British Museum Tour: Explore Artifacts Collection

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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Texaspirate2
Jul 7, 2025
Outstanding Tour of the Museum with James ! - Outstanding Experience with James ! Voice great ! Clear to understand and wanted to make sure our group felt well attended. I would HIGHLY RECOMEND tour and particularly ask for James ! Outstanding. My wife and I wanted to do a tour on our return to London for anniversary. We really enjoyed it. James was great with questions. Thank you!
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John_b
Jul 4, 2025
Great guide who provided great information - Alex was our guide and had a tremendous background. We were a bit late as we were guided to the wrong museum, but he was patient and waited for our arrival. He provided the information with a great deal of depth and asked us deep questions about how museums gathered and provided information to the public. He was cognizant of the space we were in and gave solid information about the exhibits we were viewing. If we were to do it again, we would love to have Alex as our guide.
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435ravib
Jul 4, 2025
So glad we went with a guide in the British Museum - Wonderful and informative visit. Matilda was a knowledgeable and engaging tour guide, telling us great details and sharing insights that we would have missed had we tried to tour the museum on our own. Very happy that we chose to go with a guide!
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Elainemg5208bd
Jul 3, 2025
British Museum Tour - Matilda was engaging, knowledgeable, and made the tour fun and interesting. She has shown us amazing content and we were fascinated. Would definitely recommend.
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Jmm212
Jul 3, 2025
Wonderful tour with an excellent guide - British Museum is always remarkable and we had an excellent guide in Becky, she was knowledgeable and friendly, clearly loves her job and enjoyed explaining the history of the museum and its artifacts. A great tour
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104sharadas
Jul 1, 2025
Great experience with James H! - James H was a fantastic guide for our small group tour of the British museum. It's an overwhelming collection, and hearing the history behind key pieces made the experience more approachable. He was also kindly accommodating to one member of our party who was delayed, and discretely asked if my parents would rather use the elevator than the stairs, which I really appreciated!! I would certainly recommend this experience and take another tour with James in the future.
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David_m
Jun 30, 2025
Guy V is an engaging, fun, and informative guide! - Guy V was an incredible guide for The British Museum! We had our four kids who were already tired from a morning of sightseeing, and Guy kept them engaged and excited the whole time. They have all said it was their favorite part of the vacation, and they wished he could be our guide everywhere. Thanks Guy for bringing excitement to history and sharing your interests in such an engaging and fun way!
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Michael_k
Jun 29, 2025
Excellent tour - Summary: Stephanie was a great tour guide and gave us the highlights of the British museum. Details: Stephanie partnered with another tour guide to cover both a meeting location and our place in line. This was brilliant as we could meet in a conspicuous spot and find her easily while retaining a good place in line. Stephanie was extremely knowledgeable of history and the artifacts in the British museum. We started in the Egyptian room and the Rosetta Stone: she had great details about the stone and how it was used to decipher hieroglyphics. She gave us excellent details about the 3 Egyptian kingdoms as well as Greek, Roman, and their interactions. The tour was ~4.5 hours long and worth every moment. We could have spent another 4 hours and still not seen everything. I was particularly interested in the death rituals and their similarities across cultures. I would highly recommend this tour and especially Stephanie K as the tour guide.
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Bencurry1
Jun 29, 2025
We are vacation , post cruise trip in London, and decided to tour the museum. - Jamie was outstanding and very, very knowledgeable about the museum and the artifacts in the museum. I would highly recommend him as a tour guide for any you of the British museum.
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Global44280795173
Jun 30, 2025
Enjoyable but hot inside - Enjoyed it but was a hot day and the museum is not air- conditioned so you couldn't thoroughly enjoy it. The guide was knowledgeable and very pleasant.
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).