Jack the Ripper Walking Tour in London: Discover Whitechapel's Dark History

Explore the lanes of Whitechapel in London to reveal the authentic tale of the most notorious murderer in history. Visit popular landmarks and discover the horrifying destiny of the Ripper’s ill-fated victims, as our knowledgeable guide assists you in distinguishing reality from myth and navigates you through one of London’s most terrifying narratives.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old Spitalfields Market - See the historic area where the Jack the Ripper murders took place and experience its unique atmosphere.
What's Included
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Location
Aldgate
Aldgate High Street
Outside Aldgate Tube Station
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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James_w
Feb 9, 2025
Excellent tour recommended - Excellent tour Tour Guide was excellent and friendly. Would recommend for anyone. I've just ordered a jack the ripper book now because the tour guide made it so interesting
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Getaway09115437269
Feb 7, 2025
Great tour - A great tour that takes you into a forgotten London. For the tour the weather really helped, dark, cold and drizzly. This brought the subject matter to life. You appreciated the hardship of London in the 1800's. (Dont be put off by bad weather, its a dark subject, but I know you will want dry warm weather). Cova our guide was excellent. So much knowledge and passion for the subject. A brilliant personality, it was a joy to spend time with her.
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V9648beadamh
Jan 20, 2025
Fantastic walking tour - George was a fantastic tour guide. Extremely knowledgeable, friendly and engaging. There's a lot of myth and legend about Jack the Ripper and while a lot of it we'll still never know, George helps separate the facts from the fiction but also adds some weight to the lesser know theories too. Highly recommended. For anyone concerned with the distance/length of the walk, don't be. It's all very manageable.
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Kana_g
Dec 29, 2024
Fantastic informative tour! - Did this for my birthday with a group of friends. It was a great experience. Really informative. I think our tour guides name was George? He was great. Spoke really loudly so we could all hear and was full of information. Answered every question I asked with extra information! The tour wasn’t too long either. Enough to really see and imagine Whitechapel as it would have been at the time. But didn’t go on and on and I managed the whole walk in some sensible heels! Would highly recommend to a genuine True Crime fan like me!
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Travlingwithfamily
Dec 21, 2024
Fascinating and deep - Thank you, George - Fascinating and deep. As well as being passionate about history, George brought to bear his theatrical gifts as a stand up comic to vivify the grizzly events of 1888. I was also impressed by his consideration — offering key words in foreign languages and cheerfully guiding a few latecomers on how to find us, by mobile, without missing a beat — as well as his compassion for the denizens of this poverty stricken area of Whitechapel in the Victorian era. We learned not only about the murders, evidence and investigations, but about the social history of this microcosm . . . Not to mention, the grim origin of the word “hangover.” I will see this part of London very differently now. My group signed up as a Christmas gift and George did us proud.
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Florence_m
Dec 16, 2024
Excellent - Our guide was really good. He really knows how to put you in the mood and his knowledge of UK history is impressive. To be honest, we didn’t want to leave… too many questions to ask.
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Anonymous
Dec 9, 2024
Atmospheric tour with great guide - George did a great job describing what the neighborhood was like in 1888, and in making the murders come to life. Answered everyone’s questions enthusiastically. Recommended, even to those not particularly interested in Jack the Ripper.
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Samantha_s
Dec 6, 2024
Great tour! History and stories in the best way! - We had a blast on this tour! We were fortunate enough to have a small group and was able to talk easily with George! He is so informative and tells each murder with such passion it really got everyone into the tour. George is on another level with his tour- he is so informative and can give you more and more history about London and other countries! We went all over this eastern London neighborhood and found so much history and were sent back to the time of Jack the Ripper. We would highly recommend this tour! This was absolutely worth the price and easy to get to in the city.
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Diane_b
Dec 2, 2024
Great tour! - George was an amazing storyteller and very animated! He talked about the multiple suspects that may or may not have been Jack. Very interesting! We met George right outside the Tube station on time for our tour. Good value tour!
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Katharine_r
Nov 18, 2024
Interesting and engaging - Very informative and George was very engaging and enthusiastic. Kudos to him for being able to speak so loudly too.
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