British Museum Guided Tour: Explore Ancient Artifacts and Iconic Collections

Embark on a guided tour of the British Museum and uncover ancient artifacts and iconic collections. Explore the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon Sculptures, Egyptian mummies, and more!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The British Museum - See art and antiquities from around the world at the UK’s largest museum. Take a 2 hours guided tour of the British Museum in London and explore one of the oldest museums in the world. See relics from Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
What's Included
  • Guidance from a local expert
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on a tour of the illustrious British Museum with a guide to explore some of its notable exhibits. Given its vast array of artefacts, even a week-long visit to the British Museum is not enough to uncover all its treasures. Begin your journey with a view of the awe-inspiring ceiling, followed by an appreciation of the magnificent glass roof within…

Location
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
Meet your guide at the main entrance (Russell street), after the security check, on the stairs Please arrive at least 15 mins before for check in as guide will leave on time. Latecomers will be considered as no show
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Thenorthlondoners
Oct 4, 2025
British Museum - Fabulous! Denise brought the British Museum to life with her wonderful energy and fascinating stories. I thoroughly enjoyed her tour.
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Anne_f
Jun 30, 2025
Bucket List Tour - Our guide Paul communicated clearly when and where to meet. It was so easy to get in. He was super knowledgeable and he led us around to see all the top artifacts in the museum before it got too crowded. He gave the perfect amount of context and background. This was the best way to see the museum and I have recommended it to family and friends.
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Phyllie_v
Aug 27, 2025
Hearing difficulties - Our guide was a little hard to hear, with all the background noise of others and other competing tour guides. We had taken other Viator tours in Amsterdam where we had individual hearing receivers.
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Jigna_d
Aug 19, 2025
Definitely needs improvement - very poor instructions on how to meet up with the tour guide. A very poor description of the tour. Minimal value for the money.
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Maggie_j
Aug 20, 2025
Scammers to the max- rip off totally - After I confirmed and paid for my British Museum tour I started getting flooded flooded with emails from WhatsApp and on the day of the tour I receive no text or email or WhatsApp and five minutes before the tour started all of a sudden I get flooded with text from WhatsApp and there was no one to meet us at the British Museum. There was no tour guide. There was no flag stating that this was VA tour tour guide. This is a total sham do not buy anything from this website. They are scammers to the max. These people are a bunch of thieves. I will never use this website for a guided tour again.
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Julie_c
Aug 8, 2025
British Museum Guide - No Show - We arrived about 9.30 am waited for about 15-20 minutes in Great Russell Street where tickets stated would be met by our guide, no one turned up and after asking security at the British Museum we were redirected to the back of the Museum - Montague Street, where we waited for another 1/2 hour, asking around and tried several times to ring mobile number listed, but disconnected and by this time 10.30 am, where we just went into the Museum on our own to look around for a couple of hours.
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Gerard_m
Jul 20, 2025
Guide no show - Guide did not show at the museum for the tour. When I joined the guide she said she was not scheduled for a tour until the afternoon. I did not get a response back from Viator.
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Ramona_c
Jun 16, 2025
Couldn’t find guide! - We had trouble getting into the museum and couldn’t find our guide so we totally missed our tour! 😡 There should be better communication about how to find the guide!
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Christie_v
Jun 4, 2025
Zero point Zero - The tour guide never showed up! Arrived early at arranged meeting spot on the stairs and waited 45mins in the rain. Tour guide never showed up and didn't reply to messages/text.
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Cesar_l
Jun 3, 2025
Not good - Poor communication. Meet time was at 10 am and doors open at 10. By the time we made it to the main entrance stairs took 15 min to get inside. With no tour guide to be found and no pick up from phone.
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From $17
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).