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, private guided 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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Nicole_y
Apr 11, 2026
Highly Recommend - Anthony was a terrific guide. He was funny and engaging and answered all of my kids questions. We had a varied group and all of us learned something new and had a great time.
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Carmen_b
Mar 13, 2026
Fabulous guide! - Anthony was a wonderful guide. He taught us so much and was so knowledgeable. Having been to this museum many other times, I still learned a lot and saw things I hadn’t seen before. Our whole family really enjoyed themselves.I would highly recommend this tour!
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David_m
Feb 16, 2026
We booked this tour as a... - We booked this tour as a treat for our 12-year-old grandson who has developed a passion for ancient history and mythology. Andrew was brilliant and more than met expectations. We spent most of the time covering Greece, not only about what happened but why. Andrew engaged our grandson in discussion for two and a half hours; unheard of! A brief text from him about 2 hours in to the tour sums up any recommendation – “still having the time of my life”.
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Marieme_b
Feb 4, 2026
Awesome tour! - Anthony was an awesome and funny tour guide! He was super detailed about his descriptions of the artifacts, paused for any questions and personalized the tour to my interests. Super fun way to experience such a massive and overwhelming museum. Highly recommend this tour!
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Sonny_c
Dec 30, 2025
Excellent Tour - Very entertaining and informative tour. Our guide was very passionate about history and context of the museum items.
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Sanja
Oct 7, 2025
British museum adventure - Anthony was a wonderful guide, full of knowledge and interesting stories that lead to the conclusion that everything begins and ends with archaeology! ☺️
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Diana
Aug 28, 2025
Great Tour! - Anthony led a very engaging tour for us through the highlights of The British Museum. His knowledge - and even personal involvement - in many of the artifacts there really brought out the storytelling. Highly recommend!
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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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From $337 (Per Group)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).