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The British Museum London Guided Museum Tour - Semi-Private 8ppl Max

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Small Group Guided Tour of the British Museum in London

From $110.16

Price varies by group size

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

The British Museum in London houses around eight million artifacts, making it difficult to sift out the must-sees on a first-time or short visit. This small-group tour does the work for you, with a guide to show you around some carefully curated highlights. View important pieces such as the Mummy of Katebet, Lewis Chessmen, and more, as you uncover their significance and history. Entrance to the British Museum is free.
  • Tour of the British Museum in London
  • View selected highlights of the museum, a showcase of 6,000 years of history
  • See treasures such as the Mummy of Katebet, the Lewis Chessmen, and the Rosetta Stone
  • Learn about the artifacts’ history and significance from a guide
  • Small group tour with maximum of eight people and choice of morning or afternoon departures
  • Free entrance to the museum

What's Included

  • Semi-Private Museum Tour
  • Semi-Private" Means Group Size Is Never More Than 8 Guests Maximum
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Duration 2.5 Hours
  • 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

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • The British Museum
    Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG, UK

    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.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Choose your desired departure time when you book. Then, meet your guide at the British Museum in central London, along with the rest of your small group of no more than eight people in total.

Hear a brief introduction to the world-famous museum, one of the greatest repositories of world art and artifacts on the planet. This prestigious institution houses eight million items spanning 6,000 years of human history, providing an incredible window into human achievement. Treasures items such as Samurai armor and a series of prized Assyrian lion hunting reliefs dating from the 7th century BC.

Follow your guide through the rooms to see a carefully chosen selection of ancient and medieval exhibits considered to be some of the museum’s most beautiful and important. View pieces such as the Mummy of Katebet, the 12th-century Lewis Chessmen, and the Rosetta Stone; a stone slab engraved in the 2nd century BC with texts by Egyptian priests.

While you explore, gain deeper insight into the artifacts as your guide puts them in engaging historical context, sharing intriguing facts about their significance and purpose.

After exploring, your experience finishes when your guide departs.

The British Museum

Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
  • A maximum of 8 people per tour allowed
  • Minimum numbers apply. This tour will not run without a minimum of 2 guests to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
  • Notes: British Museum and other attractions or museums in London may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' or 'No Wait' access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Great tour
Patricia_H, Apr 2024
Jamie did a great job- very pleasant young man with a nice sense of humor and very knowledgeable ! Xxxxxxx cxx.
Worth every penny and more
Jeanne_S, Apr 2024
I will never go to a large museum again without booking a tour guide. But Andi will be a hard act to follow. He was an expert, not just in history but in navigating the enormous British Museum with eight of us in tow. Overall - a terrific experience that I would do again.
Andy is a great guide!
Dan_B, Apr 2024
The semi private tour is the only way to do a museum with school-age children! Our guide Andy was fantastic with our boys 11 and 13 years old and really made the museum come alive for them and for us.
Amazing experience and so memorable
Leonard_B, Apr 2024
Jaime was fantastic as a tour guide. Made the experience so memorable. He has amazing knowledge. The museum is fantastic and easily one could spend days visiting.
Wonderful tour and very...
Mark_C, Apr 2024
Wonderful tour and very knowledgeable guide Answered all questions, wonderful sense of humor,highly recommend
Andi was amazing!
Jason_R, Apr 2024
Andi was awesome! We had 8 of us (2 kids, aged 10). He kept it light and fun — and shared amazing info with us. So many little tidbits that he we didn’t know. Highly recommend taking a tour with Andi!
Andy was highly knowledgeable and entertaining!
ShawnL, Apr 2024
Egyptian, Greek, Assyrian and British history were well presented by Andy. Can you give 6 stars? Lovely time despite the holiday crowds.
Excellent tour of The British Museum
Michael_E, Apr 2024
Excellent tour! The British Museum is massive and you really can spend days in it so I feel having a guide is a must. Our guide, Andy, was fantastic. A history professor with a PHD…doesn’t get much better than that! I’ve been on multiple guided tours in Europe and Italy and he rates near the top in his breadth of knowledge and shepherding us through an absolutely monstrous museum. As an added bonus Andy got us past the massive line to get in! Cannot recommend the tour enough!
Fantastic Tour with Stéph
John_M, Mar 2024
Outstanding tour of the British Museum. Our tour guide Stéph carefully curated key exhibits and skillfully stewarded us through the complex. My teenaged son joined me and also thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Stéph’s extensive knowledge, wit, and ever-so-clever insights made for a delightful experience. Brilliant. Highly recommended. J.
Great Tour!
Angela_V, Mar 2024
Stephanie was Fantastic! She shared so much knowledge and made touring the museum so informative and interesting!
Wonderfully informative
J_C, Feb 2024
We had a great time seeing the artifacts and learning about all of the fascinating history behind it. Our guide Matilda was amazing, keeping the entire family engaged while still being enthusiastic and informative. We did the tour with teenagers, and they enjoyed it very much.
British Museum
Barbara_B, Jan 2024
Great experience at the British Museum. Our tour guide Becky showed us the highlights of the museum and also showed a few things that we wanted to see. She was very knowledgeable and helped us understand what we were looking at.
Very nice tour of the British Museum
Andrew_W, Jan 2024
Becky was a brilliant guide! Very nice and knowledgeable and she made the visit to the British Museum much more enjoyable and less overwhelming.
History Museum with a Professor
Billy_B, Jan 2024
Andy was great! With a PhD in history and teaching at a local college, he was an expert in the historical pieces he was showing us. Would definitely recommend.
Great tour guide makes a great time!
Catherine_T, Jan 2024
Jamie did a great job sharing with us some of his top-10 favorites at the British Museum. He shared a lovely amount of detail and knowledge and his excitement for the history and controversies held within the museum was extensive. My husband wasn’t feeling well and had to leave early, but I stayed and enjoyed the tour.
Well done
99retrip, Jan 2024
Many thanks to Sheldon! The museum was crowded, but he led us through to all the highlights with skill and shared many interesting details.
Becky is wonderful. My...
Cesar_P, Jan 2024
Becky is wonderful. My Family and me enjoined all tour. Becky planned the tour. She didn’t improvised. I’d advice to book it.
Among the best tours yet.
John_P, Jan 2024
Matilda was amazing. We have toured in many countries. She ranks at the top. She was very knowledgeable, and extremely patient. We are a family of four. Our children are 8 and 11. They were very engaged.
Excellent Tour
Kathy_K, Dec 2023
Our tour guide Becky was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and professional. She taught us much about the museum and ancient history. The Rosetta Stone information was so informative. And we never knew that all the ancient marble sculpture was originally painted. Highly recommend the tour.
Tour with Steph, our guide
Olatunde_K, Dec 2023
Our guide Steph was very knowledgeable, considerate friendly and professional. She took time to answer questions and spent time with us at the exhibit on time line for development of writing, which was the memorable part of the tour.
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