A London View

While you are in London you might want to take a trip up a building to see London from a bird's eye view. Below are a list places you may wish to consider some free and some paid. 

Alternatively hire a helicopter for a fun ride over London. 

https://www.adventure001.com/Adventure/11/london_helicopter_tours

Free tickets are released every other Monday. This 50th floor viewing plat form has panoramic 360 views of London https://www.8bishopsgate.com/lookout

Another free alternative with London's highest public garden.

Also situated in the City 

Advance ticket booking 10.30am every Monday for up to 3 weeks ahead.  

If you're unable to book in advance, a limited number of walk-in tickets are available on weekdays between 10 am–11:30 am and 2 pm–4:30 pm. However, availability is not guaranteed, so advance booking is recommende

https://tickets.skygarden.london/WebStore/shop/viewitems.aspx?cg=SkyGarden&c=Tickets

At 22 Bishopsgate, this is the highest free viewing platform in London. Again situated in the City of London.

https://horizon22.co.uk/visit/

Once Europe's tallest building.  Situated at the base of London Bridge Station. 

The Shard has various restaurants and a viewing platform all which charge.  From £32 pp

https://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/plan-your-visit/

 The Cavendish Hotel is a mid range but lovely hotel on Jermyn Street, St James's.  To the left is one of the views from an upper floor room. 

Plenty of hotels round London have superb views in their upper rooms. 

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lonhitw-london-hilton-on-park-lane/dining/

 A huge park to the north of London which is high accessible https://citymapper.com/london?set_region=uk-london

A beautiful place for a walk and to view London.

Greenwich is well worth the trip out and does not take long to get to.  It has stunning views over London and you can visit the home of 'time' and the Royal Observatory with the planetarium.  

https://citymapper.com/london?set_region=uk-london

https://www.themonument.org.uk

One of London's most scenic panoramic views.    Voted best view in a survey by Haddonstone.   You can see everything from the London Eye to Canary Wharf.  The sunsets from here are very romantic.  It's been an opens space since 1842 and is a grade II listed park.   It also has protected views.  There are 13 protected views of St Pauls which prevents buildings from obscuring the view of St Pauls and Primrose Hill has 2 of them.    

 Located at Monument tube station on the north side of London Bridge.  You can climb this free standing column, the tallest in the world.  Remember there is no lift here and you have to come down too. But it is well worth the view.  

Entry 9.30-13.00 and 14.00 to 17.30 (last entry) £6 

https://www.themonument.org.uk

This is the view to the east from of the top of Tower Bridge.  

You are able to purchase tickets and take the lift to the top of Tower Bridge and then walk between the 2 towers across the Thames. It has beautiful views both of the City and Westminster.  The tickets also allow you to read about the history of the bridge and how it was constructed, why it had to be shut a few years after opening and the bus which leapt the gap as it was opening. Fascinating stuff.   

https://www.towerbridge.org.uk

360 views and a multimedia exhibition with a chimney lift ascent to the view point 109 metres up.

Various tickets available with added extras and flexible times.  

https://lift109.co.uk/tickets/?gad_source=5&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjPi55qDziwMVzJiDBx0USwFcEAAYAiAAEgJmMvD_BwE