With five attended toilets, ten automatic toilets
and 50
community toilets the City of London probably has the highest
concentration of toilets in one square mile in the country.
All toilet provision in the City of London can be viewed on an
interactive
toilet map.
Attended toilets
Our attended toilets are staffed through their opening
hours. Public Convenience Opening Times (PDF,
5kb). This enables us to provide quality, clean and, most
importantly, safe facilities for all users.
The cost of providing public toilets is high and the City of
London is under the same financial constraints as all other local
authorities. For many years we provided a free service while
other local authorities were either closing their facilities or
introducing charges.
Unfortunately we reached the point at which if we are to
continue to provide attended toilets at Tower Hill and Paternoster
Square, we must charge an admission fee of 50p for all users.
(RADAR key holders are the only exception). Change machines are
available.
Locations
- Paternoster – in the Paternoster Square
development near to St Paul’s Chapter House
- Tower Hill - in the Tower Place development
opposite the Tower of London
- Royal Exchange - in the subway outside the
entrance to Royal Exchange
- Smithfield - on the roundabout at West
Smithfield
- Eastcheap - in the island at the junction of
Eastcheap, King William Street and Gracechurch Street
There are three further toilets, one or more of which
may be operational on a part time basis or during special
events such as Lord Mayors Show. These toilets are located
at:
- Aldgate - in the subway at the southern end of
Middlesex Street, junction with St Botolph Street. This
convenience, although normally closed is open on Sundays for the
market in Middlesex Street.
- Bishopsgate - on the corner of Bishopsgate and
Middlesex Street. This convenience, although normally closed is
open on Sundays for the market in Middlesex Street.
- Blackfriars - on the riverside walkway at the
bottom of the steps to Blackfriars Road Bridge.
(Please note: Open April - September only. Monday
- Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9.00 -
5.00pm).
Disabled access
The following public toilets have full disabled access:
- Tower Hill
- Paternoster
- West Smithfield
The following public toilets have disabled cubicles but can
only be accessed via stairs:
- Bishopsgate
- Eastcheap
- Royal Exchange
Automatic Public Toilets
Automatic Public Toilets are available 24 hours a
day. A charge of 20p is made for use of these toilets, with
the exception of the unit at Tower Place which is 50p.
Locations
- Aldermanbury - Between Gresham Street and Love
Lane
- Aldgate High St - Near to
the Bus Depot
- Charterhouse St - near the junction with
Holborn Circus
- Harrow Place - Near the junction
with Middlesex Street
- Long Lane - Near the junction with Aldersgate
Street
- Monument Pavilion (Disabled Only) - Near the
junction of Monument Street with Pudding Lane
- Monument Street - near the junction with Lower
Thames Street
- St Paul’s Walk - On river
side walkway near White Lion Hill
- Tower Place - Tower Place Development opposite
Tower of London
- Watermark Place - River end of All Hallows
Lane
Disabled access
Automatic Public Toilets with full disabled access are
located at Long Lane, Monument Pavilion, Tower Place and Watermark
Place. Access is available 24 hours a day by the National Key
Operated Scheme (RADAR key). The disabled toilets at Long Lane,
Tower Place and Watermark Place can also be accessed via
payment.
Urilifts
Urilifts are male only urinals which have been introduced to
address the problem of night time street urination.
These toilets are stored below ground during the day and are only
raised in the evening.
Locations
- Bishopsgate – Adjacent to Bishopsgate toilet
near to the junction of Bishopsgate and Middlesex Street.
- Cornhill – At the rear of the Royal Exchange
at the junction of Royal Exchange Buildings and Cornhill.
- Watling Street – Near junction with Queen
Victoria Street.
Community Toilets
Community Toilets are provided by local businesses working in
partnership with the City. They display a sticker, such as
the one below which indicates the facilities available, in a
prominent position in their window:
50 businesses have signed up to the City's
community toilets scheme. They provide members of the
public with free access to their toilets during their normal
trading hours.
Members of the CTS scheme:
View list of members and toilet map.
Contact us
If you wish to comment on the public toilets provided by
the City of London please email
toilets@cityoflondon.gov.uk or
telephone 020 7606 3110.