British Museum Guided Tour
Description
Discover some of the highlights of the British Museum with a guide and get a flavor of one of the world’s oldest and finest museums. Because there is so much to see, you could spend a week at the British Museum and still not discover it all. Experience the best of the British Museum’s collections, starting with a view of the breathtaking ceiling. Admire the spectacular glass roof of the Great Court, a work of art. Then, see the world-famous “Rosetta Stone,” the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. Admire the controversial Parthenon Sculptures, taken from the Parthenon in Athens by Lord Elgin, the former British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Go to the Ancient Egypt galleries to see the large collection of Egyptian mummies, and discover the Anglo-Saxon “Sutton Hoo” burial relics, as well as the “Winged Bulls” from Khorsabad.
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See art and antiquities from around the world at the UK’s largest museum. Take a 2 hours guided tour of the British Museum in London and explore one of the oldest museums in the world. See relics from Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You booked a skip the line guided tour at the British Museum, the entrance is free
Reviews(496)
Informative, fun and a great way to be guided through the museum. There is more here than you can possibly see in a day, so the tour focused in on Greek and Egyptian history. Our guide was very bright and new his stuff like crazy. Thanks!
Wonderful way to tour the British Museum! Guide was very knowledgeable and personable. He knew where he was going and he placed each exhibit we looked at historically. He dealt very well with the youngster in the group. He was enthusiastic and easy to hear and understand.
It was like New Years Eve in time square. There were so many people and so hot none of us enjoyed ourselves. We were there in the afternoon and stayed about 45 minutes. There was so much we wanted to see but just couldn’t. I suggest you plan to be there when it opens with pre bought tickets ( they are Free. ). Stay as long as you can stand it. Very disappointing and no we did not go back
Joe did a fantastic job keeping our group of 15 together and going through the areas on time. His knowledge was amazing—awesome background storytelling and funny anecdotes as well. We strongly recommend this tour if you only have a few hours to hit the high points of the museum. Oh, and we still had time afterwards to do some souvenir shopping in the expansive shopping area.
Our guide was Ella (Elizabeth). She was awesome ! She was so patient with us. I was really tired and she moved at our pace. Her knowledge was superb ! We are so glad we booked the tour. Without it we would have wandered around and most likely not have seen all that we did .
The guide was a no show. We were there 20 minutes before the tour. Waited the entire time but he did not show up. This is the first time we have had such a terrible experience with Viator. I am hesitant to use it again.
Our guide, Elizabeth, was excellent. She took us to several areas of the museum that we would not have seen had we not been with her. Her knowledge of Roman/Greek history was fabulous and she told us many wonderful stories/facts and “gossip” about the times that made the tour the best!
It is not worth buying Pizzaria when you are booking from the https://ticketing.britishmuseum.org/ . Rather, there are many other better options with lower prices to buy food after our long museum visit inside the museum.
Our guide was amazing and showed us many of the highlights in the museum as well as back stories to the museum itself and some of the exhibits. I highly recommend this tour.
Joe was fantastic and very knowledgeable. The tour was well structured to give me the best overview of the areas of interest for me. It set the scene for this visit and subsequent visits. Highly recommend the tour and a f course Jo.
