British Museum Highlights with a Historian — Maximum 8 Guests
Overview
See the British Museum’s famous treasures alongside extraordinary objects many visitors overlook. This 2½-hour tour with a professional historian combines the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, Sutton Hoo, Lewis Chessmen and Parthenon Sculptures with a mysterious mermaid, a Tudor heart and the magnificent Waddesdon Bequest.
Discover the people behind the objects: their loves, beliefs, ambitions and ideas about death. Explore how these treasures came to London, with stories of collecting, empire and the debates over ownership that continue today.
With a maximum of eight guests, there’s room for questions and conversation, giving you a more personal introduction to the museum and ideas for exploring further after the tour.
What's Included
- 2.5-hour small-group tour with a professional historian (maximum 8 guests)
- Entrance to the museum
- Guides: English
- Tickets to paid temporary exhibitions
- Food and Drink
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Meeting Location
51 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3BA, UK
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG, UK
The tour ends in the British Museum's Parthenon Galleries, where you can continue exploring the museum independently. Your guide can give directions back to the Great Court and museum exits if required.
What To Expect
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- This is a walking tour and involves periods of standing while exploring the galleries. The route can be adapted where necessary to use step-free access and lifts
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- The tour can be adapted to use step-free routes and lifts where required. Please let us know about any accessibility requirements when booking
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (GMT).
- 2.5-hour small-group tour with a professional historian (maximum 8 guests).
- Entrance to the museum.
- Guides: English.
- Tickets to paid temporary exhibitions.
- Food and Drink.
- Hotel pickup and drop off.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the British Museum Highlights with a Historian — Maximum 8 Guests is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- This is a walking tour and involves periods of standing while exploring the galleries. The route can be adapted where necessary to use step-free access and lifts
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for British Museum Highlights with a Historian — Maximum 8 Guests will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- 2.5-hour small-group tour with a professional historian (maximum 8 guests)
- Entrance to the museum
- Guides: English
- Tickets to paid temporary exhibitions
- Food and Drink
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- This is a walking tour and involves periods of standing while exploring the galleries. The route can be adapted where necessary to use step-free access and lifts
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- The tour can be adapted to use step-free routes and lifts where required. Please let us know about any accessibility requirements when booking
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
