You go up the north-west chimney, and the chimney is not the original one.
Lift 109 is a glass elevator carrying you 109 metres to the top of one specific chimney at Battersea Power Station, the north-west one. From the top there is a 360-degree view of London and a bird’s eye view down onto the building itself.
The chimneys look Victorian and are not. The first two were built in the 1930s and the fourth and last was completed in the 1950s, and all four were later rebuilt. So the thing you ride up is a reconstruction of a 1930s industrial chimney, which is a stranger and better fact than the marketing suggests.
It is an exhibition first and a lift second
Worth knowing because people arrive expecting to queue for an elevator and nothing else.
The experience begins at ground level in the Art Deco Turbine Hall A, with original records and multimedia displays covering the building’s industrial history, its architecture and its place in popular culture.
The centrepiece is a giant interactive multiplayer touchscreen where visitors collectively generate energy, with a lighting installation overhead that glows brighter the more people touch it.
Then the lift itself: a circular glass elevator inside the chimney, with rings of light and a soundscape built to sound like rising energy.
It ends at the Lift 109 Shop.
The same people run Winter Wonderland
Lift 109 is operated by IMG, which also runs Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, Frieze, Taste of London and the Hampton Court Palace Festival.
That tells you what to expect operationally: timed entry, a shop at the exit, and a programme run like an event rather than like a museum.
Prices and times, with an honest caveat
One thing to flag before the numbers. Checked on 6 October 2026, lift109.co.uk could not be reached from here, so the figures below come from ticketing listings rather than from the operator’s own site. Confirm them when you book.
Adult from £17. Child £12.60.
Opens at 10am daily. Closes 8pm Thursday to Saturday, and 6pm Sunday to Wednesday.
Note the shape of that week: ten hours Thursday to Saturday and eight hours Sunday to Wednesday. If you want an evening ascent with the lights coming on, it has to be a Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
Against London’s other paid viewpoints, £17 sits well below the Shard and in the same bracket as the cheaper ones, with the distinction that this is the only one inside a chimney.
Where it is
Circus Road West, Battersea Power Station, London SW8 5BN.
Battersea Power Station station is on the Northern line extension and is effectively at the door. The building is Grade II* listed.
Since the Power Station is now a shopping and office development, the surrounding halls and shops are free to walk into, and only the lift is ticketed. So you can see the Turbine Halls from the outside without paying.
How to plan it
£17 adult, £12.60 child, confirmed at booking.
Evening visit: Thursday, Friday or Saturday, when it runs to 8pm. Sunday to Wednesday it shuts at 6pm.
Allow time for the exhibition, which comes before the lift rather than after.
Free alternative: the Power Station itself, whose halls and shops cost nothing to walk through.
Comparing viewpoints: this is the cheap one with the strangest setting, and the only one inside a chimney.
Lift 109
- Address
- Circus Road West, Battersea Power Station, London SW8 5BN
- Nearest
- Battersea Power Station, on the Northern line extension, effectively at the door
- Hours
- Opens 10am daily, closing 8pm Thursday to Saturday and 6pm Sunday to Wednesday, per ticketing listings
- Booking
- Online. Operated by IMG, which also runs Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
- Price
- Adult from 17 pounds, child 12.60, per ticketing listings. Confirm at booking
- Standing
- A glass elevator 109 metres up the north-west chimney of the Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station, with an exhibition in Turbine Hall A first
How to get in
The ascent is up the north-west chimney specifically, and the chimneys are reconstructions: the first two were built in the 1930s, the fourth in the 1950s, and all four were later rebuilt. The experience begins with an exhibition at ground level including a multiplayer touchscreen that generates light. Checked 6 October 2026, lift109.co.uk could not be reached, so prices and hours come from ticketing listings.
Where to go next
Battersea Power Station covers the rest of the building, which is free to walk through.
Horizon 22 is the free viewpoint and the Sky Garden the other one, with the views page comparing them all.
Questions we get asked
How much is Lift 109?
Adult tickets start from £17 and children are £12.60, according to ticketing listings. Checked on 6 October 2026 the operator's own site, lift109.co.uk, could not be reached from here, so confirm the price when you book.
What time does Lift 109 open and close?
It opens at 10am daily and closes at 8pm Thursday to Saturday and 6pm Sunday to Wednesday, per ticketing listings. For an evening ascent you need a Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
Which chimney does Lift 109 go up?
The north-west chimney of Battersea Power Station, 109 metres up, in a circular glass elevator. From the top there is a 360-degree view of London and a view down onto the building itself.
Are the Battersea Power Station chimneys original?
No. The first two were built in the 1930s and the fourth and final one was completed in the 1950s, and all four were later rebuilt. The chimney Lift 109 ascends is a reconstruction.
What else is included with Lift 109?
An exhibition in the Art Deco Turbine Hall A before the lift, with original records and multimedia displays on the building's history and architecture, plus a giant interactive multiplayer touchscreen where visitors collectively generate energy and light. The experience ends at the Lift 109 Shop.
Who operates Lift 109?
IMG, the events and entertainment company that also runs Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, Frieze, Taste of London and the Hampton Court Palace Festival.
Written by Robert J Wills, no. 314 in the guide.
Last checked 6 October 2026 against the venues' own published information. Nobody pays to appear here and we take no bookings.
