Full Day Archaeology Experience at The British Museum

Spend the day exploring The British Museum with a professional archaeologist! You'll learn the science of archaeology and how to decipher ancient scripts, including Egyptian hieroglyphs!
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From £ 40 For 1 Person

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Spend the day exploring The British Museum with a professional archaeologist! You'll learn the science of archaeology and how to decipher ancient scripts, including Egyptian hieroglyphs!

Experience Days Tours: Discover the world’s greatest collection of ancient treasures during this unique archaeology experience at the British Museum, London. With 10,000 years of human history to explore and a qualified archaeologist to guide you, it’s a day out you’re sure never to forget!

The experience begins outside Russell Square tube station, where you’ll be met by your guide and led to the museum entrance, a short walk away. Inside the museum, you’ll skip the queues and dive straight into its extraordinary collection of artefacts, tracing humankind’s journey from the Stone Age to the modern era. Your guide—and qualified archaeologist—will reveal how relic hunters and explorers of the past made their discoveries, as you travel from ancient Egypt and Assyria to Greece and Rome, Viking Scandinavia and Aztec Mexico. Along the way, you’ll pass some of the museum’s most prized objects—the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon Marbles, Lewis Chessmen, and more—before pausing to play an ancient Mesopotamian board game, the rules of which were first deciphered by British Museum scholars. After a break for lunch, the second part of the tour explores ancient languages and the science of archaeology. You’ll practice writing your name in Egyptian hieroglyphs, as well as getting to grips with carbon dating, the processes that bury archaeological sites, and a few unsolved mysteries of the ancient world. Follow your curiosity and discover your inner Indiana Jones! 

The Full Day Archaeology Experience at the British Museum is perfect for families, and it makes a thoughtful experience gift for history buffs, young and old. 

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Availability

This experience runs year-round on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:45am, subject to availability. If you have a specific date in mind, please ask our customer service team using the 'Enquire About This Experience' button, and we'll be happy to assist you.

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Requirements

The British Museum is wheelchair accessible. 

There is no minimum age for this archaeology experience!

Anyone under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by a participating adult. 

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Duration

Experience Duration: 5:30

Time Spent at Venue: 5:30

This full day archaeology experience will last approximately 5 and a half hours, with a break for lunch. 

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Group Size & Spectators

Participants: The Full Day Archaeology Experience at The British Museum is for 1 participant.

Max Group Size: 25

Spectators Allowed on Site: No

This British Museum experience is not suitable for spectators.

The maximum group size is 25.

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Where is it Located

London (London)

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What to Wear

Please wear comfortable shoes for your archaeology adventure, as you will be doing a lot of walking!

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Weather

The weather will not affect this experience as it is held indoors.

Reviews
Ramon - Anonymous location
  • 26/02/2024
I purchased this experience as a gift for my two grandsons, who accompanied me on the day. We found our guide thoroughly prepared, lively, communicative and fully engaged with his audience. Questions from the group were answered adequate...
I purchased this experience as a gift for my two grandsons, who accompanied me on the day. We found our guide thoroughly prepared, lively, communicative and fully engaged with his audience. Questions from the group were answered adequately in the time available. Our party found the day fascinating and it gave us plenty to think about afterwards. Well done!!! Date of experience 24-Feb-2024
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Alison Sinclair - Peterborough
  • 12/02/2024
Excellent day with an experienced archeaologist who kept your interest.
Jo Finlay - Halifax
  • 23/10/2023
Absolutely loved this experience. So interesting and so much to take in. I would highly recommend this to people with a love of history and archeology. Rossa has a wealth of knowledge to impart and does so with enthusiasm and humour.
Mitchell Beard - Portland, Dorset
  • 16/10/2023
My Dad and I had a wonderful time hearing about all the various aspects of archeology through the ages. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the exhibits with a clear narrative that was really engrossing. Cannot recomm...
My Dad and I had a wonderful time hearing about all the various aspects of archeology through the ages. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the exhibits with a clear narrative that was really engrossing. Cannot recommend enough.
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P Woodhouse - London
  • 08/10/2023
A great day spent at the British museum...the guide was enthusiastic and informative...
Jane Brown - Redhill
  • 24/07/2023
My daughter and a friend did the Archaeology Experience at the British Museum and had an absolutely fantastic day. Their guide was absolutely brilliant and they learned such a lot. Really a wonderful experience !
Diane Ramsay-Arthur - Weymouth, Dorset
  • 13/03/2023
I really enjoyed this experience. The presenter was very knowledgeable and took us through different ages up to the present. I am older and I am used to walking, but I did find the sessions where we stood being talked to tiring. I know...
I really enjoyed this experience. The presenter was very knowledgeable and took us through different ages up to the present. I am older and I am used to walking, but I did find the sessions where we stood being talked to tiring. I know there was a lot to fit in. Not suitable for anyone that has walking difficulties.
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Mark Lamerton - Ash, Kent
  • 20/11/2022
Rossa certainly knows his stuff. Very informative & entertaining I would recommend this to anybody.
Val Woodroofe - London
  • 03/10/2022
A thoroughly enjoyable day at the museum tracing the origins of human civilisation. The course concentrated on carefully chosen artifacts that were used to illustrate how civilisation developed.
Caroline Rendall - Bookham Surrey
  • 05/09/2022
We had a super day at the British Museum today. Our guide was named Rossa & he was a mine of information. We learnt so much from him, it's been quite difficult to remember it all! There were seven on our tour, the other five we're American,...
We had a super day at the British Museum today. Our guide was named Rossa & he was a mine of information. We learnt so much from him, it's been quite difficult to remember it all! There were seven on our tour, the other five we're American, very nice people. Highly recommend this experience.
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FAQ
When does the Full Day Archaeology Experience at The British Museum take place?

This experience takes place on Saturdays throughout the year at 9:45am. They also run on Sunday during the Summer months too.

Can under 18s book and take the Full Day Archaeology Experience at The British Museum?

There's no age restriction for this experience, however, anyone under 18 must attend with a participating adult.

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