BRITISH LIBRARY EXHIBITION TOUR
The British Library contains 14 million books. If you were to see five each day, it would take you 8,000 years to see the whole collection. However, what you can see in just one tour is five of the greatest printed items in history: the world's earliest printed book, the Diamond Sutra; an original copy of the Magna Carta; Europe's earliest printed book, the Gutenberg Bible; a first edition of Shakespeare's plays; a first edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Much more besides in this priceless experience.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
BRITISH MUSEUM: MYSTERIES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Civilization's hall of fame. Step into the Great Court and marvel at the magnificent glass roof. Below are the seven million objects that make up the greatest collection of antiquities in the world. Ten exhibits are examined in detail: the Easter Island statues, Rosetta Stone, Assyrian carvings, Devil’s Looking-glass, Egyptian Mummies, Vindolanda Tablets, Battersea Shield, Hinton St Mary Mosaic, Sutton Hoo Treasure and the Lewis Chessmen. Can we unravel these mysteries?
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
BRITISH MUSEUM: ROMANCING THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Immerse in verse. A revealing tour of the institution that gave poetic licence to Tennyson, Coleridge and Yeats among others. Discover the exhibits that inspired this army of dreamers to wax lyrical, such as Ramesses Statue, the Elgin Marbles, the Tomb of Mausollus and the Portland Vase. Literally mixing art with antiquities, and featuring the Romantic antics of Byron, Keats, Shelley & co. Don't wander around the museum lonely as a cloud, get together with a group of friends and book this unusual tour.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
HUNTERIAN MUSEUM TOUR
On the first floor of the Royal College of Surgeons in Lincoln's Inn sits an extraordinary museum. It contains the collection of 18th century pioneering surgeon John Hunter. He was the founder of modern surgery and his methods caused a revolution in medicine. He pioneered early organ transplants, electric shock treatment, and wrote a treatise on the natural healing power of the body. But it's his macabre collection of specimens and skeletons that make this museum tour spookily worthwhile.
Tue-Fri. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
20th century museum of conflict and reconciliation. Here you will find some of the most poignant reminders of war. Superb exhibitions reflect the brave experiences of soldiers and refugees alike. Planes, tanks and other vehicles that actually saw action are on display. Experience what life was like in the trenches of WWI or the bomb shelters of the London Blitz. There is a multitude of displays, an impressive art gallery and a fantastic shop to make your visit worthwhile.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
MUSEUM OF LONDON HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
A Tale of One City. This quiet, hidden museum in the heart of the City of London is a real gem. The first exhibits tell the story of London from the prehistoric era through to ancient settlements. Then come the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and all leave their footprint on the capital. The city has had its fare share of adversities, and the Black Death, the Great Fire of London and the Blitz displays demonstrate the remarkable phoenix-like qualities of the metropolis over the centuries.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
NATIONAL GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
One of the world's greatest art collections. Attracting over three million visitors a year, the gallery forms a magnificent backdrop to Trafalgar Square and has been recently refurbished. Gothic to Renaissance can be found in the West Wing along with the Mannerists. The North Wing is a monument to the Baroque and Dutch masters. Rococo, revolution and romanticism is the theme of the East Wing, where we also find prominent British artists alongside the Impressionists.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
NATIONAL GALLERY: DECODING THE RENAISSANCE TOUR
Hidden messages, secret symbols and mysterious meanings. Examining some of the greatest paintings from the Renaissance period in western art, including priceless masters by Van Eyck, Botticelli and Holbein. The paintings are discussed mainly in chronological order. The gallery itself is impressive. With a valuable collection attracting over three million visitors a year, the building forms a magnificent backdrop to Trafalgar Square and has been recently refurbished.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: DARWIN, DINOSAURS & DNA
How's this for a two-for-one offer? The story of life on earth AND a tour of an architectural masterpiece. Amazing earth galleries tell the story of the world's origins and its fate. Incredibly lifelike animatronic dinosaurs will keep the kids quiet for a while! The silent zoo of stuffed animals is truly awesome. Live creepy-crawly area, plus reptile and bird displays too. Great for kids, fun and interactive. Hands-on Darwin Centre newly-opened. Science Museum next door. What are you waiting for?
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
Ahoy there land-lubbers! Here's one of London's hidden treasures with a fascinating history. In 1694 Queen Mary II donated part of her Greenwich Palace to house a hospital for wounded sailors. It closed in 1869 and re-opened four years later as the Royal Naval College. The building re-opened once again in the 1930s as the National Maritime Museum. Today it displays exhibits and works of art depicting rich British maritime history, and regularly has major exhibitions on all things nautical.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY TOUR
Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery is fairly self explanatory: it contains portraits of national figures in British history and culture. The gallery holds the most extensive collection of historical and modern portraits paintings in the world, and regularly holds exhibitions, particularly on photography. Fame and celebrity culture? It's all on show here via the brush and lens. There is a well-stocked shop and top floor restaurant with views over London's Trafalgar Square.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
ROYAL ACADEMY GALLERY TOUR
Founded by George III in 1768, the RA is an independent gallery and art-school led by eminent practising artists and architects elected by their peers. Past presidents include Constable, Gainsborough and Turner. The RA contains a major collection of art works and the oldest fine-art library in the UK. The famous Summer Exhibition is open to all artists of merit and has been held every year since 1769. Past students of the art school, the oldest in Britain, include Blake, Lutyens, and Millais.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY TOUR
On top of a hill in Greenwich Park, astride the world's meridian line that separates east from west, sits the fascinating Royal Observatory. It was purpose-built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675 for Flamsteed, the Royal Astronomical Observator, who was succeeded by Edmond Halley of Halley's Comet fame. The conquering of longtitude for seafarers is a central theme, and Harrison's magnificent maritime clocks are on display as well as the fascinating early history of star-watching.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
SCIENCE MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
Rockets, technology, the future. Loads of interactive stuff for budding Einstein’s. Rail enthusiasts will get all steamy-eyed when they see the original locomotives Puffing Billy and Stephenson’s Rocket. Great for kids, fun and interactive. Highlights include man's most famous inventions, superb displays illustrating the attempt to conquer the air, the secret life of domestic appliances, and Launch Pad, and interactive physics experiment centre for all ages. Adjoins Natural History Museum.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
TATE BRITAIN HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
The nation's own art collection. On the north bank of the Thames, a little distance away from central London, stands this gallery of mainly traditional British works up to 1920, including the English Renaissance, Pre-Raphaelites and the Turner Collection. Heavyweight highlights include Hogarth (the most jingoistic of painters?), Blake and Constable. Plus view the aquatic bints of Millais and Waterhouse and fill yourself with Bacon & Egg! That's right... Francis Bacon and Augustus Egg!
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
TATE MODERN HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
Self-styled 'Power House of Art'. London's most popular free visitor attraction. Housed on seven floors of a huge converted power station, it contains one of the greatest collections of modern art in the world, as well as shops, cafés, and a magnificent view of the Thames. From Dali to Da-Da, from Picasso to Pop-Art, if modern art's your cup of tea, you can drink to your heart’s content. Or let the arguments begin: is it the shock of the new, or the emperor's new clothes?
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM: TASTE BRITAIN TOUR
Biggest collection of decorative arts in the world. Known as the 'nation's handbag', it was built on the back of the success of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and illustrates the story of the British rich who had far too much money to burn on furbelows, fripperies and follies. Highlights include the Great Bed of Ware, Henry VIII's writing box and James II's wedding suit. So much more besides. The well-stocked shop sells examples of decorative arts as well as books, stationery and souvenirs.
Daily. Free entry. Personally-guided 2-hour tour = £150.00.
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