Use it to travel from one side of the river to the other, or buy a round trip and enjoy the experience twice. The views are impressive at any time, but the Cable Car stays open late, so you can even enjoy magnificent sunsets from the west-facing side or admire the twinkling city lights after dark. The journey takes 10 minutes and rises to a height of 90m – the highest views directly over the Thames – giving you a fantastic aerial vantage point from which to admire Docklands, Canary Wharf and, of course, the river itself as it snakes through the capital. Instagram: in 2012 for the London Olympics, the Cable Car ferries passengers between Greenwich Peninsula, home of the ExCel centre and the O2 music venue, and Royal Docks on the north side of the river. All of which can be yours for the price of a supermarket sandwich and without anyone walking through your shot.Īddress: 5 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7LB Climb the 131 steps of the claustrophobically narrow spiral staircase and you'll emerge onto one of the finest riverside viewpoints in the city – with views across to the Palace of Westminster on the right, downriver to Vauxhall on the left and behind you, the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf. While you might be interested in British garden design, it's the 14th-Century tower that's the main attraction for photographers. The small exhibition space is dedicated to the British love of gardens in honour of 17th-Century gardener John Tradescant, who is buried in the churchyard. After falling into disrepair in the '70s, it was scheduled for demolition until it was rescued and turned into the Garden Museum.
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Instagram: small structure, with its irregular stone walls, arched windows and crenellated tower, is the old church of St-Mary-at-Lambeth. Today you'll find only dog-walkers, joggers and nature-lovers who come to enjoy this little piece of countryside in the heart of London.Īddress: Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath, London, NW5 1QR
The current name is thought to have been adopted during the 17th-Century Civil War when the hill became a defence post for troops loyal to Parliament. As you admire the views, you'll be in good company Romantic poets including Coleridge, Shelley and Keats all spent time up here, too.įormerly known as Traitor's Hill, legend says the mound is where the 1605 Gunpowder Plot conspirators came to watch the planned explosion of Parliament (they failed, of course).
From here, on a clear day, you can sit on the park bench that featured in movies including Run Fatboy Run and Notes on a Scandal, and see all the way to St Paul's Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament, the Gherkin and the Shard. One of the most central is Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath – at 98m, this is one of London's highest natural viewpoints.
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