Group, private or with children
A British Museum guided tour on this site costs from $36: two hours in a group with priority entrance in its name, through Ancient Egypt, Greece and more, rated 4.9 from 1,638 reviews. Its listing calls the museum the UK's largest. Three private tours cost $330 to $548: a 2.5-hour highlights tour with tickets that names the Rosetta stone and the Parthenon Marbles, a family-friendly tour of 1.5 to 2 hours, and a two-hour kid-friendly tour with a Blue Badge guide and 8 clues to find. They suit visitors who want the museum explained rather than walked alone.
Quick answer
The short answer. For most visitors the $36 group tour is the one: two hours, 1,638 reviews at 4.9. For a guide to yourselves and named objects, the $330 private tour runs 2.5 hours, 102 reviews at 4.9. With young children, compare the two private family options below.
Group or private
The group tour lasts two hours and has priority entrance in its name. Its listing names Ancient Egypt and Greece among the collections you visit, and it is by far the most reviewed of the four, with 1,638 reviews.
The $330 private highlights tour has tickets in its name and the longest list of objects: the Rosetta stone, a giant Scarab beetle, the Parthenon Marbles, wall paintings from Pompeii and Sutton Hoo. It runs 2.5 hours.
Two private tours are built around families. The $390 tour, 1.5 to 2 hours, is pitched at families or groups and has the lowest rating here, 74 reviews at 4.3. The $548 tour has a child-friendly Blue Badge guide and a game: find all 8 clues to take away a prize. It is rated 5.0, on 8 reviews, so read that as an early result.
Four tours
Prices, lengths, ratings and review counts as the listings show them on 13 October 2026.
Ancient Egypt, Greece and more. 1,638 reviews at 4.9.
The Rosetta stone, the Parthenon Marbles, Pompeii wall paintings and Sutton Hoo. 102 reviews at 4.9.
A personal tour for families or groups with an expert guide. 74 reviews at 4.3.
A Blue Badge guide for children and 8 clues to find. Rated 5.0, on 8 reviews.
Another museum
One more museum tour is on the site: a private three-hour tour of the Victoria and Albert Museum, which its listing calls the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, for $262, rated 5.0 on 19 reviews. Its card is with the rest of the city on 68 tours compared.
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Live prices and review counts. Each button opens the listing and its calendar of open dates.
★ 4.9 · 1,638 reviews
★ 4.9 · 102 reviews
★ 4.3 · 74 reviews
★ 5.0 · 8 reviews
Every trip, current fare
With the cost per hour worked out. The family tour lists 1.5 to 2 hours, so it has no single hourly figure.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London: 2h British Museum Guided Tour with Priority EntranceAncient Egypt and Greece galleries | 2 h | $36 | Priority entrance | $18.00 | 4.9 · 1,638 |
| London: British Museum Private Guided Tour with TicketsTickets included, private | 2.5 h | $330 | Rosetta stone, Parthenon Marbles | $132.00 | 4.9 · 102 |
| London: British Museum Family-Friendly Private Guided TourBritish Museum highlights | 1.5 - 2 h | $390 | Private family-friendly guide | — | 4.3 · 74 |
| London: Private Kid-Friendly Tour of the British MuseumFind 8 clues | 2 h | $548 | Blue Badge guide for kids | $274.00 | 5.0 · 8 |
Which one if…
Pick by the one thing that matters most to you.
The $36 group tour, which is also the most reviewed.
The $330 private tour lists the Rosetta stone and the Parthenon Marbles.
The $548 tour with 8 clues, or the $390 family-friendly tour with more reviews.
The family-friendly tour can be 1.5 hours; the group tour takes two.
Westminster Abbey and the Crown Jewels have their own guided tours; see the Westminster Abbey guide and the Tower of London guide.
Is it worth it?
Per hour, the group tour costs $18.00. The private highlights tour works out at $132.00 an hour and the kid-friendly tour at $274.00, but neither listing says whether that price is per person or per group, so for a family of four the gap may be smaller than it looks.
On reviews the group tour leads by a wide margin: 4.9 from 1,638. The private highlights tour matches the rating on 102 reviews. The family-friendly tour is rated 4.3 from 74, the lowest of the four.
So, honestly: pay $36 unless you need the guide to yourselves. If you do, the $330 tour has the stronger record of the private options.
Before you book
Each card above opens the listing itself, with its calendar, the start times still open, the meeting point and what the entry covers. Those are stated there, not here.
For the three private tours, check whether the price is per person or per group before you compare it with the group tour. Prices on this page are as shown on 13 October 2026 and can change.
Common questions
From $36 in a group. Private tours cost $330 to $548; check on the listing whether that is per person or per group.
Two hours for the group tour, 2.5 hours for the private highlights tour, 1.5 to 2 hours for the family-friendly tour and two hours for the kid-friendly tour.
The group tour names Ancient Egypt and Greece. The private highlights tour names the Rosetta stone, a giant Scarab beetle, the Parthenon Marbles, Pompeii wall paintings and Sutton Hoo.
Two. The $548 tour has a Blue Badge guide and 8 clues to find, rated 5.0 on 8 reviews. The $390 family-friendly tour is rated 4.3 from 74.
The $330 private tour has tickets in its name. The group tour names priority entrance; the listing states what the entry covers.
Three: the highlights tour at $330, the family-friendly tour at $390 and the kid-friendly tour at $548.
The $36 group tour: 1,638 reviews at 4.9.
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