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Visit this surprisingly humble laboratory in which Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. Now restored to the musty, dusty cramped conditions of September 1928, visitors can retrace the unforeseen emergence of a life-saving drug that changed the course of medical history.
A colourful collection of displays and videos retell his discovery. The reconstructed lab is both poignant and hugely authentic, peppered with old-fashioned scientific equipment and furnishings. The museum was opened in 1993 by St Mary’s NHS Trust and is a worthwhile, thought-provoking journey off the beaten track of London’s more customary attractions.
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16 London Street, W2 | 2 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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225 Edgware Road, W2 | 4 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Attractions > Museums
Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 24 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
The RCM Museum of Instruments was started in 1894 with a donation from Sir George Donaldson. Today it features over six hundred instruments, some of which ... More

London > Attractions > Museums
25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K | 24 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 27 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Attractions >
W2 | 3 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
1 Edgware Road Subway, Bayswater, London W2 | 5 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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1A Sheldon Square, W2 | 5 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
Opp 35 Blomfield Road, Little Venice, W9 | 10 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
Gateforth Street, Marylebone, London NW8 | 11 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
A vibrant fringe theatre in Marylebone, the Cockpit Theatre was designed by Edward Mendelsohn and built in 1969-70. Notable as London's first purpose-built theatre in-the-round since ... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Marble Arch, W1C | 14 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Shopping >
22 Connaught Street, W2 | 8 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Restaurants > South American restaurants
63 Westbourne Grove, Paddington, London W2 | 1 minute from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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31 Norfolk Place, W2 | 1 minute from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Restaurants > British restaurants
13 Norfolk Place, Paddington, Paddington, London W2 | 1 minute from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Education > Other Attractions
Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 15 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Education > Cookery Courses
118 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London W1U | 19 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U | 23 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Merchant Square, Paddington, W2 | 3 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
A floating park in the Paddington Basin brings a beautiful green space to a forgotten section of the ... More

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63 Bathurst Mews, Paddington, London W2 | 8 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
Hop on a steed and trot your way through one of London's most central parks, courtesy of those lovely equestrian types at Hyde Park Stables. The ... More

London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
Landmark Hotel, 222 Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London NW1 | 11 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
26 Sale Place, W2 | 4 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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308 Edgware Road, W2 | 6 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Nightlife > Bars
62 Seymour Street , W1H | 11 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Hertford House, Manchester Square, Marylebone, London W1U | 18 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 20 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 21 minutes from Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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