- The hangouts of healers and hoaxers around one of our best known medical streets, those characters who made medical history in London for the greater worldwide good, or dangerously for deception and even death with their ‘quackery’ and queasy cures.
Greenwich to London Transfer: Rob’s 'Medical Madness' Walking Tour with Black Cab Transportation
Dare to explore a different side of London? From Greenwich Ship Tier, a black cab whisks you away for the 'Medical Madness' Walking Tour. Uncover the city's dark, fascinating history of disease and medical breakthroughs, then get a seamless drop-off at your central London hotel.

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Traverse the London streets of Marylebone, Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury in search of those places and people who have made our capital city a nest of disease and contamination, but also a metropolis of healing and good health, starting directly from Greenwich Ship Tier, with a 'meet and greet' from a qualified London taxi driver and guide.
Travel in comfort aboard a classic London Black Cab for a scenic ride into the city where, after dropping your luggage at your hotel, you'll join Rob Woodford, a knowledgeable local guide and former London cabbie.
Our start point for this fascinating walking tour is St. Andrew’s Place near the medicinal garden of the famous Royal College of Physicians, and after the walking tour your cab will take you back to your hotel, allowing you to relax and enjoy the rest of your time in London.

- A ‘tongue in cheek’ look at the royals and high ranking government ministers, and whether they were fit to rule us, either physically, mentally or morally - and whether they were well enough to take charge of our nation at all!

- The real reason for those expressions ‘dutch courage’, ‘one for the road’ and ‘on the wagon’, and medicine's long and complex relationship between getting a patient back on their feet and boozing!

- Medicine and sexuality, and undress the often unsavoury tales of the relationship between the medical profession and sex and sexology, as we take a walk on the wide side to uncover the innovation from practitioners who would liberate people from centuries of intolerance.
- Medicine at the Movies! It’s lights, scalpel, action as we check out our obsession with the silver screen and tragic, comic, romance, scandal and intrigue in fiction.
Our tour end point is the Welcome Collection in Euston Road, where I shall introduce you to the museum highlights and any exhibitionsnthat are on at the time. This space has an excellent cafe, as well as restrooms.
Seamless hotel drop off
After your unforgettable London experience, relax as your friendly driver escorts you back to your Central London hotel. We'll ensure a comfortable and efficient journey, dropping you right at the entrance, so you can unwind and reflect on your day of exploration without any hassle.
- Accessibility: Our London Black Cabs are wheelchair-accessible and can enter areas where regular cars are restricted.
- Luggage & Group Size: For your comfort and to ensure there's enough room for luggage (one large case and one hand luggage per person), we limit the number of passengers per cab. If your group is larger than four, please contact us to arrange additional transport and request a quote.
- Tour Details: The walking tour is approximately three hours long. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and dressing for the weather.
Type: Transfer Tour
Exclusives: Walking tour with Rob Woodford—an experienced, qualified London Black Cab Driver
Price: £440 (up to 4 guests)
Languages: English
Pick up: Pre-determined meeting point near Greenwich Ship Tier
Attraction tickets are not included in the tour prices and we recommend, where possible, you book them online prior to your tour to avoid queuing on the day.
- You'll be met at Greenwich Ship Tier and travel to your Central London hotel to drop off your bags. Then, a cab ride will take you to meet Rob Woodford at your tour's starting point: St. Andrew’s Place.
- Royal College of Physicians
- Park Square East: The Diorama
- Regent’s Park
- Marylebone Road: St.Marylebone Church, Charles Dickens Plaque, Royal Academy of Music
- Marylebone High Street
- King Edward VII Hospital
- Weymouth Street
- Arthur Conan Doyle Plaque
- 17 Wimpole Mews
- Harley Street: Florence Nightingale Plaque, Lionel Logue Plaque
- Park Crescent: Duke of Kent Statue
- Portland Place: Sir Joseph Lister Statue, Royal institute of British Architects, Polish Embassy
- Langham Place: The Langham Hotel, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), All Soul’s Church
- Regent Street
- The Speakeasy Club
- Great Titchfield Street, Langham Street & Foley Street
- Cleveland Street: (Site of) Middlesex Hospital Workhouse
- Maple Street & Fitzroy Square
- University College Hospital
- Whitfield Street: Marie Stopes Clinic
- Tottenham Court Road, Huntley Street & Gower Street
- Wellcome Collection (key highlights and end of tour)
- Set down: Cab ride from Endsleigh Gardens back to your Central London hotel
