Jack The Ripper Walking Tour of London

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Whitechapel

  Explore Whitechapel which gained grim notoriety as the hunting ground of Jack the Ripper in 1888. This densely populated area was marked by poverty, overcrowding, and social unrest. The Ripper, an unidentified serial killer, brutally murdered at least five women in the area. The horrific crimes drew global attention, highlighting Whitechapel's harsh conditions and sparking widespread fear and mystery.

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 2
  The Ten Bells

  Visit the most famous Jack The Ripper site of them all - The Ten Bells pub and discover the victims who visited the pub in the hours leading up to their deaths; and answer the question that still haunts London to this day - did Jack The Ripper visit the pub too?

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Goulston Street

  Goulston Street in Whitechapel is famously linked to the Jack the Ripper case due to a critical piece of evidence. After the murder of Catherine Eddowes in 1888, part of her bloodied apron was found in a doorway on this street making it a central location to the Ripper mystery.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Brick Lane

  Visit the East End's most famous street Brick Lane. Brick Lane was part of the impoverished East End during the Ripper's 1888 reign of terror that was frequently visited by the victims adding to its dark association with the unsolved murders that gripped Victorian London.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Spitalfields Market E1

  Spitalfields Market was surrounded by the grim events of Jack the Ripper's 1888 murders. Close to the market's bustling streets, several victims lived or were last seen before their deaths. The market's proximity to Whitechapel made it part of the dark backdrop of Victorian poverty and crime.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Christ Church Spitalfields

  Christ Church stands as a silent witness to the Jack the Ripper era. Located near the sites of his infamous 1888 murders, the church loomed over the impoverished streets of Whitechapel. Some of the victims were last seen nearby, and its shadowy presence added to the eerie atmosphere of the time. Today it remains a landmark tied to the Ripper’s haunting legacy.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  St Botolph's Aldgate

  St. Botolph's Aldgate is closely tied to the Jack the Ripper case due to its proximity to Whitechapel's crime scenes. Known as the "Church of Prostitutes" because women often gathered nearby for safety, it was frequented by several of the Ripper’s victims.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The tour starts at Aldgate Station next to Hotel Saint. Hotel Saint is on the right as you exit the station. The address of Hotel Saint is 9 Aldgate High Street, London, EC3N 1AH. Please go to Aldgate Station (not Aldgate East). Please meet your tour guide who will be holding a yellow umbrella.
• The tour is not suitable for guests with walking or mobility difficulties.
• The tour is not suitable for wheelchairs.

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