General Wolfe Viewpoint

The lowdown

At the top of the hill in Greenwich Park, beside the Royal Observatory, stands a statue of General James Wolfe, the soldier who took Quebec, gazing out over London. The terrace around him is the spot everyone climbs the hill for, and the view is completely free.

Laid out below is one of the great London panoramas, the elegant baroque buildings of the Old Royal Naval College and the Queen's House in the foreground, the masts of the Cutty Sark, the curve of the river, and the towers of Canary Wharf and the City rising beyond.

While the Observatory buildings and the meridian courtyard are ticketed, this viewpoint and the park around it are free, and the view is arguably better from out here anyway. A free climb that delivers one of the best skyline rewards in the city.