Health · Our pick in London
The Portland Hospital
Private care for women and children
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Image courtesy of © Philafrenzy · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Portland Hospital
The Portland Hospital, on Great Portland Street at the edge of Fitzrovia and Marylebone, is part of HCA Healthcare UK, which describes it as the UK’s only private hospital dedicated to women and children. Its website lists its maternity, paediatric and other services. Great Portland Street and Regent’s Park stations are a few minutes’ walk away. Patients pay directly or through private medical insurance. In an emergency, call 999.
Why it's on our list
- Women and children
- HCA Healthcare UK
- Great Portland Street
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Portland Hospital before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from The Portland 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
- Great Portland StreetCircleMetropolitanHammersmith & City0.1 mi1 min walk
- Regent's ParkBakerloo0.1 mi2 min walk
- Warren StreetNorthernVictoria0.3 mi6 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Tottenham Court Road0.3 mi7 min walk
- Taxi rank, Tottenham Court Road0.4 mi9 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- The British Museum0.8 miWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Leicester Square1.1 miWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Covent Garden1.2 miWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Trafalgar Square1.2 miWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Buckingham Palace1.5 miWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- London Eye1.7 miWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Westminster Abbey1.8 miWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Harrods1.8 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- The Shard2.8 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Tower of London3.1 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 26 min
Main rail terminals
- Euston0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)1.0 miWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras1.0 miWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Charing Cross1.3 miWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Paddington1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Victoria1.8 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Waterloo1.9 miWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Liverpool Street2.7 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 23 min
- London Bridge2.8 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 24 min