British Museum Tour

Visit the British Museum and enjoy a captivating journey through history with this British Museum tour. Led by a knowledgeable guide, this British Museum tour will take you through the majestic Great Court, home to the iconic Reading Room, and the Enlightenment Gallery, showcasing the Age of Enlightenment’s quest for knowledge. You’ll venture into the Assyrian Gallery, where ancient Egyptian history unfolds through historic sculptures and intricate reliefs before marvelling at the Parthenon Sculptures, the exquisite Elgin marbles narrating Greece’s classical legacy. As you explore the South Asian Galleries you’ll discover vibrant artifacts from intricate Buddhist relics to Mughal treasures, whilst the Roman Galleries tells the story of statues, mosaics, and everyday objects that will bring the Roman Empire to life. Blending storytelling and historical insight, this British Museum tour is perfect for history lovers and provides an inspiring and enriching glimpse into humanity’s diverse history and heritage.

Tour Description

Step into one of the world’s greatest museums and discover the wonders of human history on this British Museum tour. This British Museum guided tour will bring ancient civilisations to life with treasures spanning millennia and continents, along with iconic artifacts and historic sculptures, all led by a knowledgeable tour guide.

Your British Museum tour includes the stunning Great Court, the architectural heart of the museum featuring the renowned Reading Room. You’ll delve into the Enlightenment Gallery, where artifacts illuminate the era's revolutionary quest for knowledge and discover, before your British Museum guided tour continues to the Assyrian Gallery where majestic sculptures and reliefs whisper tales of ancient empires.

This British Museum tour will also give you the chance to get up close to the stunning Parthenon Sculptures - the Elgin Marbles are masterpieces of classical Greek art that capture epic myths and heroic deeds. As you wander through the South Asian Galleries you’ll be adorned with intricate Buddhist relics, dazzling Mughal jewels, and vibrant textiles that showcase diverse cultural history and heritage. In the Roman Galleries you’ll encounter lifelike statues, intricate mosaics, and everyday artifacts that vividly reconstruct the grandeur of the Roman Empire.

Led by passionate and knowledgeable tour guides, this British Museum tour provides captivating storytelling with with historical insights, making this British Museum guided tour an enriching experience and ideal for history enthusiasts, families and curious travellers. Join this essential British Museum guided tour and uncover the secrets of history and understanding of the world today.

Tour Highlights

⭐ Great Court

⭐ Rosetta Stone

⭐ Enlightenment Gallery

⭐ Parthenon Sculptures including the Elgin Marbles.

⭐ Assyrian Gallery

⭐ Roman Galleries

⭐ South Asian Galleries

Tour Schedule

Days of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Start: 1.30pm
Departure Point: Museum Street Cafe
Nearest Underground Station: Tottenham Court Road

The British Museum Tour will start at 1.30pm at the Museum Street Cafe. This is located on Museum Street near to the British Museum. On arrival please meet your tour guide holding the yellow umbrella.

Finish: 4pm approx.
End Point: British Museum
Nearest Underground Station: Tottenham Court Road

The tour will finish at approximately 4pm in the British Museum.

Tour Itinerary

Your British Museum Tour will include stops at the following locations:

📍Great Court

📍 Rosetta Stone

📍 Enlightenment Gallery

📍 Parthenon Sculptures including the Elgin Marbles.

📍 Assyrian Gallery

📍 Roman Galleries

📍 South Asian Galleries

*Itinerary subject to change.

Tour Price

Adults (18+ years old) - £14 per person

Children (5 - 17 years old) - £14 per person

Infants (0 - 4 years old) - Free/Complimentary

This tour is not available with a Go City/London Pass

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Important Information

WHAT IS INCLUDED

✅ Entrance Tickets
✅ Guided Museum Tour
✅ Professional Tour Guide

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED

❌ Gratuities

ACCESSIBILITY

♿ This tour is not suitable for wheelchairs or those with walking difficulties.

PLEASE NOTE:

The tour is available in English only.
The total distanced walked on this tour is approximately 2 miles.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. All of our tours are required to be booked in advance. This is due to popularity and for planning purposes. All children aged 5+ years old are required to be included in your booking. Children aged 0-4 years old are complimentary and do not need to be included in your booking.
All of your guests must be included in the same booking. Please do not make separate bookings. We often run multiple tours and each booking is allocated to a tour guide before you arrive for the tour. If you make separate bookings then it is highly likely your guests will be split up with different tour guides. Please note that once we have allocated a booking to a tour guide then it cannot be changed on the day.
Unfortunately our tours are not suitable for wheelchairs, prams/strollers, or those with walking difficulties.
The tour will cover approximately 2 miles of walking. There is no transport on the tour.
For policy reasons Groups or Travelling Parties of 9 or more people must contact us before booking the tour. Failure to contact us prior to booking will result in bookings being cancelled and/or being turned away at the start of the tour without refund.
No. The tour will start close to the British Museum at the Museum Street Cafe. This is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Museum.
Yes. This tour does include group entrance tickets for the British Museum.
No. The tour will not use the public entrance to enter the Museum so all guests are required to meet the group at the designated start point of the tour.
The only animals permitted on the tour are registered assistance animals. Please contact us before making a booking if you are bring a registered assistance animal. We cannot welcome any other animals or pets on the tour.

Tour Reviews

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jess was fantastic! Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to see the best parts of the Museum (Google, 2025)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Betsy gave a great overview of the Museum and the different areas of history. Highly recommend! (Google, 2025)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jess had a great recall of history and was very accommodating to our needs. We enjoyed being able to explore all the different sections of the Museum (Google, 2025)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It was so much better doing a guided tour of the British Museum instead of doing it by ourselves as we would never have seen so much. Great value! (Google, 2025)

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