BT Tower, Compass Group Review

Shocking customer service.
Tried to report BB keep on crashing only to be told that it's my equipment and he wished me good luck then hung up on me!

Had a great evening here at a private event in the revolving restaurant

This tower used to be the G.P.O. Tower and there is a public restaurant at the top which used to rotate but following terrorism in London the restaurant was closed down.
B.T, Royal.Mail, Post Office Counters and Parcel Force were all part of one single company called the G.P.O. but following the election of Margaret Thatcher's government, BT was sold off and shares were offered to the public. The Post Office was opened up to competition to compete against rival delivery companies like Post Mangold, the Dutch equivalent of the Post Office so it beefed up its efficiency to maintain its share of the market.

Spectacular panoramic views of London, and wait until you feel it rotating!

Managed to come here with the Google City Experts crew recently, and it was a unique experience to enjoy food in what was for a long while the tallest structure in London.

Lots o' history, and very calming to be up so high.

Great venue for corporate events, views always stunning

Awesome views and feel very lucky to have got free tickets and lunch.

Honoured to work for BT and have the privilege to visit this special building!

BT Tower
Record height
Tallest in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1980
Preceded by
Millbank Tower
Surpassed by
Tower 42
General information
Type
Offices
Location
London, W1T
United Kingdom
Coordinates

Construction started
1961
Completed
1964
Height
Antenna spire
189.0 metres (620.1 ft)
Roof
177.0 metres (580.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count
37
Lifts/elevators
2
Design and construction
Architect
Eric Bedford
Main contractor
Peter Lind & Company

Currently closed to the public (long preceding London shuttering itself during the coronavirus pandemic) if you get the opportunity to go inside and up the BT Tower, grab it with both hands and don't let go!

The tower opened in 1964 and was the tallest in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1980. It formerly hosted a restaurant at the top but this has been closed to the public since 1980. It isn't easy to get inside but I was able to visit during the annual Open House London event and the views are breathtaking. I've been to many spots where you can great views of London skyline. But this is the only one where you can get it in busy central London. In that way, it's quite unique.

If you do get the chance to visit expect enhanced airport-style security (installed after a terrorist attack in 1971) but once you're through, you'll be guided past the mini BT Tower exhibition that explains all about its history and then to lifts to the top.

What a place,
The BT Tower is NOT generally open to the public but there are special function and corporate events throughout the year.
The revolving restaurant turns once every 22 minutes and gives panoramic views of London from 155 metres on the 34 floor.
The lifts travel at 1400 feet per minute and when installed were the fastest in Europe.
Someone asked where the green slate at the entrance comes from and I can tell you after I checked it out online that it comes from only one mine in the lake district.
When the rotation stops the sway on the tower is aproximatly 13 inches and you can feel it.

A privaledge to be able to visit. The air con was fierce. Just as well as it was 36 degrees outside

It was brilliant seeing Santa with my little family xx

Absolutely fantastic huge wow factor when you walk out from the lift amazing experience

Mind-blowing view from the 36th floor, not opened for public though

It was closed and staff said it was not open to public?

Visited as a guest for a lunch in rotating restaurant. Unfortunately it is not open to general public

Went up as part of OpenLondon weekend. Magnificent view and excellent admin to organise the visit.

It was great driving around London at this time as there are not many people or cars about,pure heaven for a courier

Well you know how it is to be at the top of a tower don't ya
It's chilly and windy And relax in so thanks ye that was okay

This is one of the most famous landmarks in London. It s location was once considered secret and want on maps. It is easy to find however!

At one point it was called the GPO tower.

Oh my goodness. The revolving floor was so awesome. You sit down and watch London move around in front of you. It was fun to guess what different buildings were

Fantastic views, tricky to get in as it's invite only

Great views, lovely food. Excellent place to meet.

Amazing views of London from the top! Very lucky to get the chance to go up.

Very 60s with its revolving floor. Great views across Central London and what a history it has.

Always wanted to go there but didn't got time to visit. This photo was clicked by me when there was a news of a boy's birth in royal family.

Stunning venue with revolving restaurant above London

BT Tower isn't normally open to the public, but if you're lucky enough to be invited to one of the occasional public events there, you'll love the amazing view from the revolving reception area 30 or so floors above London.

OK I was expecting better than this but alright and would be good for next time improving this area and need restaurant on top too

The BT Tower, despite being somehow outdated from the architectural standpoint, remains iconic within the London landmark. Despite its resolving restaurant and impressive height, I feel compelled to highlight the tower display or the infoband, for its social role, not just for announcing the births of princes and princess. Rather, it is for other more important messages displayed across the City such as those of encouragement and gratitude, dedicated to NHS frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Well done! Now, the infoband occupies the 36th and 37th floors and is made up of 529,750 LEDs (that s right!) that are arranged in 177 vertical strips!

The view of the city is great. It's the only high place in the area you can get the view of central.

Work event, not open to the public but has the best views of london

Still one of the countries best known landmarks i still look every time i go near

BT Tower. It's another one of those wasted opportunities. When it was built it was a source of pride, it was sophisticated, it was the future. Families, courting couples, international oil executives, all would dress in a suit, walk walk into the foyer, zip up the lifts and have a prawn cocktail in the modern, stylish revolving restaurant.

Now it's just a scar, simply due to poor planning and a lack of social responsibility.

The IRA bombed the building and the restaurant closed temporarily...five decades ago. Since then things have gotten worse. That area is tired, the building entrance is shabby and imposing, they hoisted an obnoxious, cheap looking digital sign on the roof and since it got listed status, the receiving equipment (what it was built for) has been removed due to poor maintenance. The equipment hasn't been replaced with replicas, it's just an ugly, poorly proportioned skeleton.

I'm not sure how having building listed work when you hard an unholy societal sign and remove the substance of the building, but someone terribly British in some forgotten heritage department will know the answer. You should call and ask.

So, it was once very cool and exciting and actually a real treat interns of contrasting with surrounding 19th century fitzrovia and Marylebone, but like everything else in this city, this country, it's been neglected, made uglier and the polublic can bloody-well deal with it.

Interesting from a distance, makes for some great photos if youre north of Oxford Street, but don't bother visiting. It's a shame.

(Sigh)

Pretty ugly building from the 60s. I'm quite sure the views from the top would be fantastic seeing as it towers over everything in the neighbourhood, but unfortunately there is no public observation deck

Very good went to it for a grotto and everybody was dressed as elves apart from santa of course ,also got to go up the top of the tower with this (floor 34) and the outside of it was moving so got to see all view of London from sitting down.

Came here for a function. The lift zooms you up 34 floors to the revolving restaurant in double quick time. The view is incredible and once the restaurant starts moving it gives a great all round panorama of London without getting out of your seat. The food was small plates, but lots of them. Very nice, would love to visit again.

Through Open House we were able to visit the top part of the BT tower and it was great!

Too bad, unfortunately, probably closed to the public forever.

Nevertheless a landmark from the 60s that can be seen from almost everywhere in London .... if you know it.

Great looking tower but not open to the public anymore

Amazing building with spectacular views over London.

Currently closed to the public (long preceding London shuttering itself during the coronavirus pandemic) if you get the opportunity to go inside and up the BT Tower, grab it with both hands and don't let go!

The tower opened in 1964 and was the tallest in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1980. It formerly hosted a restaurant at the top but this has been closed to the public since 1980. It isn't easy to get inside but I was able to visit during the annual Open House London event and the views are breathtaking. I've been to many spots where you can great views of London skyline. But this is the only one where you can get it in busy central London. In that way, it's quite unique.

If you do get the chance to visit expect enhanced airport-style security (installed after a terrorist attack in 1971) but once you're through, you'll be guided past the mini BT Tower exhibition that explains all about its history and then to lifts to the top.

Rather disappointing. Looks waaaayyyyy better on telly!

Well what can I say?
Great views from the top, but first you have to get there by a fast lift that goes at 80mph. A few thousand feet up and you arrive at the old revolving restaurant deck. You now need to revolve around to see the views of London, and what sight's they bring! You get to see everything in London, and you notice buildings and old railway and tube stations.

Alas though, BT doesn't many tours of the BT Tower anymore. But let me tell you, oh what an experience it is to be up in the clouds over London.

This tower is beautiful, but it is very difficult to access. I say that because I tried to go up and I did not succeed, quite disappointed.

I didn't go in but the BT Tower looks good lit up at night.

A fantastic birdseye view of London from the 34 floor [155metres] not generally open to the public.

Good viewes but a real pity you can't get inside and go to the top.