Views

The best views in London: free roof gardens and galleries in the City, hills the law forbids anyone to build across, decks you pay to go up, and bars worth the lift.

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The View from The Shard

Floors 68 to 72 of the tallest building in western Europe, the top one open to the sky.

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The skydeck at 244 metres has no glass above it, which is the difference between this and every enclosed floor in the City: you hear the traffic and feel the wind. Two levels below it give the full circle behind glass, with the river directly underneath, Canary Wharf and the estuary east, and about sixty-four kilometres of Kent, Surrey and Essex on a clear day. Tickets are timed.

Where
Joiner Street, SE1 9QU
Nearest station
London Bridge · 1 min walk

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Hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday13:00 – 20:00
Thursday13:00 – 20:00
Friday13:00 – 20:00
Saturday10:00 – 21:00
Sunday13:00 – 20:00

Hours from the page that lists them, checked 14 September 2026.

The times above are the last you can get in: entry closes an hour before the deck does, so the view itself is open until 21:00, and 22:00 on Saturdays, and you may stay until then. The bars stop serving about half an hour earlier. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and the pattern moves for private events, so it is worth checking the day before you travel.

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