Jack the Ripper in London: Quest Experience

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About this activity

Embark on a quest that will take you through the slashing grounds of the most infamous serial killer in history. With every step you take, you will get closer to solving a mystery that has baffled the world for more than a century: who was Jack the Ripper?

Highlights:

Wander into the sinister alleys where Jack the Ripper used to hunt his victims

Visit the sites of Jack the Rippers’ bloodiest murders

Step into the pub where Jack the Ripper’s victims had their last drinks

Meet the main suspects and find out details of the police investigation

Discover historic places around the vibrant neighborhood of Whitechapel in London’s East End.

Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt.

Each clue will lead you from one place to another by providing you with exact directions so you won't need a map, GPS, or guide. As you answer the questions, solve the challenge, or guess the answer, the secret story of each place is unlocked.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Written guide: German, English, French
Operated by: Questo

Ages: Adults (1–95 years)

What is included

Included

Included: This experience can be played anytime after booking without rescheduling
Included: Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game
Included: If your group is larger than 15 people, no worries. Just make multiple bookings.

Not included

Not included: A physical tour guide

Itinerary

Stop 1

10 min Admission not included

Opening in 1929, when the volume of imported produce coming through the docks more than doubled in the ten years after the First World War, the mighty Fruit & Wool Exchange in Spitalfields was created to maintain London’s pre-eminence as a global distribution centre. The classical stone facade, closely resembling the design of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s Christ Church nearby, established it as a temple dedicated to fresh produce as fruits that were once unfamiliar, and fruits that were out of season, became available for the first time to the British people.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Christ Church Spitalfields

10 min Admission not included

Christ Church Spitalfields is an Anglican church built between 1714 and 1729 to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor. On Commercial Street in the East End and in today's Central London it is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, on its western border facing the City of London, it was one of the first (and arguably one of the finest) of the so-called "Commissioners' Churches" built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, which had been established by an Act of Parliament in 1711.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Stop 3

10 min Admission not included

The Ten Bells is a public house at the corner of Commercial Street and Fournier Street in Spitalfields in the East End of London. It is sometimes noted for its supposed association with two victims of Jack the Ripper, Annie Chapman and Mary Kelly.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Stop 4

10 min

19 Princelet Street in Spitalfields is a unique cultural institution, in one of London’s smallest and most beautiful historic buildings. Its shabby front doors are rarely open to the public: beyond are secrets and suitcases, poems and potatoes, threads of history linking to today’s debates over migration, minorities and multiculturalism.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The Old Truman Brewery

10 min Admission not included

The Old Truman Brewery, East London's revolutionary arts and media quarter, is home to a hive of creative businesses as well as exclusively independent shops, galleries, markets, bars and restaurants. For over twenty years the Old Truman Brewery has been regenerating its ten acres of vacant and derelict buildings into spectacular office, retail, leisure and event spaces. The finely tuned mix of business and leisure has created an environment unique in London, making the Old Truman Brewery a destination in its own right.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Stop 6

10 min Admission not included

Brick Lane Jamme Masjid, formerly known as the London Jamme Masjid, is a Muslim place of worship in Central London and is in the East End of London. The building at 59 Brick Lane, on the corner of Fournier Street, has been home to a succession of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities since its construction in the mid-eighteenth century, reflecting the waves of immigration in the neighbourhood of Spitalfields. The former Great Synagogue is a Grade II* listed building; the adjacent former school buildings (now used as an ancillary building to the mosque) is listed Grade II.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Stop 7

10 min Admission not included

Happy Days restaurant is a small London based restaurant with a rich heritage. Historically Happy Days Restaurant (or more rather the flats it used to be in the 1880's) plays a major role in the story of the notorious Jack the Ripper! It is the site of one the only clues ever to be found in connection with the criminal. Furthermore it is the site of one of his most famous graffiti works, a plaque of which can be found hanging on our wall!

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Stop 8

10 min

The square occupies the site of the cloister of Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate which was demolished under Henry VIII at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The south corner of the square was the site of the murder of Catherine Eddowes by Jack the Ripper. Her mutilated body was found there at 1:45 in the morning on 30 September 1888. This was the westernmost of the Whitechapel murders and the only one located within the City.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The White Hart

10 min Admission not included

The White Hart is the only long-standing pub left on the north side of the High Street. It claims on its front signage to have been founded in 1721, a date of uncertain provenance, but it was certainly known by 1723, when the Custom House men confiscated sixteen bushels of coffee ‘concealed in a Load of Faggots’ at the White Hart Inn.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Stop 10

10 min

Berner Street, now called Henriques Street, was the scene of what is generally accepted as the third murder committed by Jack the Ripper. Berner Street is a narrow street leading in an North to South direction off Commercial Road, Whitechapel.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

The game starts at 56 Artillery Lane. After booking, we'll message you a code and activation link. Activate with your own email, then log in to the Questo app with that email. No message? Open the Questo app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your booking reference number.

End point

Using your ticket

Thank you for booking with Questo. Your code is your booking reference number: the digits after "BR-".

Here's how to play it:

1. Activate your quest. Go to the unlock page on the Questo website (questoapp.com/unlock), enter your email and your code.

2. Download the Questo app on your phone (App Store or Google Play) and create an account with the same email used for activation.

3. Once you're logged in to the Questo app, open the Quests section. Your quest will be there, ready to be played.

IMPORTANT

Booked more than one ticket? You can invite the other participants right after activating, or later from the Quests section in the app.
If you don't see your quest in the Quests section in the Questo app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your code again. You can also upload a screenshot of your booking confirmation there.

GOOD TO KNOW

The quest is available every day, at any hour. Go to the starting point and begin whenever you're ready.
Download the story and the map before you head out. After that, it works without internet.
Start with at least 50% battery.

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