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A ticket to the top of the Shard used to set visitors back up to £38, with a deluxe option that stretched to a whopping £51 per person. But not any more.
Presumably to compete with London’s ever-growing number of viewing platforms – several of them free – the View from the Shard has slashed its prices.
From now, visitors can head up London’s tallest building from £22. Prices go up to £32 for standard entry and range between £36 and £48 for the deluxe package (which includes a crisp glass of champagne).
The View from the Shard has been struggling with ticket sales lately down to the fact that it’s just a stones throw away from the free viewing galleries: Sky Garden, Horizon 22, and The Lookout at 8 Bishopsgate. The one benefit of going up the Shard? You get 360 views of the city, whereas the other platforms only face south or west.
The paid Shard attraction also has to compete with many of London’s fantastic rooftop gardens (many of which have great bars, so you can enjoy a cocktail with your view). Some of our favourites include the Culpeper, the Garden at 120 and rooftop bar Forza Wine at the National Gallery.
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