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Charing Cross Hospital
A&E in west London
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Image courtesy of © Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Charing Cross Hospital
Despite its name, Charing Cross Hospital stands on Fulham Palace Road in Hammersmith, west London, a move made in the 1970s from its original site near Charing Cross station. It is part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and has an accident and emergency department. Hammersmith and Barons Court stations are about fifteen minutes’ walk, and several buses stop outside. Call 999 in an emergency or NHS 111 for urgent advice. Check imperial.nhs.uk for current services.
Why it's on our list
- A&E department
- West London
- Imperial College Healthcare
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Charing Cross Hospital before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Charing Cross Hospital are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Hammersmith (District and Piccadilly lines)PiccadillyDistrictCircleHammersmith & City0.4 mi7 min walk
- Barons CourtDistrictPiccadilly0.4 mi8 min walk
- West KensingtonDistrict0.7 mi14 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Hammersmith Broadway0.4 mi8 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Harrods2.7 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Buckingham Palace3.5 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Westminster Abbey4.1 miCycle 27 minCar or taxi 34 min
- Leicester Square4.2 miCycle 27 minCar or taxi 35 min
- Trafalgar Square4.3 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 35 min
- London Eye4.5 miCycle 29 minCar or taxi 37 min
- Covent Garden4.6 miCycle 30 minCar or taxi 37 min
- The British Museum4.6 miCycle 30 minCar or taxi 37 min
- The Shard5.9 miCycle 38 minCar or taxi 47 min
- Tower of London6.4 miCycle 41 minCar or taxi 51 min
Main rail terminals
- Paddington2.8 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Victoria3.4 miCycle 22 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Charing Cross4.3 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 35 min
- Euston4.7 miCycle 30 minCar or taxi 38 min
- Waterloo4.8 miCycle 31 minCar or taxi 38 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)5.1 miCycle 33 minCar or taxi 41 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras5.2 miCycle 33 minCar or taxi 41 min
- London Bridge6.0 miCycle 39 minCar or taxi 48 min
- Liverpool Street6.3 miCycle 41 minCar or taxi 50 min