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London’s Millennia of Medical Progress Private Historical Tour 20% OFF
London, England, United Kingdom
$170.73
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The Medical History Tour of London highlights the city’s pivotal role in the evolution of medicine and healthcare. This unique tour combines significant historical sites with captivating stories that shaped the medical landscape.
- 🏥 Visit St Bart's Hospital Museum, located in a working hospital, showcasing artifacts and archives dating back to the 12th century.
- 🗺️ Enjoy a guided exploration of Bloomsbury, renowned for its garden squares and rich philanthropic history.
- 🏛️ Discover the Foundling Museum, a pioneering children’s facility founded by a Yorkshire sailor, with entry available at an extra cost.
- 🩺 Walk through the world-leading children's hospital, linked to the story of Peter Pan.
- 🌼 Stroll through the small garden square where Florence Nightingale established her nursing company before the Crimean War.
- ⚰️ Explore St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, the site of the first recorded Plague cases in London.
- 🍻 Visit the John Snow Saloon, named after the doctor who uncovered the link between water supply and germ transmission, and see the historic water pump.
- 🕊️ Stop at the Edward Jenner statue in Hyde Park, commemorating the inventor of vaccines.
- 🏥 Enter the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, the oldest surviving operating theatre, with entry included if booked in advance.
- 🚉 Conclude at Liverpool Street Station, the site of the first hospital for mental health issues, and learn about the history of Cripplegate.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
St Bart's Hospital Museum
St Bart's Hospital Museum: The museum, based in a working hospital in the City of London, exhibits objects and archives dating back to the 12th century.
Pickup included
St Bart's Hospital Museum: The museum, based in a working hospital in the City of London, exhibits objects and archives dating back to the 12th century.
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Private Guided Tour
- Underground tickets are not included (£7.40 per adult)
Meeting point
We meet at the Russel Square
Return details
We end at the oldest hospital in the Western World with great onward connections by London Underground or bus.
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BloomsburyWe start off in beautiful Bloomsbury famed for its garden squares and creative spirit with a history of philanthropy
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The Foundling MuseumLearn the incredible story of how this pioneering children's facility was created by a hardened Yorkshire sailor. (Entry availability able if you pick the relevant option).
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The world leading children's hospital with its little known connection to Peter Pan.
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This small garden square is where Florence Nightingale set up her pioneering company of nurses before the Crimean War.
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St Giles-in-the-Fields ChurchSat in the midst of what was a terrible rookery, these are where the first cases of the Plague were recorded in London.
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Soho SquareWhilst also the home of big names such as Paul McCartney and various showbiz offices it is here we will find the home of Mary Seacole.
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John Snow SaloonThis wonderful old pub is named after the doctor who deduced how bacteria and germs were spreading through the water supply. His famous water pump survives in the street.
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Carnaby StreetAs we transition from one leg of the tour to the next, we will pass through the epitome of 60's London, Carnaby Street.
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Statue of Edward JennerWe will visit the Edward Jenner statue in the beautiful Italian gardens of Hyde Park and learn about the man who invented vaccines.
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We will walk through Paddington to see the spot where the first Antibiotics were discovered.
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Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb GarretThe oldest surviving operating theatre in the world is all that remains of this old hospital (Entry included if option booked).
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London BridgeGet a great view of the City of London as we move towards the next leg of our tour.
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The Monument to the Great Fire of LondonWe will pass right by this impressive monument to the biggest disasters to ever hit London.
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St Olave's ChurchThis church has an incredible history and was in a plague hotspot. The beautifully kept garden inside is full of old medicinal herbs that would have been used in the days before modern hospitals.
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This old water pump has an infamous history and sparked a major public health crisis in Victorian times. Don't get the hump!
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Aldgate SquareIt all looks hunky dory on top now after the recent landscaped gardens but underneath are countless bodies from the plague.
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Soup Kitchen for the Jewish PoorWe will visit the outside of this pioneering old soup kitchen in the heart of the East End of London.
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Norton Folgate Alms HousesThese ancient Alms Houses are still operating and helping those in need just as they have done for centuries.
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Spitalfields LifeThese ruins were only found underground a few years ago and once contained the bones of thousands of victims of famine.
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Old Spitalfields MarketIt's long been a funky market but centuries ago this whole area was one of medical recuperation.
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Liverpool Street StationBefore we pop on the tube to our final leg of the tour we will visit the spot of the first hospital for those suffering from mental health issues. It's bedlam!
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Cripplegate is a place where the infirm would gather as it was believed that they would be healed by divine powers. We will see the Tower Of St Elsyng Spital, the ruins of an early medieval hospital.
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Postman's ParkOn our way to our final destination we will pass through the beautiful and melancholic Postman's Park
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St Bartholomew's Hospital MuseumWe will visit parts of the oldest hospital in the Western World and if you book the optional entry at booking (only open some days) then we can look in this fascinating old hospital museum.
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WIlliam Wallace MemorialIn this place of executions we will learn of the local body snatchers trade that though highly illegal helped doctors advance medical science.
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Church Of St. Bartholomew The GreatWe end this tour inside the truly ancient and magnificent Church of St Bartholomew the Great and visit the tomb of Rahere, the man who having almost died on his travels, had a vision of Saint Bartholomew and keeping to the promise he made to the Saint, returned to London to found not just this beautiful church but our first hospital which will be 900 years old in 2023.
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London’s Millennia of Medical Progress Private Historical Tour 20% OFF
London, England, United Kingdom
$170.73
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!