About this Event
Join professional for a colourful interactive storytime with music, props and even smells!
The Royal College of Physicians has collected books for over 500 years. Today the RCP Heritage Library has over 50,000 books! In 1666 the RCP library was all-but destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Come along this half-term, join in, meet our storyteller and help uncover the secret of the mysterious woman who rebuilt our library!
Plus our Patterns, pages and prints’ craft activity room will be open all morning. Before or after your stroy you can come along to have a go at printing your own patterns, creating moving diagrams, making bookmarks, colouring fabulous pictures and more!
Tickets
The story will be repeated throughout the morning, choose your preferred time and book a ticket to enjoy a 30-minute story time. The ticket also entitles you to drop-in to our ‘Patterns, pages and prints’ craft activity room to have fun with paper-based creation anytime between 10am and 12.30pm. Recommended for children aged 5 – 11 but all are welcome.
Ticket for one child costs £8, any additional children booked will be half-price.
All children must be accompanied by an adult but accompanying adults can attend free and do not need to book separately.
This event is inspired by RCP exhibition ‘A body of knowledge’ that explores 500 years of book collecting at the RCP.
If the ticket fee would prevent you from attending the session please contact us at [email protected], we have a small number of concession tickets available.
Access
Getting here
We are near a range of bus stops, tube stops and train stations. See our website for details: Plan you visit
The RCP does not have a general car park but we do have 2 bookable disabled parking spaces. If you require a disabled parking space please contact us to book.
Step-free options
- The nearest bus stops are Euston Road (Stop D; 6mins); Regent's Park Station (Stop B; 4mins); Albany Street (Stop C; 4 mins). All TFL bus routes are served by low-floor vehicles, with a dedicated space for one wheelchair user and an access ramp.
- Baker Street is the nearest tube station with step-free access. It is on the Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith, Jubilee and Metropolitan lines – 17 minutes from the RCP.
- The nearest train stations are Euston (11 mins); Marylebone (20 mins); King's Cross and St Pancras International (25 mins) - all have step-free access.
Find out more
Once in the building
- This is a quiet day in the building however staff can direct you to quiet spaces if required.
- Ear defenders, colour overlays, magnifying glasses and large print captions are available in the exhibition Gallery space.
- There is a lift-platform at the entrance ot the building and a lift within the building to provide step-free access to all levels.
- For more information on access within the RCP building please visit: https://history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us/accessibility
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Royal College of Physicians Museum, 11 Saint Andrews Place, London, United Kingdom
GBP 4.00 to GBP 8.00
