The Monument
Monument Street, City,  London,  EC3R 8AH
Telephone: 020 7626 2717
 
Location Map of The Monument
 
If you're feeling energetic one of the most rewarding forms of exercise on offer in the City of London is to climb the 311 spiral steps 202 feet up to the top of The Monument. An enclosed observation deck at the top permits a stunning view over London, taking in river, the BT Tower, Tower Bridge, and the dome of Saint Paul's to name but a few.

Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and erected between 1671 and 1677 to mark the Great Fire of London in 1666, The Monument is the tallest freestanding stone column in the world.

The significance of its 202 feet height is not simply that it makes your feet ache if you climb it, but it is also the distance to the bakery on Pudding Lane that was the suspected source of the fire that destroyed the city.

It’s definitely worth the climb, plus you get a certificate of completion if you make it to the top and back alive!

Good luck!

CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT AS OF JULY 30th 2007. DUE TO REOPEN LATE DECEMBER 2008.
 
Visiting The Monument
 
 
Opening Times
9:30 - 17:00 Daily
 
Ticket Prices
£2 (Adults), £1 (Children 5-15), Free (Children under 5)
 
Travel
 
Underground Stations
Monument Tube (1 minutes)
Cannon Street Tube (5 minutes)
Railway Stations
Cannon Street Railway Station (5 minutes)
Fenchurch Street Railway Station (8 minutes)
 
 
 
Car Parking
 
Q-Park Bucklesbury House (6 minutes)
Thames Exchange NCP (7 minutes)
 
 
Alternative Sights Near The Monument
 
 
London Sights and Attractions
Cenotaph
Whitehall, Westminster,  London,  SW1A
1.78 miles distance from The Monument
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London Sights and Attractions
St Christopher's Place
23 Barrett Street, Westminster,  London,  W1U
2.79 miles distance from The Monument
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Local Sights and Attractions Near The Monument
 
 
London Sights and Attractions
St Magnus the Martyr
Lower Thames Street, City,  London,  EC3R
1 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Sights and Attractions
Tower of London
Tower Hill, Tower Hamlets,  London,  EC3N
9 minutes distance from The Monument
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Local Hotels Near The Monument
 
 
London Hotels
Club Quarters Gracechurch
7 Gracechurch Street, City,  London,  EC3V0DR
4 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Hotels
Apex City of London Hotel
1 Seething Lane, City,  London,  EC3N
6 minutes distance from The Monument
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Local Event Near The Monument
 
 
London Event
DTPM
Fabric,  77a Charterhouse Street, Camden,  London,  EC1M
25 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Event
Petticoat Lane Market
Between Middlesex and Goulston, City,  London,  E1
15 minutes distance from The Monument
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Local Shopping Near The Monument
 
 
London Shopping
Godiva
150 Fenchurch Street, City,  London,  EC3M
3 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Shopping
H S Linwood & Son
6-7 Leadenhall Market, City,  London,  EC3V
5 minutes distance from The Monument
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Local Dining Near The Monument
 
 
London Dining
1 Lombard Street
1 Lombard Street, City,  London,  EC3V
5 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Dining
Prism
147 Leadenhall Street, City,  London,  EC3V
6 minutes distance from The Monument
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Local Leisure Near The Monument
 
 
London Leisure
Rebus Tourist Guides
City of London,  meet at Monument Tube, City,  London,  EC4R
1 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Leisure
Fitness Exchange
London Bridge Health and Fitness,  Swan Lane, City,  London,  EC4R
3 minutes distance from The Monument
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Local Pubs Near The Monument
 
 
London Pubs
Hogshead
18 Fish Street Hill, City,  London,  EC3R
1 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Pubs
Hogshead
28 Throgmorton Street, City,  London,  EC2N
8 minutes distance from The Monument
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Local Business Near The Monument
 
 
London Business
Providian House Conference Centre (MLS)
16-18 Monument Street, City,  London,  EC3R
1 minutes distance from The Monument
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London Business
Regus London King William Street
68 King William Street, City,  London,  EC4N
2 minutes distance from The Monument
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