Jack the Ripper Private Day Time Walking Tour

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About this activity

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'.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Ye Olde England Tours

Ages: Children (6–14 years) · Adults (15–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Local guide
Included: Private tour
Included: Professional guide

Not included

Not included: Transportation to/from attractions

Itinerary

East End

20 min Admission included

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.
Stop 2

5 min

Open for the first time in almost a decade, we will visit Durward Street and the murder location of Mary Ann Nichols
Stop 3

10 min Admission not included

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.
Stop 4

5 min

This still atmospheric street was the site where Elizabeth Stride met her end, the first in the infamous Double-Event night of murders.
Whitechapel Bell Foundry

10 min Admission not included

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.
Stop 6

10 min

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,
Stop 7

5 min Admission not included

A key spot in last night of Mary Anne Nichols
The White Hart

5 min Admission not included

This is where the tour begins and one of the pubs closely associated with Jack The Ripper
Brick Lane

15 min

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,
Stop 10

10 min

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.
Stop 11

10 min Admission not included

One of the pubs most closely linked with Jack and his victims.
Stop 12

5 min

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.
Stop 13

5 min Admission not included

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.
Stop 14

10 min Admission not included

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.
Old Spitalfields Market

10 min Admission included

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.
Petticoat Lane Market

5 min Admission included

This famous old East-End Street was said to be the place where James Maybrick stayed in the infamous Diary of Jack The Ripper.
Stop 17

10 min Admission included

We will visit the spot of the only real evidence left by Jack The Ripper on the night of the Double-Event murders
Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor

5 min Admission not included

Whitechapel was a very Jewish area and we will visit the first Jewish soup kitchen.
Stop 19

10 min Admission included

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
Stop 20

5 min

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!

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Just outside the entrance of Whitechapel Underground Station.

End point

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.

Pickup points

Travelodge London Kings Cross Royal Scot
Avonmore Hotel
Claridge's
Swinton Hotel
Howard Winchester Hotel
Pacific Hotel
Grosvenor House Suites
Premier Inn London City (Tower Hill) hotel
Travelodge London Central Aldgate East
Hampton by Hilton London City
Abc Hyde Park
The Suites- St Pancras Hotel Group

and 209 more pickup points

We can either meet you at any Central London hotel or at the tour starting point which is just outside Whitechapel Underground

Using your ticket

Please send your mobile/cell number and email address
Dress code is smart casual
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

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.