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Jack the Ripper Tour - Discovery Tours

Aldgate East Underground Station | Toynbee Hall Exit, London E1, England
02085308443
Ranked #71 of 218 tours in London
4.5 of 5 stars 46 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Our Jack the Ripper tour takes place seven nights a week at 7pm. We meet outside Aldgate East Underground Station. We ask you to book because we limit...... more » Owner description: Our Jack the Ripper tour takes place seven nights a week at 7pm. We meet outside Aldgate East Underground Station. We ask you to book because we limit the number of participants on each tour to around 34 people per guide. We go straight into the old alleyways where the Jack the Ripper murders occurred in the autumn of 1888. Several of our guides are published authors on the subject. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

The guide dresses up in the ragged clothes of 124 years ago and tells the story like its still going on. I would do it again. There are 2 tours actually...the amazing poverty at that time, the horror story, the amazing simplicity at which the police by then did their job and the neighbourhood as it is now. Brick lane... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
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Having wanted to do a Jack the Ripper walk for the last 7 years, I finally got round to booking one, and we weren't disappointed. We had a fantastic tour guide who kept us engaged and interested for the full 2 hours. The pictures and insider knowledge displayed by her was wonderful. It was a great way to spend a... More

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

A friend and I did the tour a few weeks ago. Not knowing much about JTR before the tour, it was really informative and interesting. The passion of our guide made the tour, he was constantly inviting us to question him and answered any questions with huge enthusiasm. Compared to other groups/tours I have seen around Brick Lane way, the... More

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London, United Kingdom
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62 helpful votes 62 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW
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This tour is really good value. For £9 you get two hours' absorbing information about Jack The Ripper, whilst you explore Whitechapel and the surrounding environs. Our particular guide was interesting, informative, passionate and knowledgeable. Try to stand nearer the front of the group when you stop at each point on the tour, otherwise you might struggle to hear what... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

This is probably the most fun of all of our tours and tour guides. John and the Amazing Collin was out guide and coach driver were absolutely hillarious. They played off of eachother like a talk show host and musician. John was incredibly knowledgeable and did an outstanding job in setting the scene for us as he was describing the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

This is the tour for you if you want to find out what really happened to those poor ladies at the hands of 'Jack the Ripper'. Our guide, Lindsay, was very informative and even enjoyed the interaction with the group and some of the sugestions that we came up with, wild or not was answered with knowlege. Facts were given... More

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012
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We booked this tour via the website and found the joining instructions clear and easy to understand. On arrival at the meeting point we were met by our guide John who was pleasant and informative. The tour itself takes two hours and the night was cold (16th April) so make sure you wrap up warm it was clear some of... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

Our tour guide for the Jack the Ripper tour took us to places in London we would not have seen before such as the old East wall that separated the well to do from the poor. Our guide was very knowledgeable and brought feeling in his words. The cost of 14 pounds was well worth it. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012
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person found this review helpful

Myself and a group of friendsdecied to do this tour on a dark and cold February night since we wanted the full atmosphere. It was bitter so we certainly got the atmosphere not to mention hypothermia as well! Just joshing. Weather aside, the tour was great and our guide (I think his name was John, sorry if it wrong whoever... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

I did this tour with my girlfirend on a chilly night in February. Our tour guide was a lady named Jenny Phillips, who was very interactive with the group from start to finish and bursting with information. Walk lasts approx 2 hours and is fantastic value for money at £8 each. Recommended More

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