The National Gallery: Official Highlights Tour + Afternoon Tea

There's nothing quite as British as a spot of afternoon tea! Snap up your ticket for the National Gallery Highlights Tour and you'll soon be making like Paddington Bear with some afternoon tea, too. The National Gallery tells the story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece. This intimate one-hour expert-led tour showcases the world-renowned collection at the National Gallery and explores over 700 years of wall-to-wall masterpieces. Following your tour, you'll enjoy afternoon tea at the Gallery's brand-new restaurant, Ochre. Sit back and tuck into a delicious range of savoury sandwiches, freshly baked scones with jam and clotted cream, seasonal pastries and coffee and tea.

* The Cloakroom is available for an additional cost * Please allow time for security checks * Tour is 14:00 for one hour and afternoon tea is served from 15:30 Minimum of 2 adults per booking apply. * Head through the Getty entrance (groups entrance) and go through the security barriers * You will then head inside Annenberg Court and the tour will depart close to the information desk on the right-hand side * Do not head into the main entrance of the gallery, this is for public and not booked tours * From 10th May 2025, tours will begin at the Sainsbury Wing, the National Gallery’s new main entrance located on Trafalgar Square (WC2N 5DN) * Customers should make their way up the stairs to Level 2 * Tours will start across from the audio desk, and meet your guide by a Meeting Point tour sign * The guide will be wearing a National Gallery Official Tour Guide yellow badge Please send any dietary requirements you may have to [email protected] least 72 hours in advance.