The British Museum London: Exclusive Curated Tour through World's Largest Collection of Artifacts

Join us for a 2.5 hour private tour of the British Museum, home to one of the biggest collections of artifacts worldwide. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you through a hand-picked set of cultural and artist pieces, providing historical context that will enable you to value a small slot of the 8 million exhibits present in the British Museum.

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 including Samurai armor and rare Assyrian lion hunt reliefs. Our guides will take a serious but enjoyable approach towards the museum’s…
What's Included
  • Exclusive Tour Guide (Only with private booking option)
  • Wheelchair Accessible (Only with private booking option)
  • Guided Museum Tour
  • 2.5-Hour Experience
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)
  • Temporary exhibitions NOT included
Additional Information
  • It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
  • Notes: British Museum and other attractions or museums in London may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time…
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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Linda_w
Jan 6, 2025
Wonderful insights - Becky of Babylon tours was a fantastic guide who chose interesting and informative exhibits and stories. She was amusing and made history exciting for us Australian philistines🤩
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Erika_c
Jan 5, 2025
Great tour! - Great tour Jaime was very knowledgeable and went above and beyond to provide a great tour with a lot of information!
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Stevenso827sb
Jan 4, 2025
Excellent Tour Guide - Matilda - Matilda was an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. There was time for questions and she demostrated that she had a wealth of knowledge.
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Ian_b
Jan 2, 2025
Wonderful Guided Tour - Our guided tour of the British Museum was very nice and our tour guide Jake was extremely knowledgeable. He showed us the most important of the vast number of objects, and explained their significance in detail. The tour was definitely interesting and enjoyable
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Ckla01
Jan 1, 2025
An excellent way to see The British Museum - We had limited time in London to see everything of interest, so booking through Babylon was an excellent way to make the most of our 2.5 hrs at The British Museum. Sheldon was our guide and he was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and friendly, and he directed us to exhibits we would not have known were there had we visited independently. Overall a wonderful experience 😊
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Leapclw
Dec 31, 2024
British Museum Private Tour// Jamie - We had an outstanding tour with Jamie. He is intelligent, engaging, and has a deep knowledge of the subject matter. It was a delight to be guided through the museum, and he is clearly well-practiced and professional. We felt very fortunate that he was our guide and very much appreciated his perspectives and historical knowledge. Thanks, Jamie!
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Gmsh15238
Dec 29, 2024
ABBA Gold of the British Museum - My teenage sons and I had a fantastic private tour with James. The museum is overwhelming and we would not have had the same experience without the expertise of our guide. Our 2.5 hour tour was focused and filled with historical background and anecdotes that made it interesting for all of us. Highly recommend. Thank you James!
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541tetsuyam
Dec 28, 2024
We were able to go around the points. - I couldn't get tickets for the day, so I booked a tour quickly. My English was pretty tough, but I was able to get around the points. My guide Jamie was very good to me. Thank you very much.
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Fausto
Dec 28, 2024
Amazing! - This was an amazing experience. Our tour guide was Ellie and she was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. We would recommend her and tour other museums with her!
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William_f
Dec 28, 2024
Great Brit museum guide - Eleisha ( or Ellie ) was an outstanding guide for the British Museum. She was fluent and knowledgeable about the many and varied artifacts and pieces in the museum. She took on all of our questions, some stupid, some genuine, with wit and insight. Not sure if you are able to ask for Ellie with Babylon tours or not. If able, would highly recommend her.
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