Private British Museum Tour

Experience a private guided tour of the British Museum and explore the rich history and diverse cultures at your own pace. Discover the most important artifacts and lesser-known objects in just two hours, tailored to your group’s needs. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The British Museum - I will meet you at Montague Pl, the north entrance of the museum. We will then enter and I will guide you for the next two hours around the museum where I will show the most important artifacts.
What's Included
  • Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Forget about big groups of strangers or running after a guide with a tight schedule leading a big group. Treat your family, your friends, your partner or just yourself with this PRIVATE tour. No strangers will be part of the group, only you and whoever is travelling with you. In two hours you will visit the most important artifacts and lesser know…

Location
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
Please note that there may be long queues for security checks, we recommend arriving in advance. The tour guide will be waiting for you at the Information Desk, located in the Great Court, immediately to the right as you enter the museum. The entrance for ticket holders is on Great Russell Street.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Geoff_w
Apr 29, 2025
A great introduction to the museum’s massive collection - Damiano from DS Tours is knowledgeable and friendly. He helpfully texted us clear directions of when and exactly where to meet him inside the busy entrance. For 2 hours he guided us to select museum treasures with insight and wit, bringing history alive using context and historical anecdotes. We would not have known to see many of these objects without his guidance.
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Katiepq6507vc
Apr 24, 2025
The British Museum with Damiano was FABULOUS! - Damiano was fabulous!! He was funny, easy to follow, and great at showing us some unique exhibits of the museum that we would have otherwise missed. Our tour was personalized and very efficient. We felt like we got to see the best parts of the museum and not just the touristic things. Damiano was a great guide and I could not recommend his tours enough!!
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Barbara-5buonacucina
Apr 22, 2025
Our tour at the British - The visit was really exciting, our guide Damiano was really exhaustive giving us interesting information in all aspects, historical and artistic Highly recommended tour
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Tac59
Apr 18, 2025
Wonderful tour guide - While admission to the British Museum is free it is overwhelming with 4 kids with limited time. Stefania was amazing! She arrived early, showed us all the key exhibits and explained each one at a level that my kids found interesting and fun! Highly recommend Stefania!
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Shari_k
Apr 10, 2025
Lovely time at the British Museum! - Our tour guide gave us insights we would have missed doing this on our own.She was very kind and helpful during the tour!
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Ecesue2023
Mar 31, 2025
British Museum - I really enjoyed my visit to the British Museum, and my tour guide, Damiano, made it even better. He explained both the history and artistic details in a clear and engaging way, and his sense of humor made the experience really fun. You could tell he was passionate and knowledgeable. It was one of the most enjoyable and informative tours I’ve been on.
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Cynthia
Mar 25, 2025
SO WORTH IT!!!! - Our first time doing a private guide for a museum visit and it was so worth it. Our guide Damiano was organized and communicated all details prior to the visit making our meet up so easy. Damiano was so knowledgeable and catered to everyone’s interest in the group. Aside from that he was just a nice guy . I would highly recommend this to anyone going to the British Museum.
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Joy_w
Mar 24, 2025
Worth the money! - Damiano was a wonderful tour guide! We really enjoyed this as a way to really focus our visit to the British Museum.
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Thesterlingbroker
Mar 24, 2025
World-class Museum, Terrific Tour Guide... - As a family of 3 adults, we did 2 tours with DS Tours (British Museum and 3-hour Private Guided Tour of London Landmarks). Both tours were fantastic. Regarding the British Museum, we especially enjoyed the Parthenon Sculptures, Assyrian Lion Hunt, and clock rooms. Our guide, Damiano, really helped us appreciate these amazing artifacts. When the museum became more crowded and somewhat noisy due to school children, Damiano helped save the day. He provided us with discrete headphones that clipped over our ear so we could hear him clearly as we walked around the exhibits. This drowned out the background noise and helped us focus on the great information that Damiano shared. You can spend all day in the British Museum and still not see everything. Having Damiano helped us focus on certain highlights and maximize our time. Next time we'd like to see the National Gallery & Natural History Museum with him. Thanks for helping make our trip special. Sincerely, Sterling, Jessica & Janette
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Raj_p
Mar 20, 2025
British Museum Tour - I have had many tour guides in the past, but Damiano is the best. He is patient, speaks clearly, very knowledgeable and makes us understand the purpose and reasoning behind each artifact. We had an amazing time, and I would recommend Damiano for the British Museum tour.
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From $189 (Per Group)
up to 6 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).