Friday, 2 May

Tour of historic St Bartholomew's Hospital (St Barts)

St Barts has been a London landmark for 900 years. Come and explore it with us.

By City of London Guides

Select date and time

Fri, 2 May 2025 14:00 - 15:30 GMT+1

Location

St Bartholomew's Hospital (outside King Henry VIII Gate)

West Smithfield London EC1A 7BE United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

St Bartholomew’s Hospital was founded in 1123 by the monk Rahere and granted to the City of London in 1546 by Henry VIII.

The North Wing of historic St Barts is currently closed for renovation.

While the renovation work is underway, the City Guides offer the opportunity to find out more about the amazing 900 year story of St Bartholomew’s and the surrounding area.

Meeting at the Henry VIII gate outside St Bartholomew’s Hospital the tour takes in the churches of the hospital, its amazing range of architecture ancient and modern, and tell the stories of body snatchers, and heroic and pioneering medics and nurses.

The walk takes place on Fridays at 2.00pm and finishes close to Farringdon Station.

Ticket sales help support the work of Barts Heritage, www.bartsheritage.org.uk

We have a concession ticket for seniors (65+years ) and NHS workers.

If you have a support dog who assists you they are welcome to come, but unfortunately we cannot accommodate any non-support animals.

These tours do not include a visit inside the North Wing which is currently closed for renovation. Bart’s Heritage Trust runs volunteer-led conservation tours while the work is underway. For more information about this and the restoration project, please see the attached link. https://bartsheritage.org.uk/restoring-historic-barts/learning/conservation/

Organised by

City of London Guides

City of London Guide Lecturers Association - the Official Guides to the City of London. The Association was founded in 1983 to promote and maintain a high standard of guiding in, and lecturing about, the City of London and all guides are insured, professional and accredited by the Institute of Tourist Guiding (ITG). www.cityoflondonguides.com.

All guides are trained, qualified, accredited and insured.