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I was curious to see where there were free* observation rooftops/platforms/gardens or similar in London so I put this Google map together.
How many have you been to?
Do you have a recommendation?

Feel free to share your photos from these locations.

Please note you should plan any journey or visit for yourself. This map might inspire you but you MUST check the information is correct and relevant to your needs for yourself.

*Monument does have a £6 charge but I want to visit here anyway and this is my map!

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1oM2yJDfBs7dyX7Jg9gRPs-Zls3z6s6s&usp=sharing
 
There are so many interesting places to take pictures in London that the real difficulty is not overloading yourself!

If you work there and can gain access to a top story office window, the world is your photographic oyster...

London Docklands from the 30th floor FX55 1020015.jpg
 

Plan your visit | Horizon 22

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This one is free, last time I was there, there was more clouds than views, but it's free, and it really gives great views of the city,this was a quick shot taken with my phone ,my Dad used to work for NatwestIMG_20240502_214521_460.jpg
 
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Nikon photographer said:
This one is free.
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Tickets for the next week or so go on "sale" on Monday mornings. You do need to book for Horizon 22 but it is free. I just booked a ticket for 11.30 on Nov 8th, I might try to get out to Canary wharf as well.

I was at One New Change on Saterday, not the tallest but a great location (also a phone shot!)
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When I've been free to go round London timing has always been unpredictable, so anything needing booking hasn't been worth trying.
I've been to the Garden at 120 twice & One new Change. The glass edges can be a bit of a pain if you don't have means to shade the glass, but I guess there;s no way they'd have them open without that,
 
Horizon 22 certainly used to have tickets available at the venue on the day, that may still be the case. You still needed to book them online, but could do that from outside the building where a screen showed available slots.
 
Neil. said:
Horizon 22 certainly used to have tickets available at the venue on the day, that may still be the case. You still needed to book them online, but could do that from outside the building where a screen showed available slots.
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Yes, on slow days, they do have tickets available on the day, I need to get back again,as the last time all we could see was heavy clouds, it cleared a little,but nothing worth trying to get any photos
 
The thing about London, I've always found, is that there is so much happening, anywhere you go.

There's no need to pay for access, almost all the most interesting things are free for you to photograph. Here's Kenwood House, famous for many reasons but particularly as the home, for many years, of Lord Chief Justice William Murray (later Lord Mansfield) and his mixed race grand niece Dido Elizabeth Belle...

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I'll nominate the obvious one, Skygarden at the top of the Walkie Talkie.
 
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