National Gallery: Highlights Tour & Afternoon Tea

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Enjoy a guided tour of the National Gallery in the company of an accredited, gallery-approved, Blue Badge guide, followed by a delicious afternoon tea in the gallery's restaurant.

Your friendly art expert will meet you at 2 PM and then lead you around the pick of the pictures, taking in 700 years of Western European art from the 13th to 19th centuries.

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During the hour-long tour you'll see masterpieces by famous names like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Titian, Canaletto and Cezanne, and admire famous paintings like Monet's The Water-Lily Pond, Turner's The Fighting Temeraire, Constable's The Hay Wain and Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

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At 3.30 PM you'll make your way to the National Gallery's own Ochre restaurant, where you'll sit-down for a scrumptious afternoon tea of tasty pastries, sandwiches and freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam.

Note: If you'd rather skip the afternoon tea then you can also do the National Gallery Highlights Tour on its own.

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How to get to the National Gallery

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Bus and train fares to National Gallery

Fare zone	Cash	Oyster & Contactless				Travelcard
	Single fare	Single fare		Daily cap		One day
		Peak	Off-peak	Peak	Off-peak	Any­time	Off-peak
Bus (all zones)	n/a	£1.75		£5.25		£6
Train (zone 1)	£7	£2.90	£2.80	£8.90	£8.90	£16.60(zone 1-4)	£16.60(zone 1-6)
Train (zone 1-2)	£7	£3.50	£2.90	£8.90	£8.90
Train (zone 1-3)	£7	£3.80	£3.10	£10.50	£10.50
Train (zone 1-4)	£7	£4.60	£3.40	£12.80	£12.80
Train (zone 1-5)	£7	£5.20	£3.60	£15.30	£15.30	£23.60(zone 1-6)
Train (zone 1-6)	£7	£5.80*	£3.80*	£16.30	£16.30
* Journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate. Prices are correct as of 2nd March 2025

Bus No.3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 24, 87, 91, 139 and 176 all stop near the National Gallery. The closest train station is Charing Cross Bakerloo Northern. Plan your journey from Bank, Earl’s Court, Euston, King’s Cross St. Pancras, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo or another station:

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