British Museum Guided Tour: Experience World's Largest Collection of Artifacts

Embark on a 2.5-hour guided tour of the British Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of artifacts. Explore cultural and artistic works while learning about their fascinating history.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The British Museum - Trade in paintings for mummies and historical artifacts on a tour of the British Museum. The enormous collection spans 6000 years of human history, featuring items from all over the world like Samurai armor and rare Assyrian lion hunt reliefs. Your guide will take a serious but enjoyable approach towards the museum’s…
What's Included
  • Semi-private museum tour ensuring a personalized experience
  • Enjoy a 2.5-hour journey through art and history
  • Led by a professional tour guide for an informative experience
  • Small group setting with no more than 8 guests for an intimate tour
What's Not Included
  • Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
  • Tour is NOT available for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
  • Temporary exhibitions NOT included
Additional Information

Embark on a 2.5-hour semi-private guided tour limited to 8 guests, of the British Museum, home to one of the largest collections of global artifacts. Your knowledgeable guide will lead you through a handpicked selection of cultural and artistic items, providing relevant historical context to help you appreciate a fraction of the 8 million exhibits in…

Location
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
Meet your guide outside the gates of the museum by the red telephone booth situated to the left of the main gates of the museum on the sidewalk of Great Russell Street across from Starbucks.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bondbr
Feb 11, 2025
Fantastic tour of the British Museum - What made this tour superb was the enthusiasm and knowledge of our guide Stephanie. She obviously loves what she does and made every effort to be well-informed and clear. Her presentation was not only informative but energetic and interesting, bringing in stories and facts that helped bring history alive.
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R7143pntimothyg
Feb 9, 2025
A+ tour guided and an incredible guide - What an incredible tour! Sheldon was an excellent tour guide providing us with the rich, yet sobering history found within The British Museum. I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone interested in learning about this incredible museum and the treasures within.
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828katelynl
Feb 3, 2025
Great storytelling! - Excellent tour! We were apprehensive about visiting the museum but Ellie did an incredible job contextualizing colonialism and controversial pieces, and more than that, she was passionate and engaging storyteller. Can't recommend touring with her enough!
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Gayl
Jan 30, 2025
Small private tour on The British Museum - I had a great tour with Ivo and the other guests . Ivo was very engaging and knowledgeable on all exhibits we visited. He goes the extra mile pointing extra pieces or stories connected to the exhibits. The museum has multiple exhibits and having the small tour was the best way to enjoy and learn so much in a few hours. I enthusiastically recommend this tour on your visit to London.
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Neil
Jan 27, 2025
Excellent tour, can’t recommend highly enough - One of the best museum / gallery tours we’ve done, and we’ve done a lot! Our guide Sheldon was great, we learned so much fascinating information during the tour. He was both interesting and informative, we felt that he looked after us very well. Would certainly highly recommend.
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Sorinad2017
Jan 27, 2025
Great tour with a top guide! - Our guide Sheldon was great! Funny, well informed and savvy about the museum logistics. It was a very informative tour with lots of historical info and great parallels to modern day topics.
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Atif_f
Jan 25, 2025
Iconic place to visit.... - Iconic place to visit. Great museum. A must visit while you're in London. Alex, our guide was more than knowledgeable. I give him 5 stars.
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Rosemary_n
Jan 24, 2025
Information - James was the best tour guide I had all week because he was knowledgable and full of interesting stories. This is the best reason for having a guide versus walking around by yourself.
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J7619yvjamesh
Jan 23, 2025
Amazing and Very Informational! - We really enjoyed having Matilda as our tour guide! She was extremely informative and was able to answer all of our questions. She further added further insight into the history surrounding many of the objects that we saw at the museum! Highly recommend!
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Annecle33
Jan 21, 2025
Amazing tour - Amazing tour with James ! Very interesting historic facts, the Museum is incredible. I highly recommend the guided tour
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