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The Old Operating Theatre's wooden operating table, seen from the curved tiers of standing rails where students once watched

Old Operating Theatre Museum

St Thomas Street, London Bridge

Address: 9a St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY
  • Culture
  • Rain-proof ☔
  • Cheap and cheerful

Climb a narrow spiral staircase into the roof of an old church to find Europe's oldest surviving operating theatre and a garret of medicinal herbs.

Why it's a good date: Small, strange and fascinating, and it gives you plenty to talk about over a drink afterwards. It's only open a few days a week and the stairs are steep, so check before you go.