Celebrate the life of England’s most iconic historical figures on the anniversary of her death.
Florence Nightingale lived to the age of 90 where she passed away in her home on South Street.
What does a famous luxury grocery shop have to do with the Crimean War? Where did Nightingale write her famous Notes on Nursing?
Find out these answers and much more when you walk in the footsteps of the ‘mother of nursing’ and discover the life of Florence Nightingale through the places where she lived and worked. Learn about her background, her influential neighbours and her love life, as we walk through the delightful districts of Mayfair and St James’s.
This walk lasts approximately 2 hours, and will be conducted at a reasonable walking pace so please wear appropriate footwear.
This tour is led by professional tour guides.
Start: 11.00am outside the BMW showroom (W1K 7TT) on the corner of Park Lane and South Street (nearest tube stations are Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner)
Finish: The Florence Nightingale Statue at Waterloo Place.
Tickets are £16 per person and there are 20 tickets available per tour. Want to learn even more and see artifacts of the ‘Lady of the Lamp’ herself? Get a special walking tour + museum admission ticket for £25 per person
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Visitor information
Address
2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, Greater London, SE1 7EP
020 7188 4400
Opening times
We are open Tuesdays - Sundays 10:00 - 5:00pm (last entry 4:30)
