The British Museum: a highlights tour with a TV historian
What You Will Do
What's Included?
- Guiding services only
What's Not Included?
- Souvenirs
- All fees and/or taxes
- Please book a free ticket from the British Museum website for timed entry.
- IMPORTANT: please book a free ticket from the museum's website for entry.
Cancellation Policy
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Meet in the FRONT entrance hall of the museum. The front of museum is on Great Russell Street. I will be standing under the clock on the right hand side holding a lime green ipad. Please note: the front of the museum is on Great Russell Street, NOT Montague Place.
The British Museum
See its must-see highlights and hear the rarely told stories behind them from a former British Museum staff tour guide who knows the museum so well he's even supervised sleepovers with the mummies! Have kids who aren't that in to history? No problems, I can make it come alive, fun and relevant for them with Harry Potter references, Hollywood and contemporary life. - Rosetta stone and how hieroglyphs were deciphered. - The bust of Rameses II - Aztec jewellery worn by Montezuma - Fakes! Crystal skulls and mermaids. - The oldest library - Anglo Saxon Sutton Hoo - World's oldest epic story - Mayan carvings - First ever declaration of human rights - Assyrian war machine - Cuneiform and how it was translated - Benin Bronzes - Celtic jewellery - The Lewis Chess pieces - Parthenon Sculptures - Easter Island statue - Chinese Buddha - Shiva statue from India Please note: Tickets to the museum are free but you are advised to book your own tickets directly from the museum's own website.
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Guide Options
- Guide - English