London Jack The Ripper Private Walking Tour
Description
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.
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Itinerary
Your first stop will be a short walk from Whitechapel Station, where the Ripper's first canonical murder occurred. Here, your guide will tell you all about the first official victim, Polly Nichols. What happened to this poor woman? How was she discovered? And why is she considered the first canonical victim? Your questions will all be answered by your guide.
Your second stop is outside the former Working Lads Institute, where inquests into the Ripper murders were held. Whilst here, you will discover how inquests during the Victorian period were held, how each of the inquests into the Ripper murders progressed, who was called as witnesses, and what there outcomes where.
29 Hanbury Street, where the second victim Annie Chapman, was found. Annie's death started public and media panic, which placed increasing pressure on the local police to find the person that the London newspapers were calling 'The Whitechapel Murderer'! How did this panic in the press and with the public fuel the myth that was to become Jack the Ripper? Find out on this tour!
Your fourth stop on our Jack the Ripper tour is Henriques Street (formerly Berner Street), where the 3rd victim Liz Stride, was found dead. Liz was not mutilated after her murder, leading some to believe that she was not a 'true' victim of the Ripper. Why is there so much conjecture about who was murdered by Jack the Ripper? Find out on this tour.
The fifth stop is Mitre Square, the site of the murder of the fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes. The murder of Catherine Eddows and Liz Stride is referred to as the 'double event' the only time that Jack the Ripper killed two women in one night. It was this double event and several communications which were sent to the Central News Agency in London, which led to the naming of the Whitechapel Murderer as Jack The Ripper. How did the name change? Book our tour to find out more!
Our sixth stop following in the footsteps of Jack The Rupper is Goulson Street, where a vital clue in the investigation to one of the UK's most notorious serial killers was found.
The seventh stop on our tour is Gunthorp Street the site of an earlier possible murder. Here, your guide will explain how this murder may have been the Ripper's first murder, how modern policing techniques and forensic science has been applied to modern investigations into the Ripper Murders, and why we are still obsessed with these Victorian Murders.
The eighth stop is the site of the 5th and final canonical murder of Mary Kelly by Spitalfields Market.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(9)
Private Tour is great in your own group versus a larger group. This way you really get to spend time hearing from your private tour guide.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review about the Jack the Ripper Tour you took part in, and we are very glad to hear you had a good time. We hope you consider us when booking tours in the UK in future. Kindest Regards, Alyson
We were all enthralled by the detailed descriptions of the trail of Jack the Ripper. Make sure you were comfortable shoes.
Michael was very knowledgeable and a very good tour guide. I enjoyed the tour immensely. As a woman taking the tour alone I was a bit nervous, but I felt very comfortable with Michael. No red flags at all. He even walked me to the tube station when the tour was done. 10/10 would book again!
Our guide, Michael was very knowledgeable and shared terrific information and some little known facts and insights. A great tour!
A very informative tour led by a guide with an impressive amount of Ripper knowledge. We visited key spots associated with the Whitechapel Murders and saw firsthand how much London's East End has changed since the 19th century.
Thankyou for you wonderful review. Its such an interesting tour and definitely one to try for anyone interested not just in Jack the Ripper but the history of the area. Please check out our other london based tours. Kindest regards Alyson Administrative assistant Tours of the UK
The tour was very informative and Michael, the tour guide, was clearly very knowledgeable about Jack the Ripper. He was energetic and excited about doing the walk, and I definitely learned a lot.
Michael is a brilliant tour guide and exceptionally good at this tour. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the experience. Thankyou for your review Kindest regards Alyson Administrative assistant Tours of the UK
The tour was awesome! It was very informative and interesting. The tour guide was friendly and answered all of our questions. Every stop had a purpose, and it was great how everything was mostly in chronological order.
Thankyou so much for your review and feedback. We are very proud of our Jack the Ripper tour. Kindest regards Alyson Adminstrative assistant Tours of the UK
Very interesting and informative tour! I learned a lot about the story of Jack the Ripper and the history of the Whitechapel area.
Thankyou for your review of the Jack the Ripper tour. We are pleased you had a great time. Kindest regards Alyson Administrative assistant Tours of the UK
Absolutely phenomenal! We booked this tour, with a few friends, thinking a Jack the Ripper tour might be a laugh, but little did we know that our guide Dewi would give us incredible insight into the pretty dark history behind the Jack the Ripper case. Dewi was knowledgeable and fun and he knows exactly when to be serious, when to be scary and when to add a little levity. Thank you for this incredible tour, we're already thinking about our next one!
Its an outstanding tour and our tour guide Dewi is incredible at it. We are so happy that you enjoyed it and learnt so much. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Kindest regards Alyson Administrative assistant Tours of the UK
