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
AMT coffee
There is an AMT café in our hospital (third floor, atrium), serving drinks and food.
Opening hours:
- Monday-Friday, 6.30am-6.30pm
- Saturday 8am-3.45pm
- Sunday 8.30am-3.45pm.
There is also an AMT coffee shop at St Thomas' Hospital, open 24 hours, seven days a week.
View access guide for AMT coffee to help you get around.
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.
There is a NatWest cash point in the Lambeth Wing corridor.
The closest banks to Evelina London and St Thomas' Hospital are:
- Lloyds TSB (2 York Road, London SE1 7LZ)
- NatWest (91 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HW).
If your post is already stamped, you are welcome to drop it off at the post room at St Thomas' Hospital. This is off the South Wing corridor, near Central Hall.
There is also a Post Office on Westminster Bridge Road (125-131 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HJ).
Creative Hair is a hairdressing salon located on the ground floor of the North Wing corridor.
Open: Mondays and Tuesdays 9.30am-6pm, Tuesday-Thursday, 9.30am-7pm.
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.
The department of spiritual care (chaplaincy) supports people of all faiths as well as people who do not have a particular religious belief.
More information is on the chaplaincy pages.
There is a multi-faith prayer room based on the ground floor of St Thomas', just off South Wing corridor, near Central Hall
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.