The Lookout - 50 floors up in London

The Lookout is one of two new viewing platforms in London, they are conveniently located in adjacent buildings. And they are both free. One is The Lookout, the other is Horizon 22.

The Lookout is located on floor 50 of No 8 Bishopsgate, in the City of London. It opened in August 2023. I booked a ticket online the evening before my visit.

View of the 2 skyscrapers -

Horizon 22 is on the left, The Lookout on the right -

The entrance is well marked -

After a security check you take the lift up to the 50th floor. The lift was quite slow, and my ears popped 2 or 3 times on the way up.

As the lift doors open you look straight over to the view. The floor to ceiling glass windows give an amazing panorama -

The tall tower here is Tower 42, aka The Natwest Tower, 183 m -

Tower of London & Tower Bridge

The Walkie-Talkie and the Shard. The walkie-talkie is actually the nickname for 20 Fenchurch Street, which is 38 storeys and 160 m. A three-floor "sky garden" was opened in January 2015 and was Central London's highest garden. The Shard is the tallest building in the UK at 309 m with 72 storeys -

Unfortunately it was a bit hazy in the distance. Looking south, with the Crystal Palace and Beulah Hill transmitter towers -

Horizon 22 building

The viewing platform is on two sides on the southwest corner of the building, so you can essentially see from Wembley Arch in the northwest right round to the southeast with the Thames disappearing into the distance. It is nice and simple with just a few seats.

Having admired the wonderful views, I wanted to go to Horizon 22 next door, to see what that was like............. see my blog.