Art Collection Tour: National Gallery Highlights

Join our energetic guides for a 2.5 hour semi-private guided museum tour of the National Gallery in London. Explore iconic masterpieces and learn about the museum’s most prominent paintings. Limited to 8 participants.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • National Gallery - Instead of browsing the National Galley aimlessly, let your guide immerse you in the techniques and history behind some of the world’s most famous artists. You’ve heard of Seurat and da Vinci, but what do you really know about them? Learn about the painters behind the paintings as we browse our favorite works by other masters…
What's Included
  • Semi-Private Museum Tour
  • Duration 2.5 Hours
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Semi-Private’ Means Group Size Is Never More Than 8 Guests Maximum
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

Navigate through a top-notch art assembly under the supervision of our dynamic tour leaders in this 2.5-hour small-group (maximum of 8 guests) museum tour at the National Gallery. Delve into discussions about the museum’s most celebrated pieces of art, allowing even newcomers to gain an appreciation for these famous works. Your intimate tour is tailored…

Location
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
Meet your guide outside the Sainsbury wing entrance by the red telephone booth situated on the sidewalk of Pall Mall E across the street from the Canada House.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Crowgeo
Jun 6, 2025
Great tour of the National Gallery! - Lawrence of Babylon Tours took us on a wonderful 2 1/2 hour tour of the gallery. With over 2400 works of art and only two working feet, roaming the gallery would have been daunting and exhausting. Lawrence boiled the collection down to about 30 outstanding pieces for which he supplied illuminating context and interpretation. I know a thing or two, but Lawrence taught me plenty I didn’t. He was very knowledgeable about the gallery as a whole, locating the Caravaggios and a few other personal favorites that weren’t on the tour. A highly enjoyable afternoon!
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Bikeking24
May 26, 2025
Steph is the best! Highly recommend her and this tour! - Steph is the best! What could be better than touring the National Gallery with an Art History major?! Plus, she is engaging, friendly, and tells wonderful stories. She very skillfully selected a variety of things to show us, telling an interesting and memorable story and helping us to learn and take something away from each picture we saw together. She held the interest of adults and small children, what a wonderful, kind person! Highly recommend Steph and this tour!
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Charles
May 26, 2025
A tour guide enhances the experience - The museum itself is amazingly beautiful and worth seeing. However, our tour guide Stephanie K made it especially memorable with her enthusiasm and passion for the art world. Her knowledge guided us to a better understanding and appreciation for the art, we were experiencing it and not simply viewing it.
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Goplaces17132305075
May 21, 2025
Great value for a must-see museum - I took this semi-private tour with Eleisha R. from Babylon Tours on 5/16/2025. Because the National Gallery is quite large and busy, the guided tour enabled us to focus on important works and learn more about them. Eleisha was very knowledgeable and encouraged conversation and questions. She taught us about the styles and techniques used across the represented eras. The group was limited to a small number. The Sainsbury wing had only recently opened. The Gallery has a broad collection of works, and the building is magnificent, sitting at the top of Trafalgar Square. I found the value for a 2.5 hour tour to be very high and highly recommend this small group tour.
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Antonellab202
May 5, 2025
One of a kind visit - I booked the visit to the National Gallery with London in Italian. Tour outside the box, enriching as well as instructive. Luca, our guide, a fantastic person who in addition to being very prepared, has enriched us with really interesting narratives and points of view.
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Pantera50
Apr 18, 2025
Very nice tour - National gallery is big but Jamie our guide did a good job choosing some master pieces. He explaned very well making the tour more interesting.
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Newarkgarden
Apr 18, 2025
Excellent Tour - Very informative and well organized. Jamie was very knowledgeable. He kept everyone together and covered a significant number of paintings following a theme of paintings evolution.
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Maksim
Apr 18, 2025
Great highlights tour and good stories - Becky was very good. She explained the change in art and gave historical and society background. We have covered a lot in 2 hours. We had a great time!
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Atif_f
Jan 26, 2025
Great museum to visit... - Great museum to visit while you are in London. Our guide, Matilda was very knowledgeable. It's really hard to appreciate those master pieces of art without a professional guide like her.
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Ms_traveler3
Mar 14, 2025
National gallery - The tour was very informative. Construction at the gallery affected the order a bit, but the paintings and background information were very good.
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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).