British Museum Guided Tour: Priority Entry and Highlights

The British Museum guided tour gives you two hours with a guide who knows which rooms repay the time. The museum holds more than 8 million objects across 70-odd galleries, and weeks would not be enough to see it all, so a chosen route helps. Entry through the main door with a priority time slot is part of the booking.

The visit begins beneath the Great Court's glass canopy, then moves on through the galleries. The commentary is in English or Italian, and a headset is available as an option.

• the Parthenon Sculptures, also called the Elgin Marbles
• the Egyptian mummies and the funerary Book of the Dead, Ramesses II in bust form and the Rosetta Stone
• the Enlightenment Room and the Chinese and Southeast Asian collections
• the Sutton Hoo ship burial, with its helmet and shield

Because the guide takes questions as you go, the tour suits people who like to ask rather than just listen. Transport, food, drink and tips are not included.