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This private walking tour will transport you back to the dark and chilling world of the Whitechapel Murders in East London. Follow in the footsteps of the notorious and never identified Jack the Ripper.
During the autumn of 1888, Jack the Ripper murdered, at least, five women with several other horrendous killings before and afterwards that may or may not have been carried out at the hands of the man voted The Worst Briton of All Time.
Explore the old streets of Whitechapel on this private 2.5 hour day-time tour (so you can actually see everything properly) and learn what life was like for the people who lived here.
We've had everyone from school-children to corporate bankers on this tour as well those who just want to see a different side of London. With the seal of approval of homicide detectives from New York, London, Melbourne and many other places and even enjoyed by some of the team behind the BBC show 'Ripper Street'.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We can either meet you at any Central London hotel or at the tour starting point which is just outside Whitechapel Underground
Just outside the entrance of Whitechapel Underground Station.
We will walk you a few minutes back to Aldgate Station. Aldgate East Station (on the same line as Whitechapel Station) is just a minute or so further up the main road if needed.
Itinerary
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1East End
We will explore the streets of Whitechapel, Spitalfields and Aldgate and follow in the footsteps of Jack The Ripper as we visit the locations of his murders and those strongly linked with him.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2Durward Street
Open for the first time in almost a decade, we will visit Durward Street and the murder location of Mary Ann Nichols
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Where the first victim in the Whitechapel Murders died and where an investigation into a body part revealed terrible findings. Nearby we will see where the inquests into several of the murders took place. The Elephant Man also lived here during these years and 80 years later the streets were the home to the legendary gangsters, The Krays.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
4
This still atmospheric street was the site where Elizabeth Stride met her end, the first in the infamous Double-Event night of murders.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Whitechapel Bell Foundry
As well as visiting this icon of the East-End, nearby we will visit the two locations where a chief suspect for Jack The Ripper lived.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
6Gunthorpe Street
We will follow in the footsteps of Martha Tabram down this eerie cobbled lane. Sadly Martha never made it to the end of the street, hopefully we will & round the corner we will see where Emma Smith was fatally attacked,
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
A key spot in last night of Mary Anne Nichols
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
8The White Hart
This is where the tour begins and one of the pubs closely associated with Jack The Ripper
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
9Brick Lane
We will pass down the famous Brick Lane, once in the very heart of Jack The Ripper territory. Then as now with a bustling immigrant community,
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10
The site of the murder of poor Annie Chapman and nearby we will learn of two more deaths that Jack The Ripper was indirectly responsible for.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11The Ten Bells
One of the pubs most closely linked with Jack and his victims.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
12
Dorset street itself isn't exactly here any more but we will visit the site of the murder of Mary Kelly and learn of its greater importance both in the Jack The Ripper killings and its wider legacy for police around the world.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13
Now a mouse but in 1888, Brick Lane Synagogue. One of many in the area then for the growing Jewish community of the East-End.
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
14Christ Church Spitalfields
See the church that played a pivotal role in the lives of the people in 19th Century Whitechapel and learn of the terrible poverty that was all around.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
15Old Spitalfields Market
We will pass through the very same market that was here in 1888 and right in the middle of some of the murder locations we will visit.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
16Petticoat Lane Market
This famous old East-End Street was said to be the place where James Maybrick stayed in the infamous Diary of Jack The Ripper.
5 minutes • Admission ticket included -
17
We will visit the spot of the only real evidence left by Jack The Ripper on the night of the Double-Event murders
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
18Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor
Whitechapel was a very Jewish area and we will visit the first Jewish soup kitchen.
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
19
We will finish off just round the corner from our oldest Synagogue in Mitre Square, the only place where you can be certain you are standing exactly where Jack stood when he murdered
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
20Aldgate Pump
As if Jack The Ripper wasn't bad enough for the locals, if your legs don't mind a small diversion, we will also famous the Aldgate Pump of Death!
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We have earmarked this tour as especially safe during the Coronavirus outbreak due to generally quiet places that we visit where social distancing is generally not a problem. All of our tours are private so it is just you/your family and your guide. To make it easier and safer for all concerned we would suggest starting this tour a little later than the usual time, perhaps around 10.30-11am which allows us all to miss rush-hour. We are happy to still come to your hotel to meet you but for the moment we would suggest meeting us at the tour starting point. This allows you to arrive by a taxi or uber rather than public transport. Please feel free to wear masks throughout or at times during the tour. Your guide will also have a mask with them.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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