The best rooftop Christmas party venues in London

Park Plaza Riverbank's River View Lounge sits on the hotel's 12th floor, with an outdoor terrace and views over the Thames towards the Houses of Parliament and Battersea.

It suits both shared and exclusive-hire festive bookings, from drinks receptions to dinner dances, with on-site accommodation useful for guests travelling in for the night.

Perched on the 28th floor of the Hilton Park Lane, Shanghai Me is the highest restaurant in Mayfair, its Art Deco interiors looking out over Hyde Park.

The Dragon's Eye and The Den offer intimate private dining for small festive groups, while the Bund Lounge, complete with its own bar, DJ booth and smoking terrace, brings a livelier edge to exclusive or shared party nights.

Fifty floors above the City, The Lookout's floor-to-ceiling windows deliver an unobstructed skyline view by day and twinkling city lights by night.

Four flexible rooms with bifold doors suit everything from an intimate seasonal meal to a full-scale party, backed by a dedicated event planner from Rhubarb Hospitality Collection and bespoke festive menus.

The Conduit's Rooftop Pergola sits above Covent Garden as a sheltered outdoor spot for festive drinks, while the Reading Room and Forum downstairs suit smaller private dinners or larger seasonal gatherings.

True to this members' club's ethos, menus are built from sustainably-sourced, small-producer ingredients, right down to cocktails made from coffee grounds and squeezed oranges.

SUSHISAMBA Heron Tower spans two City floors linked by a sweeping staircase, with a private dining room on the upper level and a double-height dining room below statement pendant lighting.

Smaller groups can take the private room for a seasonal lunch or dinner, while exclusive hire of the whole venue suits a full company-wide Christmas bash with skyline views throughout.

Fora at 180 Borough High Street pairs a top-floor Lookout space with a roof terrace dressed in Christmas lights for sweeping skyline views.

Exclusive hire covers everything from a relaxed drinks reception to a seated festive meal, and the events team can bring in DJs, live bands, magicians or circus performers to round out the evening.

Spanning levels 68 to 72 of The Shard, The View brings a flexible, blank-canvas space with an open-air skydeck for guests to step out and take in London's festive skyline.

Layouts run from standing drinks receptions and DJ-led parties to formal seated dinners, with in-house event coordination and AV support handling the detail.

Set across two floors of The Shard, this Fora lounge pairs floor-to-ceiling views over the Thames and St Paul's with a contemporary interior built around a floating wooden staircase and central bar.

Exclusive hire suits office Christmas parties end to end, from canape receptions to seated festive dinners with tailored drinks packages.

Above Leicester Square tube station, the Hippodrome Casino occupies a former Victorian theatre built in 1900, its old 100,000-gallon pool now forming the walls of one of its bars.

The venue's enclosed, heated rooftop terrace bar keeps festive drinks receptions going even in December, with two on-site kitchens handling the food for shared or private festive bookings.

Los Mochis London City blends Tulum-style décor, all cacti and hanging foliage, with a Japanese-Mexican fusion menu on the top floors of 100 Liverpool Street.

Its rooftop terrace is fully weatherproofed and heated for winter use, with panoramic views towards St Paul's, while the Agaveria & Lounge's resident DJ keeps shared or exclusive festive parties going.

At Battersea Power Station, art'otel's design-led Perola bar on the 14th floor offers striking views over the power station's chimneys - a view like that will blow your guests' breath away!

Perola is available for exclusive hire for up to 200 guests standing or 50 seated. Equally, JOIA Restaurant is the best choice for larger seated dinners of up to 100. 

PocketSquare takes over the whole ninth floor of the Hyatt Place London City East for exclusive-hire festive parties, with floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto a terrace with skyline views over Whitechapel and Aldgate.

Small-bite menus come with suggested cocktail pairings, and festive packages include a DJ and a complimentary arrival drink for group bookings.

On the sixth floor of John Lewis on Oxford Street, 1864 combines skyline views with heated winter igloos, festoon lighting and a dedicated Christmas feasting menu.

Exclusive hire suits office-wide parties, while semi-private hire, a private cabin or one of the enclosed igloos work well for smaller groups wanting their own festive corner with DJs and dancing.

Level 58 of 22 Bishopsgate makes Horizon 22 the highest dedicated event space in Europe, with 300-degree panoramic views and 8-metre ceilings.

Exclusive hire only, with one festive party welcomed per evening, catering comes from Searcys, London's oldest catering company, and the venue stays open until 3am for a proper festive send-off.