John W.
Stubbington
62 reviews
The view makes up for the exercise!
27 May 08, 15:54
Beyond expectations
This is one of the less well known sites in London, but marks where the Great Fire started. It's combines a view with one of the cheapest workouts you'll get as you have to clkimb 200 or so steps to reach the viewing platform. Although it does seem from the bottom like it's dwarfed by the surrounding buildings, in fact you get a superb view over the roofs of London
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Hidden and forgotten tourist gem
22 Aug 07, 18:05
Beyond expectations
When I was a kid, we all used to talk about climbing up the Monument - with its 200-odd steps, it was a test of endurance, plus you got a wicked view of the City of London. Fast forward 30 years and times have changed - people pay £15 to travel on a glorified Ferris wheel which, although it gives good views, does attract the sort of tourist that most of us quietly despise. So, let's hear it for one of the more old-school of London's "attractions". It's cheap (£1.50 last time I went up), it gets you fit and you still get a cool view, which also gives you an idea of how London looked centuries ago, and what's been added to the skyline.
