London ‘For Those Who Are Brave’
===================================================================
Also explore – London for Free and London to Pay
===================================================================
If you want to challenge your fear of heights, here are the best places to go to go and climb. But its only for the fittest and most require you to climb stairs, (but most do have lifts) PS but you will get some fantastic views of London though!

The Shard
HEIGHT – 244.3 M approx.
Cost:
- A wide range of packages are on offer – check website for best deal
Website: https://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/
Nearest Tube: London Bridge (Jubilee and Northern Lines)
Tower Bridge
HEIGHT – 42 M approx.
Entry to Tower Bridge and Engine Rooms
Cost:
- Adult – £13.40
- Child – £6.70
- Range of concessions are available – see site Link here
Prices and information correct as of January 2025
Website: https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/
Nearest Tube: Tower Hill (Circle and District Lines) Approx. 7 Minutes walk
St. Paul’s Cathedral
HEIGHT – 111 M approx.
Climb to the Whispering Gallery and for those who are even braver, climb to the lateen at the very top
Tickets give you access to the Cathedral Floor and Crypt, the Dome Galleries, a multimedia guide and any temporary exhibitions and installations
Cost:
- Adult – £26
- Child – £10
Prices and information correct as of January 2
Website: https://www.stpauls.co.uk/

Nearest Tube:
- St Paul’s: 3 minute walk (270m) served by the Central line.
- Mansion House: 6 minute walk (450m) served by the District and Circle lines.
- Blackfriars: 7 minute walk (500m) served by the District and Circle lines.
- Bank: 10 minute walk (750m) served by the Central, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
Nearest Train:
- City Thameslink: 4 minute walk (300m).
- Blackfriars: 7 minute walk (500m).
- Cannon Street: 9 minute walk (750m).
- Liverpool Street: 19 minute walk (1.5km).
The Monument
HEIGHT – 61.6 M approx.
Cost:
- Adult – £6
- Child – £3
A wide range of concessions are available – please check website
Prices and information correct as of January 2025
Website: https://www.themonument.org.uk/
Monument tube station (District and Circle Line) is a stone’s throw away from The Monument.
Note: the tube station has the same name as The Monument. You’ll be right in thinking that it was named after the Great Fire of London memorial. The station opened in 1884 and is part of one of the busiest stations on the underground network.
- Bank tube station (Central, Northern, Waterloo and City and DLR) is a five-minute walk from The Monument.
- London Bridge tube station (Northern and Jubilee lines) is a 7-10 minute walk across London Bridge to The Monument.
Nearest Train
- London Bridge, Cannon Street, Fenchurch Street or Tower Gateway DLR stations
Tate Modern Southbank
HEIGHT – 64 M approx.
Its free, so don’t forget the observation deck at the Tate Modern
Tate Modern – Blavatnik building – Switch House Level 10
Website: https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
Nearest Tube: Southwark (Jubilee Line), Blackfriars (District and Circle Lines)
Nearest Train: Blackfriars