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Florence Nightingale Museum

Discover the life and the legacy of one of the most famous women that has ever lived and how she improved healthcare for ordinary people

Florence Nightingale Museum key information

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance non-redeemed tickets to receive a full refund.

Highlights

  • Discover the life and legacy of Florence Nightingale.
  • See the famous lamp that she used.
  • See the medicine chest from the Crimean War.
  • Learn of her campaigning work.
  • Come up close to her pet owl, Athena.
  • Wide variety of activities and events for families all year round.

What's included

  • Entry to the Florence Nightingale Museum
  • Family trail: Mary Seacole, Alexis Soyer and the Crimean War.
  • Food and drink

Prepare for the experience

Children information

  • Children under 5 years old can access free of charge.
  • Children under 17 years old must be accompanied by a paying adult aged 18 or over.
  • Baby change facilities are found in both the male and female toilets.
  • Sanitary products and nappies are available.

Accessibility information

  • The Museum is all on one level and fully accessible for wheel chair users and pushchairs.

  • Please contact us should you require accessibility information about the museum.

Additional information

  • Free to use lockers are available within the cloakroom, items are left at the owner’s risk.

Florence Nightingale Museum’s dates and times availability can be seen when booking.

  • Duration: 60-90 minutes.

The regular operating times of the Museum are the following:

  • Wednesday-Sunday:10:00 am - 5:00 pm (last entry 4:30 pm).

How to get there

  • Address: Florence Nightingale Museum, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, Lambeth, London SE1 7EW, England, United Kingdom.
  • Nearest Underground station: Waterloo and Lambeth North.

Frequently asked questions

Supplier information

This product is sold by VisitBritain Shop and provided by Golden Tours.

Upon booking you will receive via email an instant order confirmation from VisitBritain and a second email including a QR code. This must be downloaded or printed out to be shown on your phone to exchange for your entry tickets when visiting the attraction.