London skyline from a high viewpoint
The full guide

All London viewpoints

Observation decks, rooftop gardens, historic towers and skyline hills — each with its viewing height, nearest station and the view you'll get.

All London viewpoints by height

The View from The Shard244 m skydeck

The View from The Shard

244 m skydeckLondon Bridge

Floors 68–72 of western Europe's tallest building — two indoor galleries and an open-air Skydeck with a 360° panorama of up to 40 miles.

TicketedDetails
Horizon 22254 m · free

Horizon 22

254 mLiverpool Street

Europe's highest free viewing gallery, wrapping the 58th floor of 22 Bishopsgate in floor-to-ceiling glass.

Free entryDetails
Sky Garden155 m · free

Sky Garden

155 mMonument

London's highest public garden — three storeys of planting under a glass dome, with an open-air terrace facing the Shard.

Free entryDetails
The London Eye135 m wheel

The London Eye

135 m wheelWaterloo

A 135 m observation wheel on the South Bank, turning slowly past Big Ben, Parliament and the Thames.

TicketedDetails
Lift 109109 m

Lift 109

109 mBattersea Power Station

A glass lift rises through a restored chimney of Battersea Power Station to an open-air platform over the river.

TicketedDetails
The Garden at 12015th-floor roof · free

The Garden at 120

15th-floor roofMonument / Bank

A free rooftop garden on the 15th floor with open-air views straight at the Walkie Talkie and the Gherkin.

Free entryDetails
Up at The O252 m climb

Up at The O2

52 m climbNorth Greenwich

Clip in and climb the dome's fabric to a 52 m summit platform over the Thames and Canary Wharf.

TicketedDetails
ArcelorMittal Orbit80 m decks

ArcelorMittal Orbit

80 m decksStratford

Britain's tallest sculpture, with two observation decks over the Olympic Park — and a tunnel slide down.

TicketedDetails
St Paul's — Golden Gallery85 m · 528 steps

St Paul's — Golden Gallery

85 mSt Paul's

The narrow walkway around the top of Wren's dome, the highest point of the cathedral and a City classic.

TicketedDetails
The Monument~48 m · 311 steps

The Monument

~48 mMonument

Climb Wren's 1677 column to a caged gallery for a historic, low-level look over the City streets.

TicketedDetails
One New Change Roof Terrace6th-floor roof · free

One New Change Roof Terrace

6th-floor roofSt Paul's

A free open terrace above the shops with arguably the best face-on view of St Paul's dome in London.

Free entryDetails
IFS Cloud Cable Car90 m cable car

IFS Cloud Cable Car

90 m cable carNorth Greenwich / Royal Victoria

Enclosed gondolas carry you around 90 m over the Thames between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks.

TicketedDetails
Westminster Cathedral Tower64 m · lift

Westminster Cathedral Tower

64 mVictoria

A lift up St Edward's Tower reaches a quiet gallery over Victoria and the West End — rarely crowded.

TicketedDetails
Primrose Hill63 m hill · free

Primrose Hill

63 m hillChalk Farm

A grassy summit framing one of London's classic protected skyline panoramas — free and open around the clock.

Free entryDetails