The walk is complementary to a visit to the Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret and provides a tour of surviving parts of Old St. Thomas's Hospital, historic parts of Guy's Hospital and a detailed look at the conditions in Victorian London. It can be delivered to school, medical or general interest groups. The school's walk is closely tied to the National Curriculum, and can be tailored either to Key Stage 2 Victorian Britain, or Key Stage 4 Medicine Through Time.

From the herbal medical practices of the Medieval Cathedral through to modern Guy’s Hospital this walk trails the rich and extensive medical history of the London Bridge area. The walker tells of the health, social and working conditions as suffered by the Victorian poor and the mass cholera infection and ‘miasma’ produced by Father Thames. Tales of the London patient from hospital to prison to the health and survival of the modern organic Borough Market.

THE ROUTE INCLUDES:

• Old St. Thomas's Hospital - The Bodysnatchers and Medical Advances

• Guy's Hospital - Hospital Design and Florence Nightingale

• The George Inn - London's Only Surviving Galleried Inn - Victorian Transport, Travel, and Buildings

• Hop Exchange - The Brewing Capital of the World!

• Borough Market - Food, Hygiene, Nutrition and Environmental Health

• Southwark Cathedral - The Church, the poor, and Church Schools

• River Thames - The Stinking Thames, the Power of the City, and the Riches of Empire

• London Bridge Railway - Transport and Progress

• The Clink - Prisons and Reform in Victorian London
  

Fees for school visit and walk

Walks are charged at £5.45, in addition to any entry charges to the Museum. A walk and a visit to the Museum costs £7.45 for school children and £8.45 for other groups. There is a minimum charge for a walk booking, based on the cost of 10 visitors.

For Further details call the Museum on 020 7188 2679 or 020 8806 4325 or email us.