School Trip Provider: The Florence Nightingale Museum

In which region of the UK are you based?: London & Home Counties

Site Address/es & Post Code/s: 

The Florence Nightingale Museum
Gassiot House, St Thomas' Hospital
2 Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7EW

What type of School Trips do you provide?: Day Trips, Outreach/In-School Workshops

Subjects & Themes: History (inc. Museums & Buildings), Florence Nightingale, Museum, Key Stage 1, KS1, Strong Women, Women in STEM, Medicine, Nursing, Historical Figures, Victorians, Queen Victorian, Crimean War, Dressing Up, Owl, Lady with the Lamp, Zoom Visit, Online Visit, Maths, STEM, Interactive, Cloak Room, Pre Visit, Mary Seacole, Edith Cavill, War Museum, Living History

Age Suitability: Key Stage 1

Group Sizes: Each sessions is available for up to 30 children and 6 adults (plus any 1-1 support staff). Multiple sessions can be booked in a day.

School Trip Activities Summary: 

The Florence Nightingale Museum celebrates the life and work of the best known figure in nursing history.
Did you know Florence Nightingale was the first female member of the Royal Statistical Society? That she owned over 60 cats throughout her life and had a pet owl called Athena. Do you know why she was called Florence?

Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing, was one of our greatest Victorians and a female icon in her own lifetime. She is still an inspiration to nurses around the globe.
Visit the museum to celebrate the life of this trailblazing woman; discover all about her affluent childhood, how she fought against her parents’ wishes to become a nurse, her work during the Crimean War and how she campaigned for better healthcare for ordinary people. See the actual lamp she carried which earned her the nickname The Lady With The Lamp, meet her pet owl and see her medicine chest.

Our school session 'A Visit with Miss Nightingale' begins with an interactive performance by the museum’s own ‘Florence Nightingale’ describing her life and work. This is then followed by self-directed activities in the museum.

Can't come to us? We also offer visits to your school from either the museum's 'Florence Nightingale' or 'Mary Seacole' and even offer online visits via Zoom!

Additional Information: 

The site is walking distance from Waterloo Station and is based in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital. We have a cloakroom and toilets on site as well as a gift shop. Unfortunately we do not currently offer a lunch space.
All bookings for 'A Visit with Miss Nightingale' school trips includes tickets for up to two teachers to visit the museum prior to the day and our helpful staff are always on hand to answer any questions.