The museum is a must stop for any nurse visiting London. It's beneath St Thomas Hospital so it took a bit to find. When you enter there's a bust of Florence and you're greeted by friendly staff. Admission prices are excellent (especially for London) & there's a ton of information on nursing and Florence's passion for health and wellbeing. It's a small museum and only takes about 30 minutes but it's amazing to just wander through the history of the woman who started it all for us. read more

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I visited London almost a yr ago. Unfortunately, I totally forgot to place a review about it. I'm a RN from a family of RNs and this place was a must-see for me. It was interesting and the staff We're friendly. read more

The Florence Nightingale Museum is a great off the beaten track museum located near St. Thomas' Hospital. It's a really well done museum and worth spending time in. Admission is reasonable - £9 per person, but there are discounts for students. The museum itself is not very large, but it is designed beautifully with lots of interesting artefacts from Florence's life as well as some interactive features. They do free guided tours during the day and I highly recommend joining one if you can. Our guide, Katherine, was really engaging and taught me a lot about The Lady with the Lamp! The guided tour was just under 15 minutes and I spent about an additional 30 minutes exploring the museum. It's a quick stop, but really an interesting one if you work in healthcare or science like I do. read more

If you are a nurse, then theres no way you wouldn't know who Florence Nightingale is. She is THE PIONEER OF NURSING. Without her, we'd probably still be cleaning wounds with sewage water.... :D I didn't actually make it into the museum, more like beelined to the gift shop at the entrance for some nursing knick knacks...they have organ shaped gummies, magnets, syringe pens/highlighters, shirts, bags, small gifts & goodies most of which have somewhat of a relationship with nursing. I was kinda like a kid in a candy shop... The museum is right next to St. Thomas hospital and walking distance from Big Ben and most of London's major tourist attractions. Check it out if you are in the area. read more

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Since the wife is a nurse, this was a mandatory stop for us. It is a small museum right next to the hospital. It only takes about 30 minutes to walk through. There is plenty of Florence Nightingale memorialize and personal items, as well as history on nursing practices and a special section on the Spanish Flu. There is a small gift shop and tickets are £15 per person. My rating system consists of a 3-star being exactly what you expected and neither good nor bad. A 4 means something was extra special and a 5 means you were blown away. A 2 star rating was disappointing and a 1-star rating is terrible read more

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This museum is a must for any nurse out there who is visiting London! This is the Lady and the Lamp and it was amazing learning about her life! I loved learning about the way Florence grew up. She was from an affluent family, and had parents who did not approve of nursing as a career for her, as it was considered the job for drunkards! (WOW, so crazy to imagine showing up to work drunk and on the job as a nurse!). I love that she still followed her calling to become a nurse. I also loved learning that she found this calling while caring for her family members in the home, and that she found her true passion for nursing. The museum also includes her nursing uniform, old medicine chest with vials of medicine in it, and tons of pictures of her life. It was also cool seeing her old nursing notes on patients with her handwriting! Not only does the museum focus on Florence, but it also has videos of modern day nurses, and an exhibit in the back that I believe changes seasonally. Right now, it's featuring the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. There was also a school group here when I visited, and there was an actress Florence Nightingale wearing the whole costume! So adorable!! The gift shop is phenomenal, with Florence Nightingale books, cards, fun medical socks, body-part shaped/themed candy, ornaments, postcards, videos, etc. It's great to buy fun gifts here for any nurse! Pay your tributes to Florence Nightingale: "I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse." read more

First of all, Florence Nightingale is not a fictional and mystical charactor like Harry Potter or The Loch Ness monster. She's a real person. A nurse to be more accurate. And having a museum dedicated to her in the compounds of St. Thomas' Hospital was very appropriate. This museum is part of the London Pass so you're entry is already comped if you have the pass. It's a very small museum. Just one big room filled with pictures and clothing from Florence Nightingale as well as a lot of pro-nurses paraphernalia. Their "audio guide" is the use of a stethoscope and you listen to random stuff in one of their many stethoscope-friendly items. So today I learned that Florence Nightingale was a real person. read more

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The Florence Nightingale Museum was another unique find during one of my wanders through London. It is located at St. Thomas Hospital and easy to miss. It felt like I was walking towards the urgency care entrance when I was trying to find the museum. The museum celebrates the life and work of Florence Nightingale. It brings her story from legend to reality. She is the world's most well-known nurse. The museum is operated by a non-profit organization and lives off of the visitor fees and donations. They also had a temporary exhibition that was very interesting on the Spanish Flu when I visited. The museum does a good job of walking you through Florence's childhood to last moments. You can see how a strongwilled intelligent young girl who was educated by her father was stifled by the times she grew up in and expectations of women. She studied to be a nurse in secret and begged with her family to go serve. Thank goodness they did. Florence's innovative organization and work during the Crimean war and beyond saved lives and influenced today's healthcare. Most importantly her courage led the way for nursing to become a profession in 1860 by starting the first professional training school for nurses. The museum also does an amazing job of highlighting the lives of other amazing nurses and influential women. read more

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This museum celebrates everything to do with Florence Nightingale - her life and her good work. I wandered in here on a rainy Saturday afternoon once, wanting to see / learn something new but I wasn't too impressed. It was a really quaint museum and very informative. The day I went it was pretty quiet but I wasn't that enthused about Florence Nightingale despite her historical relevance and all the good work she did. Even though I went in not feeling much for the person I always feel a good museum should have you leaving excited / enthusiastic about whatever the museum was about, if you know what I mean. Was OK to pass an hour but nothing more unfortunately... read more

Florence Nightingale Museum - Museums Near Me - London, XGL

The Good: £5.80 for adults/£4.80 per child Total time 1.5 hours Being a nurse, I enjoyed reading about Florence and I was actually able to meet "her" at the museum. I was a little bit "star struck" and almost missed my photo op ;) The Bad: The stethoscope devices the other reviewers wrote about were not available The Ugly: Was disappointed to see that much was not done for Florences Birthday (yes, I'm a nerd 8') read more

The museum is a small building attached to the side of St Thomas' Hospital and consists of one large room split into three pods. The first about Florence's childhood and how she got into nursing, the second about her work and achievements during the Crimean War and the third her accomplishments after her return. Despite it being split out nicely I found the layout rather difficult to navigate and ended up reading a lot of the information in the wrong order. I think the museum is more geared towards children than adults with a lot of the spyholes through which you needed to look to see many of the pictures being at lower levels which wasn't great for me an my dodgy back but it was lovely to learn more about someone I didn't really know a huge amount about prior to my visit and there are some nice interactive elements to keep the kids focus as well. read more

Although a small museum, I think anyone interested or inspired by Florence Nightingale would enjoy a visit here. There is a fee so be prepared, in this amazing city some of the best museums in the world are free. The museum has a bit of a confusing layout, it does the job of covering Florence Nightingale. Although I left with some unanswered questions, as a nursing student, i felt thoroughly inspired by FN's determination to practice nursing, despite her family and society's idea of nursing as a domestic and menial job (at the time) and completely changed the perception of nurses from drunkards that stole from patients to men and woman who advocated for patients and their health and well-being. She did so much to reform the profession and made pioneering reforms on sanitation as well! The place could do with some better lighting, more organization, and some more information but even with all that, it's definitely an okay afternoon out, especially if you are interested in nursing. Don't forget too check out her statue at Waterloo Place. read more

My wife works in healthcare so she really wanted to go visit the Florence Nightingale Museum located right outside of St. Thomas Hospital. It is a worthwhile hour long stop. The museum is small and all in one room, but you learn a lot. I knew almost nothing about Ms.Nightingale, but I walked out feeling like I learned about her and her positive influence to modern healthcare. These exhibits also require a bit of reading so if you aren't a museum reader it may not be your cup of tea. Another pro is that with the purchase of a TravelCard through the National Rail you can get 2 for 1 admission here (just flash the "badge."). Only one con here. When we got there the young lady at the register was friendly and helpful. But when we were on our way out (about 5 mins before closing) the new person at the register was not. She kind of ordered us out of the exhibit and then we literally stopped at the postcards for a second and she sternly, kind of shoutingly said, "Register's closed!" Geez. Could have just said, "I'm sorry, but the register is closed for today" or something at least pleasant. We felt weird leaving the museum like that. read more

Lovely service, cute little museum on life of F.N. recommend a pop-up, it's small so doesn't take too long. Rather interesting historical items within.... read more

If you're a nurse you absolutely have to visit this place there are fun syringe pens and all sorts of quirky gift things in the shop as well of many of her books that she has written which you can get on Amazon quite easily and probably cheaper there's just something about being able to buy it at that museum that's right there at Saint Thomas hospital or she started the very first nursing program read more

This a must stop for everyone but of course especially nurses and women! I don't think I've ever learned so much! The AC doesn't work very well so don't wear any heavy clothing. read more

This tiny museum is really informative. It's layout is simple and there are quite a lot of exhibits not just of things relating to Florence Nightingale herself, but of the general period in history. A lot of reading to do though and nothing particularly interactive other than one push button display that located various battles! read more

This is a sweet little museum that really helps you to understand why Florence Nightingale was so important to the history of nursing. What is really striking is how little time she actually spent as a nurse - much of her life was devoted to teaching, fundraising and lobbying the government. Famously, she was also the inventor of the pie chart, presenting a pie to illustrate the horrifically large number of men dying of disease as opposed to casualties of war. The collection is set in the grounds of St Thomas hospital, close to Westminster Bridge, and makes an enjoyable Sunday afternoon visit. Good for families too. read more