Sky Garden Tickets

Sky Garden tickets are free if you book on the official site, and the paid GetYourGuide options start at $17.99 for early access with a pastry and a hot drink. The most reviewed is that same early access listing, rated 4.03 from 1,094 reviews. The building is 160 m tall according to Wikipedia, and the garden sits on its top floors. I’d go for the last hour of daylight.

I compared the four Sky Garden tickets and experiences that GetYourGuide sells right now. None of them is the plain entry ticket, because that is free and issued only by the garden itself. What you buy here is a time slot with something attached: a breakfast, a dinner, a drink or a music night. Prices are in US dollars from the listings, checked in October 2026. Links open GetYourGuide in a new tab, and I earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you.

Sky Garden at a Glance

Sky Garden is the public garden at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, the skyscraper London calls the Walkie-Talkie, and Wikipedia says the three-floor garden opened in January 2015. These are the numbers worth knowing before you pick between free and paid Sky Garden tickets.

“The garden spans the top three floors, which are accessible by two express lifts and include a large viewing area, terrace, bar and two restaurants.”

What	Detail
Floors	The top three floors of the building, per Wikipedia
Open air	A terrace exists, but two listings say it is not included in their slot
Address	1 Sky Garden Walk, London EC3M 8AF, per Google Maps and the official site
Ticketed garden hours	Monday to Friday 10 AM to 6 PM, weekends and bank holidays 11 AM to 9 PM, per the official site
Google Maps rating	4.6 from 78,632 reviews
Time to allow	2 hours, per all four listings

Bars and restaurants keep longer hours than the ticketed garden, so before you book Sky Garden tickets check the official Plan Your Visit page for the date you want.

Sky Garden Entry Tickets

The paid Sky Garden entry tickets worth a look combine your entry with a proper meal, and the one I would pick for dinner is the set menu at The Larch. It costs $43.99, is rated 3.7 from 568 reviews and includes a two-course Italian meal with gelato or sorbet, access to Sky Garden, an audio guide app and access to the music night on days it runs. The listing is explicit that The Larch is opposite Sky Garden, not inside it, and that it is for adults only.

It is the dearest of the Sky Garden tickets I compared and has the lowest score, so be clear about what you are buying. One reviewer found the dinner a bit overpriced but the overall experience very positive, and another said the food was excellent and the staff attentive. I’d book it for a date night, not for a cheap view, because the free ticket gets you the same skyline.

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Sky Garden Entry with Set Menu at The Larch

• ★ 3.7 (568 reviews)
• 2 hours

My pick: A two-course set menu at The Larch plus entry for $43.99; 3.7 stars from 568 reviews, adults only, restaurant is opposite the garden.

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Sky Garden Observatory Tickets

If you want the morning view with a sit-down breakfast, the Sky Garden observatory tickets I’d choose are the breakfast at The Larch pairing. At $33.32 it is rated 4.06 from 275 reviews and includes one main course, a pastry or muffin, tea and coffee, plus your garden entry, WiFi and an audio guide app. You meet at The Larch on Fenchurch Street and walk across.

What these Sky Garden tickets really sell is certainty. One reviewer wrote that breakfast was really a necessary evil to get a guaranteed spot at a certain time, and that is an honest summary. Another praised an English breakfast that was perfect. The listing says the outdoor terrace is not included, so treat it as an indoor morning visit.

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Sky Garden Ticket with Breakfast at The Larch

• ★ 4.1 (275 reviews)
• 2 hours

My pick: Breakfast at The Larch plus a guaranteed garden slot for $33.32; 4.06 stars from 275 reviews, terrace not included.

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Sky Garden London Tickets

Sky Garden London tickets come in two kinds, and the difference is who sells them. The free ticket is issued by the garden. The official site says tickets are available to book weekly, up to three weeks in advance, through its online system. The paid ones are reseller packages that sell a booked slot together with food, drink or an event.

Option	Price	What you get	Rating
Official free ticket	Free	Timed entry to the garden	Not applicable
Early access with pastry	$17.99	Early entry, pastry, hot drink, audio tour	4.03 from 1,094 reviews
Music Night with champagne	$29.32	Evening entry, one glass of champagne, DJ or live music	3.75 from 108 reviews
Breakfast at The Larch	$33.32	Breakfast plus entry	4.06 from 275 reviews
Dinner at The Larch	$43.99	Two-course set menu plus entry	3.7 from 568 reviews

My rule for Sky Garden tickets is simple. Try for the free slot first, and buy a paid one only when the date is full or you want the food anyway. If you are booking for a group, this calculator totals any listing and links to the booking page.

Sky Garden Restaurant

The restaurants are the reason to pay for Sky Garden tickets at all. The official site lists Darwin Brasserie on Level 36, Fenchurch Restaurant for contemporary British fine dining, and Larch for Italian food. Its homepage shows a two-course chef’s set lunch at Fenchurch for 47 pounds, which is a different thing from the listings I compared. The only listing built around a Sky Garden morning treat is the early access one below, and it is not a full meal: you get one breakfast pastry and one hot drink.

This is the Sky Garden ticket I’d book when the goal is an early, quiet visit. At $17.99 it is the cheapest, and its 1,094 reviews make it the most reviewed. It is rated 4.03 and includes early entry, a pastry, a hot drink and a downloadable audio tour. One reviewer says the croissant and coffee were very good quality, while another calls the food basic and complains about a 30 minute queue. The terrace is not included.

“Great place with amazing views, croissant and coffee both very good quality.”

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Sky Garden Early Access with Pastry and Hot Drink

• ★ 4.0 (1,094 reviews)
• 2 hours

My pick: The cheapest way in at $17.99 and the most reviewed (1,094 at 4.03): early access with a pastry and a hot drink, no terrace.

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Sky Garden Tickets Free

Free Sky Garden tickets are real, and the official site is where they live. It says tickets can be booked weekly, up to three weeks ahead, and its header carries a Free Tickets button on every page. Weekday slots fall inside the 10 AM to 6 PM ticketed hours, and weekends and bank holidays run 11 AM to 9 PM, so weekend evenings are the popular ones to chase.

The free ticket does not guarantee the terrace or a quiet room. What the paid Sky Garden tickets add over it is mostly a better time: early access before the crowds, a booked breakfast or dinner, or an evening with music. If your dates are flexible, I’d book the free slot and spend the savings in the bar. If they are fixed and sold out, buy the $17.99 early access or the $33.32 breakfast and treat the food as a fee for the guaranteed slot. These are the Sky Garden tickets I would hold in reserve.

Sky Garden London Reviews

Reviews of Sky Garden London are strong for the place and mixed for the tickets with add-ons. Google Maps gives the garden 4.6 from 78,632 reviews, while the paid listings score between 3.7 and 4.06. That gap is informative: people love the view, and they grade the extras separately, mostly on food value, queues and the music volume.

The patterns in the snippets are consistent. Breakfast guests like the empty room. Dinner guests like the food but sometimes find it pricey. At the music night, one reviewer said the live music was good but too loud, while another loved dancing and photos. If sound bothers you, go in the daytime. If you want to see London lit up, accept the volume.

Sky Garden Viewing Platform Height

The building is 160 m tall and has 38 storeys, according to Wikipedia, and the garden occupies its top three floors. The official site places Darwin Brasserie on Level 36. I could not find a published figure in metres for the viewing level itself, so I won’t give one, and I have left the horizon calculator off this page for that reason.

What matters for a visit with Sky Garden tickets is the angle. At this height you look across the City rather than straight down on it, which suits anyone who wants to pick out the Tower of London and the river.

Is Sky Garden Worth It at Night

Yes, if you pick the right night for your Sky Garden tickets. Google Maps lists the venue as open from 8 AM to 12 AM most days and until 1 AM on Fridays and Saturdays, though that covers the bars, and the official ticketed garden hours end at 6 PM on weekdays and 9 PM at weekends. In winter the sun sets early. The monthly data below puts it at 15:51 in December, so a normal afternoon slot already becomes a night view.

The product built for it is the Music Night ticket at $29.32, rated 3.75 from 108 reviews. It includes standing access, a glass of champagne with a non-alcoholic option, DJ sets or live music, WiFi and the audio tour. Tables are first come, first served, and you must bring photo ID. One reviewer called the sunset over London very beautiful. Another found it loud. I’d book it for a celebration, not for quiet photography.

Night tour

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Sky Garden Music Night Ticket & Glass of Fizz

• ★ 3.8 (108 reviews)
• 2 hours

My pick: Evening entry with a glass of champagne and live music or a DJ for $29.32; 3.75 stars from 108 reviews, bring photo ID.

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The official site also advertises ticketed evenings, such as a recent Friday night with a cocktail on arrival at 20 pounds. Those events change weekly, so check What’s On there before relying on one.

Sky Garden London

Sky Garden is at 1 Sky Garden Walk, London EC3M 8AF, and the official site says Monument station is a short walk away. Tower Hill, Aldgate, Bank and Mansion House are all under ten minutes on foot, and the rail stations Fenchurch Street, Cannon Street and London Bridge are nearby. The closest bus stops are T and W on route 40.

Because the building sits at the edge of the City, Sky Garden tickets pair well with the Tower of London in the same afternoon. That makes a morning slot with early access a neat start to a day around the river.

Sky Garden Photos

The best photos from Sky Garden tickets of any kind come from the famous skyline: Tower Bridge, the Shard and the Tower of London are all named in the listings as sights you can spot. For soft light I’d go in the last hour before sunset, then stay for the lit skyline. The early access ticket is better for empty frames, because the listing promises the gardens in morning sun with no worry about crowds.

Bring a phone with a clean lens, since you shoot through glass in most places. The terrace, when open, is the one spot without it, but the early access and breakfast listings both list it as not included, so check before you count on it.

Best Time to Visit Sky Garden

Cloud cover decides how good the view is, so it matters when you book Sky Garden tickets. In the 2025 weather data from Open-Meteo, the clearest month is April at 44% average cloud cover, with March and September next at 51%. The cloudiest is October at 76%, followed by January at 75%. Sunset runs from 15:51 in December to 21:19 in June.

Month	Sunset (London time)	Cloud cover	Sunshine a day	Rainy days
Jan	16:21	75%	3.5 h	13
Feb	17:16	73%	4.1 h	10
Marclearest	18:05	51%	9.2 h	3
Aprclearest	19:57	44%	11.4 h	4
May	20:46	56%	11.2 h	7
Jun	21:19	54%	12.9 h	7
Jul	21:11	59%	11.6 h	9
Aug	20:22	60%	10.5 h	7
Sepclearest	19:14	51%	9.3 h	11
Oct	18:07	76%	5.3 h	9
Nov	16:11	69%	4.3 h	15
Dec	15:51	71%	3.5 h	10

Pick a date, and the planner below shows the sunset and the entry time I would book.

My rule is to arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset, so you see London in daylight, in golden light and then lit. April is my favourite month for Sky Garden tickets, with 11.4 hours of sunshine a day on average and only 4 rainy days.

What You Can See From Sky Garden

On a clear day your Sky Garden tickets show the whole of the central river, from the City to Westminster. Distances below are straight-line from the garden, computed from the Google Maps coordinates.

London Bridge is the closest at 0.47 km (0.29 miles), and the Tower of London is 0.63 km (0.39 miles) away. The Shard is 0.78 km (0.48 miles) off and St. Paul’s Cathedral 1.06 km (0.66 miles). Further west you can look for the London Eye at 2.65 km (1.64 miles), Big Ben at 3.07 km (1.91 miles), Trafalgar Square at 3.10 km (1.93 miles) and Buckingham Palace at 4.18 km (2.60 miles).

Sky Garden vs Other Observation Decks in London

Sky Garden tickets are free, which makes the garden the natural partner for a paid deck rather than a rival. Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps, and distances are straight-line from Sky Garden.

Deck	Google rating	Reviews	Distance	Cost
Sky Garden	4.6	78,632	the deck itself	Free, booked on the official site
The Lookout, 8 Bishopsgate	4.8	1,631	0.31 km (0.19 mi)	Check locally
Horizon 22	4.8	6,757	0.37 km (0.23 mi)	Check locally
The View from The Shard	4.6	8,280	0.79 km (0.49 mi)	Paid
Tate Modern Viewing Level	4.4	658	1.24 km (0.77 mi)	Check locally
London Eye	4.5	205,801	2.65 km (1.64 mi)	Paid

If you want the skyline with the Walkie-Talkie in it, go to a different deck, since you cannot see Sky Garden from itself. The Shard is 0.78 km (0.48 miles) away and the London Eye 2.65 km (1.64 miles). I would pair the free garden with the Eye for a river view, and leave the Shard for another day.

How I’d Choose

• Cheapest: book the free official slot, or the $17.99 early access with a pastry if the dates are full.
• Sunset or after dark: the Music Night ticket at $29.32, or a free evening slot if you can find one.
• No queue and quiet photos: early access at $17.99, because the listing promises the gardens in morning sun.
• A proper meal: breakfast at The Larch at $33.32, rated higher than the $43.99 dinner.
• A celebration: the dinner set menu at $43.99, adults only.
• First visit on a budget: try the free route first, and treat paid Sky Garden tickets as a backup.