Tate Modern Restaurant, Level 7, Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG. City-South. +44 20 7401 5020. Seventh-floor restaurant with spectacular, everchanging views. Sitting pretty on the top floor of the Tate Modern, this minimalist diner has spectacular views. If you are lucky enough to get a window seat, you will have a panoramic view over the River Thames and London landmarks. Sun to Thurs 10am – 5.30pm. Fri & Sat 10am – 9.30pm.
The Paramount Club
The Paramount Club, 32nd floor, Centre Point, 101 New Oxford Street London, WC1A 1DD. +44 20 7420 2900. The restaurant offers 360-degree views, as far as Windsor Castle.
Galvin
Galvin at Windows Restaurant & Bar, 28th Floor, London Hilton, 22 Park Lane. London, W1 1BE. +44 20 7208 4021. The top floor of the London Hilton now has a 21st century restaurant worthy of the 28th-storey setting.
Oxo Tower Restaurant, Bar & Brasserie, 8th floor, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse St, London, SE1. +44 20 7803 3888. A very pleasant (if very pricey) venue sums up the current form of the posher half of the Oxo experience, where you get a splendid eighth-floor view of the Thames & St Paul’s from a riverside location on the south bank of the Thames. You’ll be able to see most of central London, weather permitting. Try to get a table on the patio.
Vertigo 42, 42nd Floor, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1HQ. City-North. +44 20 7877 7842. Reckon on reserving weeks in advance if you want to ascend to Vertigo, London's highest bar atop Tower 42 (aka the former NatWest Tower). Over-hyped & expensive it may be, but for location & sheer wow factor this skyscraping Champagne bar safely trumps all other City watering holes.
Vista
Vista at the Trafalgar, Trafalgar Hotel, 2 Spring Gardens, Trafalgar Square, London SW1a 2ts. +44 20 7870 2900.
Skylounge, Mint Hotel Westminster, 30 John Islip St, London SW1P 4DD. +44 207 630 1000. You have a backdrop of British landmarks around you; Houses of Parliament, London Eye and the River Thames. Sat Nav Coordinates: 51.493383114684846, -0.12672096490859985
Aqua Bar and Rooftop Terrace
Aqua Bar and Rooftop Terrace, 5th Floor, 240 Regent Street, Entrance on 30 Argyll Street, W1F 7EB, +44 207 478 0540.
Boundary Rooftop, 2-4 Boundary Street (entrance in Redchurch Street), Shoreditch, London E2 7DD. +44 20 7613 7906. 360-degree views from Canary Wharf to the City's Gherkin and Barbican to the rooftops and spires of East London. Rooftop is accessible by a direct lift and is served by its own kitchen. Twitter. email
The Roof Gardens, 7th floor, 99 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SA. +44 207 368 3993. Access to the building is via Derry Street. Rooftop restaurant set in a leafy oasis. London's only rooftop Private Members Club. Open Friday and Saturday nights between 10pm and 3am.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, 13-15 West Street, Leicester Square, London WC2H 9NQ. +44 20 7010 8600.Shoreditch House Rooftop, Ebor Street, London E1 6AW. +44 20 7739 5040. The Shoreditch House is an extremely cool private club located in trendsetting East London. The House is on a few levels each offering something different. There are dining rooms, bars, jars of free candy, and of course, the rooftop lounge, where members can eat and drink. Outside the lounge is an open-air swimming pool. Members only.
Heights Restaurant, Bar and Lounge, 15th floor, Saint George's Hotel, Langham Place, Regent Street, London, W1B 2QS. +44 20 7580 0111. The top floor bar at the St Georges Hotel, off Regent Street, offers stunning views of London through the Wall of Windows, allowing you to gaze over the rushing city below. email
Sanctum Soho
Rooftop Bar, Sanctum Soho Hotel, 20 Warwick Street, Soho, London W1B 5NF. 24 hour residents' rooftop bar.
SkyLounge Rooftop Bar and garden, Mint Hotel Tower of London, Pepys Street, London EC3N 4AF. +44 845 601 3009. A relaxed penthouse bar complete with outdoor seating and a garden area. The SkyLounge also offers unrivalled views across the city skyline with views of Tower Bridge and the River Thames, which can be enjoyed at any time of day. email
The Penthouse Skyline, 7th Floor, 1 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7NA. +44 20 7734 0900. Bar & Kitchen, set high above heart of London, is the perfect place to relax before a show or on the way home from the office. At The Penthouse you can enjoy a complete dinner in stunning surroundings with breathtaking views of Central London.
40/30
40/30 Restaurant and Bar, The Gherkin Tower, 30 St. Mary Axe, London EC3A 8EP. +44 207 585 0505. +44 207 101 0220. A two level restaurant and bar. Breathtaking uninterrupted 360 degree views of the city from 180 metres up. Event hire friendly so check access. Tube: Circle, Hammersmith and city, and Central.
Coq d'Argent Rooftop Bar and Brasserie, London, EC2R 8EJ. +44 20 7395 5000. Heated and covered bar terrace. Mon to Fri 6pm - 10pm. Sat 6.30 - 10pm.
Garden Restaurant, Sheraton Skyline Hotel, Heathrow Airport, Bath Road, Hayes, England UB3 5BP. +44 208 759 2535. Come rain or shine the glass roof at The Garden will allow people to dine in the warmth, within the surroundings of exotic plants and overlooking the hotel's swimming pool. Mon to Fri 6pm — 10pm. Starwood.
The Deck, Syon Park, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 8JF. +44 20 8568 0134. Rooftop lounge with a view of the park. Bus 237 or 267 to Brent Lea bus stop, or E2 or E8 to Brentford and walk 50 yards to Pedestrian Entrance.
The Roof Garden
The Roof Garden, Great John Street Hotel, Manchester. +44 161 831 3211.
Skylounge, Mint Hotel Manchester, 1 Auburn St 1 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3DG. +44 161 242 1000. Sat Nav Coordinates: 53.47877560071734, -2.233019471168518 Situated at the top of Mint Hotel Manchester, Skylounge offers panoramic views across the Manchester skyline.
Panoramic, 34th Floor, West Tower, Brook Street, Liverpool L3 9PJ. +44 151 236 5534. Situated 300ft above ground, Panoramic is on the 34th floor of Beetham’s West Tower, and is the highest restaurant in the country. Superb Liverpool city panoramic views and with 360º views you can see to the Welsh hills and, on a clear day, Manchester's Hilton. email
The Baltic Rooftop Restaurant, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead. +44 191 440 4949. The restaurant itself has fantastic views over the Newcastle cityscape and Milleniuim Bridge, etc. Allow time for a pre-dinner drink, because the best vistas are from the cocktail lounge, an area with full-length windows and views straight down the Tyne. Particularly beautiful as the sun goes down and the lights go on around the city. One of the best venues in Britain.
The Welbeck Hotel Rooftop, Talbot Street, Nottingham. Garden Restaurant & Bar.
Pennicks Rooftop Restaurant, The Hillcarter Hotel, 31-32 Church Street, Hartlepool TS24 7DH, England. +44 1429 85 5800. Seats up to 80 people and offers unrivalled panoramic views through its picture windows.
Midland Hotel, Has been renovated, with a rooftop bar and spa.
Ashmolean Dining Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The view from the rooftop restaurant at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England sweeps the skyline.
Rooftop Restaurant, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Courtyard Theatre, Southern Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6BB. +44 1789 40 3449. Wrapping around the Royal Shakespeare Theatre it spans the top of this architecturally redesigned 1930s building. During the day floor-to-ceiling windows on all three sides bathes the dining room in glorious natural light and most tables enjoy views across the Bancroft Gardens or the River Avon.
Elliot's
Elliot's Restaurant, 11th floor, Holiday Inn Plymouth, Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 2HJ. +44 1752 63 9988. 1 800 669 562. Centrally located and has views looking out over both Plymouth Hoe and Sound. Set in a superb location on the seafront. Breakfast and Dinner. Also Elliot's Bar is next door on this Penthouse floor.
Skylounge, Mint Hotel Leeds, 2 Wharf Approach, Granary Wharf, Leeds LS1 4BR. +44 113 241 1000. Spectacular views of the Leeds skyline. Indoors and Outdoors. Sat Nav Coordinates: 53.79331737118182, -1.5491178631782532
M & S Cafe. The top floor café will feature a telescope for customers to use in exchange for a small donation which will be given to York Minster.