London British Museum Highlights Tour

I know this museum so well I even supervised sleepovers with the mummies!
I'm an ex official staff member of the British Museum, and am a TV historian who has appeared on BBC and Sky History shows and I hold a masters degree from Cambridge University.

And have guided thousands of happy customers. I'll tell you so many behind-the-scenes stories, object based story telling that makes the highlights come alive.

This 3 hour tour is educational, enthusiastic and entertaining, assumes no prior knowledge and covers the major must-see objects.

Meeting Point

British Museum Reading Room

British Museum Reading Room, Great Russell St, London, UK

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.

What's included:

• Guiding services only

Not included:

• Souvenirs
• 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.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

The British Museum

Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG

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.

3 hours