Hovis hill from the TV ad – in Dorset Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images