Private Guided Tour of the British Museum: Explore Highlights with a Blue Badge Guide

Embark on a private guided tour of the British Museum with a knowledgeable Blue Badge Guide. Discover the museum’s highlights, from the Rosetta Stone to ancient Egyptian artifacts, and enjoy fast-track entry.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The British Museum - Hear an introduction to the museum and its collections. You will see the Rosetta Stone the key to Egyptian history and how to hear how it was translated. See a statue of Tutankamun, hear about his life and how he died. Sarcophagus motives, canopic jars, and the book of the dead. Hear about the origins of Rome, its technology…
What's Included
  • Licensed and insured guide
  • Entrance ticket included
What's Not Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information

One price covers up to six people for an exclusive, guided highlights tour of one of the world’s most renowned museums. The tour is led by a friendly, insured, and licensed Blue Badge Guide with a degree in Classical History. The guide dispels myths and provides insights into a wide array of significant objects in the collection, including the Rosetta…

Location
Greater London
Just to the left of the main entrance gates on Great Russell Street, opposite starbucks. Anthony Matthews guide will meet you there, i am completely bald. Do see the photo where to meet. Please be at least 10 mins early on the 10.00 am tour so we will be one of the first inside.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Adrienne_c
Jul 15, 2025
Great Experience - Anthony was great! He helped us see some highlights and learn a lot. The museum would have been overwhelming as a family of 6 without a guide. My 15 year old son especially enjoyed it, as he loved Greek & Egyptian History.
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Anna_n
Jul 13, 2025
Inspiring tour of the British Museum - Anthony was an incredible guide — deeply knowledgeable, experienced, and wonderful with kids. He’s clearly passionate about history and seems to truly enjoy himself in collections he’s clearly been to hundreds of times. We focused on ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman history which was the perfect for kids. Highly recommend this for adults or families.
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Mara_t
Jul 10, 2025
The only way to tour the British Museum - A private tour of the British Museum is definitely the way to go! Anthony is incredibly knowledgeable! He arrived before our meeting time so we could be first in line when the doors opened. This gave us a little bit of a cushion to enjoy the museum before it got crazy busy. He provided a wonderful tour and highly recommend!
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Caroline_b
Jun 24, 2025
Intellectual storytelling at it's BEST - Anthony was the most intelligent storyteller guide we have have ever had! We did highlights of the British museum which was amazing! He had the ultimate insight into the history of anything we asked about. Truly such an intellect but able to reveal a story in the most engaging manner. He skillfully navigated the museum and helped us make the best & most efficient use of our time at the museum. He was FIRST in line for us to enter in the morning and new exactly how to take us around the museum with the fewest crowd interruptions - a true hero in tourist season. We can't recommend this forensic archeologist guide highly enough. When we make our way back to London we already have said we will book him for the week - he's that good!
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Michael_o
May 31, 2025
British Museum Private Tour - Our family’s private tour of the British Museum with Anthony was great. His background in archaeology gives him a unique perspective on the objects in the collection. He was able to point out to us the important objects in a period and, often using humor or stories, let us know why they were important. This really enhanced our experience at the museum. Highly recommend.
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Amy_r
Apr 16, 2025
Anthony was fantastic! ... - Anthony was fantastic! Great with my teens. I would highly recommend him for the British Museum. You won’t be disappointed.
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Jamielow
Apr 12, 2025
Great British Museum guide - Exceptional knowledge, and understanding of the historical experience. Communicated effectively with a little bit of humor and a great deal of understanding.
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Q3458hhmichaeln
Apr 12, 2025
Genuine expert in the field with tremendous oration of the epochs of time and culture - Wow - I simply cannot describe the immense luck of touring with Anthony. Absolute joy to learn and listen from him as he is an incredible orator. His depth of knowledge is only slightly overshadowed by his creative and intriguing way of expressing it. I could spend days in the museum listening to his expertise. 10/10 experience and would do it over and over again.
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Sonal_b
Apr 10, 2025
Anthony Matthews was... - Anthony Matthews was perfect! My husband and I are traveling with our two boys, aged 11 and 14, and we all loved every second of the tour! The artifacts are, of course, breathtaking - but Mr. Matthews descriptions and asides and anecdotes made all the difference - we probably could have listened to him talk about Ancient Greece and Rome all day! Our next stop on the day was the Harry Potter studio tour at Warner Beothers, and when asked what his favorite part of the day was this morning my 14 year old said, without hesitation, “Obviously the British Museum - our tour guide was incredible!” :) Thank you, Anthony, for making yesterday so absolutely magical!
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Stephen_s
Mar 30, 2025
Worth every penny - Anthony made it very efficient and informative! We loved the discussion. We explored on our own once he got us up to speed.
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From $341 (Per Group)
up to 6 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).