Guided tour of  the British Museum's Highlights

Let's Discover London has been guiding thousands of people since 2006.Our tours, both online and in person, are fun, interactive, using street views, old paintings and ofcourse lots of stories told by a Londoner who's lived here for over 50 years. You don't need any prior knowledge to enjoy our tours. Just enjoy the walk or sit back enjoy the ride.All our tours are given by TV historian Loona Hazarika who's advised and appeared on TV history series  such as Sky TV's Urban Secrets, BBC TV’s The Repair Shop and BBC2's The Hairy Builder. A former official tour guide at the British Museum, and a voice actor he holds a masters degree from the University of Cambridge.For other tours and reviews please visitwww.letsdiscoverlondon.comTo see a list of our OUTDOOR WALKS coming up soonclick hereTo see a list of our VIRTUAL tours coming up soon,click here

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See its highlights and hear the stories behind them from TV historian and ex staff of the British Museum. He's even had sleepovers there!

The British Museum

Our guided walks and virtual tours coming up soon

Here's our collection of both London guided walks and London virtual tours coming up. We have all kinds of tours suitable for  locals and tourists and if you can't see a suitable time, let me know and I'll see if i can arrange one for you.

Our OUTDOOR GUIDED WALKS coming up soon

Join us on our guided walks of London, brought to life with old images and lots of stories told to you by Loona Hazarika, who's appeared on history shows  like Urban Secrets (SKY) and the BBC's The Repair Shop and Hairy Biker.

<h3></h3><h2>What this tour is about:</h2><h3>It&#x27;s not just about must-see highlights in one of the greatest museums in the world. It&#x27;s also about the the stories behind them, why were they made, how did they get here, all told by former official British Museum tour guide to bring it all alive. </h3><h3>Highlights in this tour are </h3><ul><li>- Rosetta stone and how hieroglyphs were deciphered.</li><li>- The bust of Pharoah Rameses II</li><li>- Aztec jewellery worn by Montezuma</li><li>- Fakes! Crystal skulls and mermaids.</li><li>- World&#x27;s oldest library</li><li>- Anglo Saxon Sutton Hoo</li><li>- World&#x27;s oldest epic story</li><li>- Mayan carvings and blood-letting</li><li>- First ever declaration of human rights</li><li>- Assyrian war machine (a tank from 3000 years ago)</li><li>- Cuneiform and how it was translated</li><li>- Benin Bronzes</li><li>- Celtic jewellery</li><li>- Chess pieces costing £735, 000 each that featured in Harry Potter</li><li>- Parthenon Sculptures</li><li>- Easter Island statue</li><li>- Chinese marble Buddha</li><li>- Shiva Natarajah statue from India</li></ul><p></p><h3><strong>I﻿MPORTANT: The museum sometimes restricts entry due to high volume of visitors. So to be on the safe side, please pre-book free of charge tickets from the official British Museum website for each of your group. Thanks!</strong></h3><h3><strong>P﻿lease note: this tour may be cancelled if there are not enough people. You will be given a full refund.</strong></h3><h3></h3><h2>Who&#x27;s the tour guide?</h2><h3>I﻿&#x27;m <a href="https://letsdiscoverlondon.com/about-me/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Loona Hazarika</a> of <a href="https://letsdiscoverlondon.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Let&#x27;s Discover London</a> and I have guided thousands of people around my birthpace London and have advised and appeared on TV documentaries such as BBC TV’s The ‘Hairy Builder’, BBC1&#x27;s The Repair Shop and SKY Atlantic’s ‘Urban Secrets’. </h3><h3>I was trained as an official tour guide for the British Museum where I gave tours for 5 years and even had sleepovers with the mummies! I&#x27;m a regular speaker for several online platforms and have a Masters degree from the University of Cambridge. </h3><h3>F﻿or my other guided walks please see <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/our-outdoor-guided-walks-coming-up-soon-1208449" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">my Eventbrite collection here</a> </h3><h2>Tour details: </h2><h3>2.5 hours approximately</h3><h3>Maximum 12 people to ensure a better experience </h3><h2>How to join the guided walk:</h2><h3>Book your tickets here.</h3><h3>I&#x27;ll email you with the exact details of the meeting place well in advance of the tour and give you my phone number (whatsapp or SMS is best)</h3><h3></h3><h2>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:</h2><h2>What&#x27;s the tour like?</h2><h3>Please see my reviews below. I write all my own tours so get ready for some new stuff! I don&#x27;t assume any prior knowledge of history and the tour is suitable for locals or tourists. There&#x27;ll be time for questions and conversation, I&#x27;ll show you pictures and tell you lots of stories to really make the tour come to life.</h3><h3></h3><h2>How many people will be in the group?</h2><h3>I have a maximum of 12 people so that you have a better experience.</h3><h2>Can I cancel my ticket?</h2><h3>Yes. If you cancel a week in advance you can get a 100% refund.</h3><h2>What if I am late?</h2><h3>I prefer it if you arrive ten minutes earlier than start so that we can chat.</h3><h3>Once the tour starts it&#x27;s very hard for me to answer the phone.</h3><h3>Please visit the <a href="https://www.tfl.gov.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Transport for London website </a>to plan your travel to the start of the tour and find out about any travel issues (train as, underground etc)</h3><h3>For more of my tours please visit our website <a href="http://www.letsdiscoverlondon.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Let&#x27;s Discover London</a>.</h3><h3>P﻿lease see below for my reviews.</h3>

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