Before planning your visit to The Shard, it’s important to take into account the opening times of the attraction and the fact that The Shard is open at different times depending on the time of year. For example, winter opening hours are shorter on Monday-Friday.
Here are the full winter and summer opening hours for The Shard.
WINTER OPENING HOURS
(30 OCTOBER 2016 – 25 MARCH 2017)
| Opening Time | Closing Time | Last Entry | |
| Monday | 10:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 |
SUMMER OPENING HOURS
(26 MARCH 2017 – SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER 2017)
| Opening Time | Closing Time | Last Entry | |
| Monday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 |
There are also specific days where The Shard may open or close at a different time, either due to a pre-booked event or scheduled maintenance.
Changes to Opening Hours in Until March:
| Opening Time | Closing Time | Last Entry | |
| 11 February 2017 | 10:00 | 21:30 | 20:00 |
| 18 February 2017 | 10:00 | 21:30 | 20:00 |
| 21 February 2017 | 11:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 25 February 2017 | 10:00 | 21:30 | 20:00 |
| 11 March 2017 | 10:00 | 21:30 | 20:00 |
| 14 March 2017 | 11:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 18 March 2017 | 10:00 | 21:30 | 20:00 |
| 22 March 2017 | 10:00 | 17:00 | 15:30 |
| 25 March 2017 | 10:00 | 21:30 | 20:00 |
Go to our ticket page to check if tickets are available on the date you want to visit The Shard.