Cafes, Restaurants, Shops

Facilities in and around Evelina London Children's Hospital

Play areas

There are play areas in the wards with games, books, computers, TV and music centres.

In the outpatients department on the ground floor there are lots of toys and games and a large helter skelter slide.

Pharmacy

The Evelina London pharmacy is on the ground floor of Evelina London. More information is on the pharmacy pages.

There's also a Sainsbury's pharmacy in St Thomas' Hospital where families can buy toiletries and over-the-count medicines.

There is also wide range of shops and services available right next door in St Thomas' Hospital.

View access guide to the pharmacy to help you get around the hospital.

Cafés

Plant'd

There is a Plant'd café in our hospital (third floor, atrium), serving drinks and food.

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6pm

There are also vending machines located across the hospital.

Cafés and shops at St Thomas'

There are more cafés, shops and facilities at neighbouring St Thomas' Hospital. Find out more below.

Facilities at St Thomas' Hospital

M&S Simply Food and Café

Offers high quality M&S food, while the M&S Café services a choice of hot and cold refreshments. Located in the St Thomas' main entrance area.

Open: Monday-Friday, 7am-9pm, Saturday-Sunday, 8am-8pm.

Costa Coffee

Based near the St Thomas' main entrance, offering fresh sandwiches, soups, sushi and a range of hot and cold drinks.

Toms @ Riverside

Located on the ground floor of the North Wing, serving hot and cold food to take away, including pasta, jacket potatoes, soup and artisan breads.

Open: Monday-Friday, 8.30am-3pm.

Toms @Shepherd Hall restaurant

Located on the ground floor of South Wing, this restaurant offers a wide range of meals, with a menu that changes daily. It has fantastic views of the House of Parliament and the river Thames.

Open: Monday-Friday, 7.30am-3.30pm (vending machine open 24 hours a day).

Stock Shop fashion

The fashion shop brings stylish ladies clothing at reasonable prices and the gift shop offers a range of gifts for all ages. Located in the St Thomas' main entrance area.

Open: Monday-Sunday, 9am-6pm.

WH Smith

Selling cards, gifts, books, newspapers, magazines, sandwiches and confectionery.

Open: Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm, Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm.

Friends of St Thomas' shop

Located at the Lambeth Wing entrance (opposite the Sainsbury's pharmacy), this shop sells gifts and cards to raise money for the charity, the Friends of St Thomas'.

Open: Monday-Friday, 10.30am-3pm.

Free concerts

Catch a free concert every Monday lunchtime in St Thomas' Central Hall, provided by Guy's and St Thomas' Charity. Find out more on the Breathe Arts Health Research website.

Museums

The Florence Nightingale Museum tells the story of one of history's most famous nurses. Find out more on the museum's website.

There's also a mini museum in St Thomas' Central Hall, displaying artifacts and photographs about the history of St Thomas'.

MediCinema

A MediCinema is available at Guy's Hospital.

A pop-up MediCinema is open on Tuesdays for children and young people staying in hospital. It is located in St Thomas' Hospital:

South Wing lecture theatre
ground floor, South Wing
St Thomas' Hospital
London SE1 7EH

For more information, please email john.martin@medicinema.org.uk.

If you're visiting Guy's Hospital, you can find out about the shops and services available there on the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust website.

TV, WiFi and phones

Access guides

View access guides to the hospital to help you get around.

Shops in the local area

Waterloo train station has shops and cash points.

Nearby Lower Marsh, has a range of shops and chemists.

On Belvedere Road (opposite St Thomas' Hospital, behind County Hall) there are a number of restaurants and cafés.

Pop-up shops and stalls

There are often fundraising stalls in St Thomas' Hospital, selling cakes, books and second hand goods. Keep an eye open for these events.

From 9am on Friday 12 September to 2pm on Sunday 14 September you will not be able to enter Evelina London Children's Hospital from Lambeth Palace Road. Go into St Thomas' Hospital and follow signs to Evelina London Children's Hospital.