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Medical History Tours

In-depth tours

An in-depth guided tour of London's medical museums can be taken with an experienced Blue Badge guide and medical historian. For details of tours, walks and lectures for individuals and groups contact Sue Weir:

Sue Weir, RGN, DHMSA
64 Roupell Street
London SE1 8SS
Tel. 01252 78 32652
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Self-guided walking tours

Alternatively why not try one or more of these self-guided tours, each taking in several of the member museums?

Doing the Lambeth Pharmacy Walk!

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum has developed a self-guided tour of North Lambeth, the Lambeth Pharmacy Walk, exploring the area's links with pharmacy, medicine and public health.  Leaflets are available from the Society's HQ at 1 Lambeth High Street or you can download it here pdf (link to external site).

From Apothecaries to Florence Nightingale - A Medical Museums Trail

Kevin Flude and Sue Weir wrote this online virtual tour of the group's museums in 2007. It serves as a very useful preview and visit planner. Culture 24 Medical Museums Trail (link to external site).

Discover London Trail 13

Similarly this website produced in 2008 includes a printable PDF outlining two walking trails that between them cover nine of the group's member museums. Visit London Trails 08 (link to external site).

Blue Plaques and Buildings - A history of anaesthesia walk around London
The Anaesthesia Heritage Centre offers a self-guided walk leaflet, which you can download the pdf here (link to external site). This walk follows the development of modern anaesthesia in London and visits sites of importance as well as houses of famous anaesthetists such as John Snow and Joseph Clover. It finishes at the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre, which displays many objects illustrating and explaining the walk.

Sir Alexander Fleming: The development of Penicillin
The Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum have an expansive trail allowing you to follow in Fleming's footsteps around London. Download the pdf here (link to external site; also available in Spanish and Italian).