Museum · Lambeth · London

The Florence Nightingale Museum

The Florence Nightingale Museum is a museum in London, United Kingdom, about life of Florence Nightingale and modern nursing. It stands inside Lambeth’s built-up area. Our list has 607 more places within 15 km; first among them is Westminster Abbey, at 700 m.

Photo: The Florence Nightingale Museum, Joyofmuseums (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Lambeth

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Museum in Lambeth

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Lambeth

The Florence Nightingale Museum is inside Lambeth’s built-up area, with 387 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

From May to September, Lambeth sees highs of 18–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°42 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°45 mm

Aug23° / 14°55 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lambeth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lambeth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lambeth’s full climate →

About

The Florence Nightingale Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 11 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Lambeth
Official site: florence-nightingale.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The Florence Nightingale Museum on the map

Find The Florence Nightingale Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Wandsworth is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (326,725 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

2 · 300 m northwest of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 600 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km northeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Florence Nightingale Museum is	People	Places to visit
Lambeth	It’s in town	317,108	450
Westminster	300 m northwest of it	203,571	461
Southwark	600 m southeast of it	307,076	471
City of London	1.3 km northeast of it	7,820	432
Camden	1.3 km northwest of it	209,342	458
Wandsworth	1.8 km southwest of it	326,725	442
Islington	2.3 km north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	2.6 km east of it	311,072	430

Make a day of it

Also near The Florence Nightingale Museum

A visit can add 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a cathedral, from 607 places within 15 km.

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey700 m away 2

AttractionElizabeth Tower500 m away 3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.2 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

AttractionLondon Eye400 m away 5

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.7 km away 6

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery1.3 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)7

Big drawCastleTower of London3 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.5 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

The Florence Nightingale Museum: common questions

Where is The Florence Nightingale Museum?

The Florence Nightingale Museum is in Lambeth, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Florence Nightingale Museum?

Museum in London, United Kingdom, about life of Florence Nightingale and modern nursing.

When is the best time to visit The Florence Nightingale Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Lambeth, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Florence Nightingale Museum?

Within 15 km: Westminster Abbey (700 m), Elizabeth Tower (500 m), British Museum (2.2 km) and London Eye (400 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

The Florence Nightingale Museum: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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