The best free skyline view in London. No queue, no ticket, no café markup. Just the hill.
The lowdown
Everyone bangs on about the paid viewing platforms. The Shard. The Sky Garden slots that are never free when you actually want one. Meanwhile the best view in London is a grassy hill in Regent's Park that costs exactly nothing and never shuts.
Walk up the north side and the whole skyline lays itself out in front of you. The Shard, the Gherkin, the BT Tower, St Paul's, the lot. It is a protected view, so nobody can ever build anything to block it. The sweep you get today is the same one your grandkids will get.
Bring a tin of something cold and a jumper, because it gets breezy at the top. Weekends near the summit get rammed, so if you want it calm come on a weekday evening or first thing on a Sunday.
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