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Top 12 British Museum Tours in London

12 tours  ·  ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 average  ·  from $14

Every trip has one free day too few. These 12 british museum tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.

London: British Museum Guided Tour - Great Court ceiling and Reading Room views you can’t skip
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London: British Museum Guided Tour

1.British Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,182 reviews · 2 hours · from $23Our pick

A 2-hour British Museum highlights tour with a licensed guide, covering the Great Court, Rosetta Stone, mummies, and the Elgin Marbles.

“Joe was amazing and intelligent and informed on all the necessary items. He was a great communicator and navigated the museum on an efficient timeline.”

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London: British Museum Guided Tour with Entrance Tickets - Finding the Meeting Point and Using Priority Entry
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London: British Museum Guided Tour with Entrance Tickets

London: Tour of the British Museum - Meeting Point on Great Russell Street, and Why Early Pays Off
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London: Tour of the British Museum

3.Tour of the British Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 678 reviews · 2 hours · from $14Best value

A 2-hour guided British Museum walk that connects Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and more, with a clear route and great stories.

“Our tour guide Puri was very knowledgeable about the history of the British Museum. We admired her passion for it. Definitely recommend booking this! Thank you Puri!”

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Afternoon Tea at the British Museum - The 1.5 hours: what your timeline should feel like
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Afternoon Tea at the British Museum

4.Afternoon Tea at the British Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 511 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $58

Afternoon tea at the British Museum in the Great Court, with tea flight options, classic scones, and a glass of Prosecco if you choose.

“Great event highly recommend…however, be aware the company we booked thru (not the museum) changed our time by two hours…check your tickets days in advance…they claim they email you changes but they did not….the museum was very understanding and it was a fantastic experience….”

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London: British Museum Guided Tour - Great Court ceiling and Reading Room views you can’t skip
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London: British Museum Guided Tour

5.British Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 267 reviews · 2 hours · from $39

A 2-hour British Museum guided tour that connects Egypt, Greece, Rome, and more, with an expert guide and fast entry for about $39.

“The tour was very interesting, the guide, Stuart, showed us the most popular exhibits as well as other interesting objects.”

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London: British Museum Guided Tour with Priority Timeslots - Finding the guide fast inside the museum (so you do not waste your tour time)
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London: British Museum Guided Tour with Priority Timeslots

6.British Museum Guided Tour with Priority Timeslots

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 256 reviews · 2 hours · from $53

A 2-hour British Museum highlight tour with priority timeslots and optional headsets, covering the Great Court, Elgin Marbles, Egypt, and Sutton Hoo.

“We had an excellent tour of the museum with this highly knowledgeable guide. He knew the museum well, and he was able to guide us to the important things to see in the time that we had. We were fortunate to have such a terrific guide.”

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London: British Museum + Guided Tour + Priority Entry - Rosetta Stone and ancient Egypt: what to notice in the first rooms
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London: British Museum + Guided Tour + Priority Entry

7.British Museum + Guided Tour + Priority Entry

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 193 reviews · 1h 20m · from $33

Priority-entry British Museum tour in 80 minutes: Rosetta Stone, Egypt mummies, Elgin Marbles, Assyrian lions, and Lewis Chessmen.

“The museum guide focused on the key exhibits without overwhelming us with too much information. He was knowledgable, answered every question with ease, and spoke with great enthusiasm. Polite, friendly, and genuinely funny, he kept the tour light and entertaining. We would definitely recommend it”

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London: 2-Hour Guided Tour of the British Museum and History - Egypt first: Rosetta Stone, pharaohs, and hieroglyphs made human
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London: 2-Hour Guided Tour of the British Museum and History

8.2-Hour Guided Tour of the British Museum and History

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 22 reviews · 2 hours · from $37

A 2-hour British Museum highlights tour with a licensed guide. See Egypt, Greece, Rome, Rosetta Stone, Parthenon, Elgin Marbles, and more.

“Daniel conducted the tour in a wonderfully informative and free flowing way - navigating around the vast number of exhibits and crowds skillfully, providing an excellent tour within a 2 hr period- very enjoyable!”

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London: 2-Hour Guided Tour of the British Museum - Getting oriented: where to meet and how tickets work
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London: 2-Hour Guided Tour of the British Museum

British Museum Guided Tour - Price and time: what $93 buys you in 2.5 hours
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British Museum Guided Tour

10.British Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $93

A 2.5-hour British Museum guided tour with timed entry and skip-the-line access to Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles, Sutton Hoo, and more.

“Matt is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and full of interesting anecdotes. We had a great time seeing a well-chosen selection of rooms on Egypt, the Assyrians, Ancient Greece, and other civilizations. Highly recommended.”

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British Museum Tour: Rosetta Stone, Parthenon, Mummies - Getting in and finding your guide at the main entrance
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British Museum Tour: Rosetta Stone, Parthenon, Mummies

11.British Museum Tour: Rosetta Stone, Parthenon, Mummies

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $84Top rated

A 2-hour guided focus inside the British Museum, built around the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon sculptures, mummies, plus Sutton Hoo and Khorsabad.

“i’m glad we decided on a focused area of the museum. Attempting to do more would’ve been overwhelming. She was was very knowledgeable (but very soft spoken). The place is very busy so it was difficult to hear her at times.”

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Bundle: British Museum-Changing of the Guard-Jack the Ripper - Changing of the Guard: photo angles and royal landmarks without the wandering
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Bundle: British Museum-Changing of the Guard-Jack the Ripper

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