Embark on a private tour through historic London, retracing the steps of the infamous Jack the Ripper. Uncover the chilling details of the Whitechapel murders and delve into the mysteries surrounding this haunting figure.
Embark on a private tour through historic London, retracing the steps of the infamous Jack the Ripper. Uncover the chilling details of the Whitechapel murders and delve into the mysteries surrounding this haunting figure.
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Whitechapel - Begin your journey with a short walk from Whitechapel Station, the site of the Ripper’s first recognized murder. Here, your guide will share the story of Polly Nichols, the first official victim.
What happened to this unfortunate woman?
How was she discovered?
And why is she considered the first canonical victim?
Your guide will…
- Whitechapel - Begin your journey with a short walk from Whitechapel Station, the site of the Ripper’s first recognized murder. Here, your guide will share the story of Polly Nichols, the first official victim.
What happened to this unfortunate woman?
How was she discovered?
And why is she considered the first canonical victim?
Your guide will answer all these questions.
- Whitechapel - Your next stop is outside the former Working Lads Institute, where inquests into the Ripper murders were conducted.
Here, you will learn about the Victorian inquest process, the progression of the Ripper murder inquests, the witnesses called, and the outcomes of these inquests.
- Hanbury Street - Visit 29 Hanbury Street, where the second victim, Annie Chapman, was found. Annie’s death sparked public and media panic, increasing pressure on the local police to find the person the London newspapers dubbed ‘The Whitechapel Murderer’!
How did this media and public panic contribute to the myth of Jack the Ripper? Discover the answers on this tour!
- Henriques Street - The fourth stop on our Jack the Ripper tour is Henriques Street (formerly Berner Street), where the third victim, Liz Stride, was found.
Liz was not mutilated after her murder, leading some to believe she was not a ‘true’ victim of the Ripper. Why is there so much debate about who was murdered by Jack the Ripper? Find out on this tour.
- Mitre Square - The fifth stop is Mitre Square, the site of the fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes. The murders of Catherine Eddowes and Liz Stride are known as the ‘double event,’ the only time Jack the Ripper killed two women in one night.
This double event and several communications sent to the Central News Agency in London led to the naming of the Whitechapel Murderer as Jack The Ripper. How did the name change? Book our tour to learn more!
- Goulston Street - Our sixth stop follows in the footsteps of Jack The Ripper to Goulston Street, where a crucial clue in the investigation of one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers was found.
- Gunthorpe Street - The seventh stop on our tour is Gunthorpe Street, the site of an earlier possible murder.
Here, your guide will explain how this murder may have been the Ripper’s first, how modern policing techniques and forensic science have been applied to the Ripper investigations, and why we remain fascinated by these Victorian murders.
- Old Spitalfields Market - The eighth stop is the site of the fifth and final canonical murder of Mary Kelly by Spitalfields Market.
- Live Guide
- All guiding fees included
- Live Guide
- All guiding fees included
- Gratuities
- Travel on the London Underground between Whitechapel and Aldgate
- Gratuities
- Travel on the London Underground between Whitechapel and Aldgate
The infamous Whitechapel Murderer known as Jack the Ripper continues to haunt, horrify, and hypnotise us over 135 years after the murders took place. Based on the latest academic consensus, meticulous research, and focusing on the facts as presented through the surviving official records of the Ripper inquests, this intimate tour, which is limited to…
The infamous Whitechapel Murderer known as Jack the Ripper continues to haunt, horrify, and hypnotise us over 135 years after the murders took place. Based on the latest academic consensus, meticulous research, and focusing on the facts as presented through the surviving official records of the Ripper inquests, this intimate tour, which is limited to just your booking, retraces the steps of Jack the Ripper through Whitechapel, Smithfield, and the City of London.
As you follow in the footsteps of the infamous Jack the Ripper, this tour takes you in order through the five canonical murders, plus one of the suspected murders which, according to the latest forensic and policing techniques, looks more and more likely to be a murder committed by Jack the Ripper.
Starting at Whitechapel Station and led by a passionate, highly knowledgeable guide, this tour is the best and most intimate way to discover the horrors, history, and herstory of the myth that Jack the Ripper has become.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.