Jack the Ripper Tour and London Ghost Walk

London, United Kingdom

See the sinister and ghostly side of London as you follow the blood-soaked footsteps of murderer Jack the Ripper down gas-lit alleyways on a walking tour of London that will have you trembling with fear!

The year is 1888. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has just published his first Sherlock Holmes story...and in Whitechapel, in London's East End, five women are brutally murdered by the world's first recognized serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

You will see where Jack the Ripper found his victims while your guide runs through some of the suspects in this unsolved case that led Scotland Yard to Queen Victoria herself.  

Led by a Professional Tour Guide, your tour will commence with a drive along the darkest sides of London. You will see the Theatre Drury Lane, said to be the most haunted theatre in London, your guide will explain why! The next site will be the Old Bailey - site of numerous public hangings, and Fleet Street, home of Sweeny Todd - the demon barber of Fleet Street - and his accomplice, Mrs Lovatt, who was said to have baked pies from the flesh of his victims, selling them to unsuspecting customers.

Once in Whitechapel, disembark the coach and walk this death trail inspecting some of the murder sites, deciphering the evidence and discussing the suspects. We will see the 10 Bells Pub, built in 1752 where many of Jack the Ripper's victims were said to have drunk.

The tour will finish at a traditional pub near Trafalgar Square.

USD $45.82

Traveler Reviews

Review by: alison s	December 2011
ab fab. great tour with a brilliant guide, definatly recommend this tour and most certainly with viator bookings

Review by: GAVIN M	December 2011
Our Guide was informative, fun and very helpful_br/_ I would highly recommend this tour as a vital component on a visit to London

Review by: Francine Boeni	November 2011
The Jack the Ripper tour is only as good as the tour guide. Our tour guide made us stop at a restaurant in Spitalfields Market for a half hour while he went inside and ordered his dinner. He took us to only one of the murder sites and finished the tour an hour early. What a horrible experience.

Review by: Tamara M	October 2011
I had high expectations for this tour, and was a little disappointed that buildings were no longer to review but the story teller was exceptional

Review by: Rebecca C	October 2011
This Ripper tour was fun and the guide was interesting to listen to, but I wouldn't advertise it as a "London Ghost Walk". It was almost entirely about Jack the Ripper. Unfortunately, there is very little left to see from the time of Jack except the Ten Bells pub, which is not on the tour because it gets very crowded. We had to stand across the street to look at it. Of course, it was very nice to have the bus to take us to an area of London that is not somewhere we would probably want to explore on our own at night, so that made it all worth it.

Review by: sweetjordee	October 2011
this was great value. if you are interested in the darker side of London. the guide was great and he took us to all the spots that this maniac walked on. just don't ask him to take you to the carpark

Review by: Sasha C	October 2011
Wow, what an awesome tour. Very interesting and a whole lot of fun.

Review by: Andrew V	October 2011
Great tour, very entertaining. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and passed on some great stories.

Review by: Judith G	October 2011
Loved this tour! Our tour guide was very good and did a great job of setting the mood. It is a walking tour so be sure to wear comfortable shoes!!!

Review by: MarkS	October 2011
Great tour. Our tour guide was funny and informative all in one. This is a good tour to include in your agenda,

Review by: LEAH F	September 2011
Did not enjoy this tour at all, and it all came down to the tour guide....he was a total jerk!!! It was a full bus and he kept remarking about "why was there so many of us." I felt like we were a BIG inconvenience to him and we should be sorry to him for making him do this tour with so many of us!!! _br/_ I really love reading/watching/hearing things about "jack the ripper" so I was very disappointed with this tour. I did enjoy walking around the streets of "white chappel" but nothing else. My partner who is not a abled fast walker, found it very hard to keep up, the tour guide speed us around the streets like he wanted the tour to end quickly. We didn't end up at a "english pub" for a snack instead he took us to an Indian resturant....not quite the _br/_ 'English" atmosphere that I was expecting. Would not recommend this tour, go find another one...the customer is just too much of an inconvenience to them!

Review by: Simone R	September 2011
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour - great to do something a little different and guide so informative and helpful.

Review by: Tracey S	September 2011
Absolutely fantastic tour! Our guide was excellent!!! Wasn't quite sure what to expect for this one, but it definitely exceeded my expectations by a mile! Great tour!

Review by: jk.jimmy	September 2011
A truly interesting guided tour! Our guide took us on an eerie tour showing us many sites involved in the Jack the Ripper case. Some horrible tales, detailed information and intimate facts about the murders. The final site visited was outside the flat of Mary the last murder victim. Quite scary when the street light went off after talking about her. Even more bizarre after hearing a tale about a previous visit when one of the tour group was knocked to the ground by an unknown force! My partner enjoyed the tour, I loved it!

Review by: Susan Kathleen D	September 2011
Great evening. Interesting.

Review by: karen o	September 2011
Really enjoyable good guide

Review by: Joan	August 2011
Great guide

Review by: christiane R	August 2011
I enjoyed every minute of the trip as it was exciting.The speech was quick but quite clear. I wish I had had my rmini recorder! Thanks a lot.

Review by: SUSAN L M	August 2011
Very interesting. Guide very good. Takes you to all the "Ripper" spots.

Review by: Fabian	August 2011
This is a great tour. The guide was very good and provided a good dose of humor to what is a rather morbid subject. He provided a lot of good information and the walking part was well paced for anyone. I would do it again.

Review by: Allen J	July 2011
Very interesting and Informative tour with great guide.

Review by: Jessica G	July 2011
Loved every minute of it. Really fascinating. Guide was great.

Review by: Cole Alan M	July 2011
The tour guide was really great but overall very disappointed with this tour. £25 each for a 30 min bus ride, 30 min break and about 45 mins of walking in what was meant to be a 3.5 hour walking tour! It was 'too far to walk' to one of the murder sites, which is ridiculous because its a walking tour and how could we not visit one of the sites??? We whisked past whitechapel and the ten bells...stopped in a completely unrelated restaurant for 30 mins for a break after about 30 mins of walking. I live in London and know for a fact its not too far to walk the sites at all. I have been to these sites myself but was hoping for a lot more than what was on offer. Overall a very very brief coverage of JTR and there was no ghost walk?? We decided to leave the tour at Whitechapel without returning to the pick up point as we were so disappointed and live in East London anyway. I wouldnt recommend this tour to anyone and cant believe I left the house on a cold rainy day to attend this tour which I have been looking forward to for months! You would know more by researching online ..

Review by: Cole Alan M	July 2011
The tour guide was really great but overall very disappointed with this tour. £25 each for a 30 min bus ride, 30 min break and about 45 mins of walking in what was meant to be a 3.5 hour walking tour! It was 'too far to walk' to one of the murder sites, which is ridiculous because its a walking tour and how could we not visit one of the sites??? We whisked past whitechapel and the ten bells...stopped in a completely unrelated restaurant for 30 mins for a break after about 30 mins of walking. I live in London and know for a fact its not too far to walk the sites at all. I have been to these sites myself but was hoping for a lot more than what was on offer. Overall a very very brief coverage of JTR and there was no ghost walk?? We decided to leave the tour at Whitechapel without returning to the pick up point as we were so disappointed and live in East London anyway. I wouldnt recommend this tour to anyone and cant believe I left the house on a cold rainy day to attend this tour which I have been looking forward to for months! You would know more by researching online ..

Review by: April W	July 2011
Getting to add in White Church to our already packed trip was great. The walk around the area with the guide (who had a great sense of humor) was great fun and informative. _br/_ The only down side was that we were off the bus for a mere 90 min and 30 of that was spent at a restaurant resting from walking four blocks... and the fact that by the time we got to the fish and chips place at the end of the tour, they were closed except for seating at the already packed bar and there was not opportunity to actually get any food.

Review by: Loriann M	June 2011
The tour guide, John, was very funny. A stop is scheduled during the walk and is a nice quick break. You get a great bus ride and a bit of a tour through the city as well.

Review by: Mom	May 2011
This tour was so much fun and so interesting. Our guide was a lot of fun and was full of history.

Review by: Joanne F	May 2011
Excellent tour. Our tour guide even dressed the part with a top hat and can. Very knowledgeable and very interesting.

Review by: Maritess B	May 2011
Loved this tour. The guide was wonderful. Wear comfy shoes. I went in March and it got really chilly so be prepared.

Review by: Laurie S	April 2011
This tour was disappointing. There was no "ghost walk," only some brief mention of a ghost while we were on the bus. We walked around Whitechapel and saw approximate places where events occurred. The stop at the restaurant was clearly to give the place the business - an Indian restaurant on a Jack the Ripper tour?? Other tours had guides dressed in period costumes and carrying lanterns - our tour could have used this type of drama and we were hoping for a bit more creepiness and fright factor It was actually rather boring. The guide was reasonably knowledgeable and answered individual questions during the break, but actually answered my husband's question regarding copycat killers wrong - yes, there is at least one documented copycat killer. He was, however, respectful of the tourists. He nearly ran through the tour because we were late due to traffic, but he did wait for folks to catch up, and offered us two bathroom breaks.

Review by: Angela Z	April 2011
Nice tour. Guide walked a bit too fast and ask him to slow down. Would like to have gotten to take a few more pictures. I think he had to be somewhere.

Review by: Vez	March 2011
Great, charismatic tour guide. definitely a Ripper expert. :)

Review by: Cilla	March 2011
our host was really cool and dressed to character however if you dont know anything about Jack the Ripper and what happened it tended to be a little boring. LOTS of walking involved!!! A good 1 1/2 hours

Review by: David A	March 2011
Three and a half stars: The guide worked hard so the tour had its high points, particularly in the areas where the street-scape hadn't changed much. Different though in more modern areas : more drama and colour required from the guide.

Review by: Kevin C	March 2011
This was fantastic! The guide was very interesting and knowledgeable.

Review by: Thomaximus	March 2011
The tour guide was informative and knowledgeable on all things Jack the Ripper. Despite being shorter than expected well worth a look. Also the only Jack the RIpper tour with coach drop off and pick-up meaning less walking.

Review by: cybash99	January 2011
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and informative. Great bus driver! Tour was very creepy!

Review by: Vincent B	December 2010
Although somewhat cold, it was a really enjoyable tour and extremely well guided. Well done.

Review by: Debra S	December 2010
We really enjoyed this tour and would definitely recommend this! We were nervous about how much walking it would be as it was cold out, but it wasn't bad at all. You take a 30 minute coach ride over to White Castle and the tour guide tells you all about London on the way. Then you walk a bit, then take a 30 minute break inside for tea or coffee. As it was freezing out, we were really happy for the 30 minutes to warm up! Then we did a bit more walking, then back to the coach for the 30 minute ride back. Overall, the walking portion was maybe 1.5 hrs of the 3 hour tour time. The pace was not exactly slow, though not overly taxing either. The best part of the tour was that the part of White Castle they walk you through is all original the way it was in 1888 when the murders occurred. Old stone streets, and the original brick victorian buildings. It was very eery walking through the area in the dark and knowing Jack the Ripper may have stood in that very spot. The tour guide was very informative and we learned a lot on the tour. We found this very enjoyable in a creepy sort of way :) and was really neat to see the area where all of this happened. Very satisfied with this tour, especially for the price!

Review by: actionannie	November 2010
We went on ths tour on halloween night as did I think -every other tourist in London. But our guide was funny, well informed and entertaining

Review by: Kristen R, United States of America	July 2010
Really fun! We were just seconds late for our tour and the gentleman from the local tour agency actually closed the office and escorted us through the streets of London at a dead run! We must have looked like we were crazy. But we made the bus at the next stop and it was worth it! A Special thank you to this wonderful guy.

Review by: Ian L, Australia	June 2010
The guide was fantastic - a real entertainer. Being summer it was still light for the entire tour so it lost some of the impact. Still it was very informative and entertaining. On the bus trip from Trafalgar Sq to Whitechapel we were given a fantastic commentary of London.

Review by: Pernell D, United States of America	April 2010
My wife and I loved it! We did this tour on our first night in London and had so much fun. Great start to our vacation!

Review by: Gregory R, Australia	January 2010
Very interesting and great time of year. Small group and interesting information.

Review by: Jacqueline C, United States of America	November 2009
Tour guide was excellent, very knowledgable.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	October 2009
excellent - very enjoyable.

Review by: Nora D, United States of America	October 2009
We did not get to one of the locations promised on the tour so I was disappointed with that. However, it was an informative and interesting tour especially for those interested in the Jack the Ripper case. I wish there had been more of the ghost tour and actual hands on tours of the haunted areas.

Review by: Rachel R, Ireland	September 2009
Went on this tour last week, it was good our guide was very informative but its not theatrical enough. The photo is very misleading sure it would be abit of craic to dress up! Also you only walk around for 40 mins or less, don't agree with stopping in the pub for 30 minutes obviously the operator gets a comission for doing this, but its really done to make the tour seem longer. Anyway guide very good, but at the end of the tour let the people into walk around the area of the last victim Im sure its not actually scary. Slan abhaile!!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	September 2009
Jack the Ripper and the Ghost Walk were good tours!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	August 2009
If you have kids, they will love the London ghost walk. Really good fun.