Shoreditch Sky Terrace

You're standing 335 metres up on Old Street, in what's basically Shoreditch's answer to a proper London escape without leaving the neighbourhood. The Courthouse Hotel's sky terrace isn't trying to be trendy for trendy's sake—it's genuinely one of those rare spots where you can actually see why people get sentimental about this part of town. Whether you're staying overnight or just nipping up for the views, it's the sort of vantage point that makes you appreciate how mental the city's skyline actually is. The terrace itself has that confident, unfussy energy you'd expect from somewhere that doesn't need to try too hard.