The Original Jack the Ripper : Guided Tour
Recommended by 96% of travelers
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London, England
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Learn more about London’s history on this fascinating Jack the Ripper-themed walking tour of the East End. As well as the notorious serial killer, learn about his women victims, who have largely been overlooked by history. You’ll visit former crime scenes and historic landmarks as your guide tells you fascinating stories about Victorian London. Get a close-up look at this part of the city by exploring on foot.
- Discover London’s spooky side on this Jack the Ripper walking tour
- See a new side of the city when you explore London’s East End
- Your guide’s insider stories will immerse you in Victorian-era London
- Choose from various tour times to suit your schedule
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Many Jack the Ripper tours showcase the criminal: This one puts London and his victims center stage.
What's Included
- Professional Guide
- Interactive Experience
- Ripperologist's Companion: free interactive case file in your browser, unlocks fully after the tour
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick Up / Drop Off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- St Marys Whitechapel Church MemorialUnnamed Road, London E1 1FE, UK
We meet at Altab Ali Park's west entrance, by the large iron arch gate. Address: GW8J+C8J London, UK. Exact directions, your guide and a one-tap "running late" option are in your SYC Passport: app.seeyour.city using your Viator booking reference and surname.
End point
- The Ten Bells84 Commercial St, London E1 6LY, UK
Itinerary
1
Whitechapel
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
St Botolph's Aldgate (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of the starting time in order not to miss the tour as it will be hard to catch up once arrived late. Your tour includes The Ripperologist's Companion, free. Open it at app.seeyour.city and enter this booking reference and the surname on the booking. Suspects, victims, maps and puzzles open before your walk; the murder sites unseal after it.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Travelers appreciate this family-friendly tour for its engaging content suitable for all ages and well-paced two-hour duration that balances coverage and comfort. Guides receive praise for knowledgeable, respectful storytelling about Jack the Ripper and Victorian London. While many find the walking pace manageable, some flag the extensive walking on uneven surfaces as challenging for older or slower participants, indicating mixed feedback on difficulty.
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Tour guide, Gabby, did great. Many of the original buildings are gone but the few original structures were nice to see. It helped that the guide had an iPad with original photos.
Roughly a two hour interactive walk. This will be enjoyable day or night. Our tour guide, Sime, did a great job explaining the crimes and potential Suspects. I enjoyed walking through the different neighborhoods..
Poor content, not very interesting, lots of walking through normal streets. Guide wasn't really getting people engaged.
Great tour around Whitechapel and the city being regaled with the story of Jack the Ripper and his victims. Our guide, Gabby, was knowledgeable and engaging and both adults and children enjoyed it.
Our guide was Ivan. He is VERY knowledgable. Not a question was unanswered and he delivered every bit of information with the greatest passion. 200% would recommend.
We réal enjoy thé tour and Nick was an expert! We enjoyed the walk and the talk. We highly recommend Nick - he’s a great Ripperologist!
Anna was a fantastic guide. Incredibly knowledgeable, warm and interesting. We had two teens with us. Had reviewed the content and checked they were comfortable. Anna was always careful to make sure they were ok without reducing content for other people on the tour.
We were a group of 7 on the 7pm Jack the Ripper Tour on Saturday 10th October 2026 with Nick. He was excellent. Very knowledgeable and knew all his information by heart. His pace was perfect so all could keep up. We thoroughly enjoyed the walk. A real asset to your company.
Our tour guide, Anna, was very knowledgeable and friendly. She spoke well and was easy to understand. She conducted the tour at a good walking pace so that everyone was able to keep up.
Great tour with lots of history about the White Chapel area, the 5 victims and the way of life in the late 1800s. Our guide Sina was great and provided a lot of interesting information.
You learn more than just about Jack the Ripper. You also get a sneak peek into life in the 1880s London.
Martin ran such a fun and interesting tour. He kept us hooked the whole time and shared some cool facts about Jack the Ripper and the East End. Even as a Londoner, I learned things I’d never heard before. I really enjoyed it.
Gabby was an excellent guide. So knowledgeable and made the tour enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour to anyone. Thanks Gabby.
Wonderful tour. Our guide James was very knowledgeable and gave us a great presentation of the victims and the crimes that took place.
Julia was a great tour guide. She walked and talked at a pace that was comfortable but still able to cover a lot of ground and give a lot of information. She warned us before she showed us particularly gruesome photos - it was great to have photos at all.
Be prepared to have a hearty walk on your journey into the past. Guide is very well informed and open to questions.
Great 2 hour walking tour. Really informative and parts of London you wouldn’t normally see. Highly recommended
Martin is knowledgeable, communicates well and offers an easy, well planned walk for a modern day investigation into who was Jack the Ripper.
It's a REALLY long walk. Our tour guide was very dedicated to minutia. We learned fun stuff like the basis for the saying "waking up hung over."
Our tourguide, Julia, had lots of information to share during the tour, including many pictures. She was very kind, social and approachable for questions.
I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting London!
Arne, our tour guide from the Netherlands, was very informative and we learnt such a lot about the social history as much as on JTR and his victims.
It was very hot (9th October - during heatwave) and the 2 hours of walking / standing was demanding especially as Arne was a fairly fast walker! We worked out it was around 3 miles walking in total.
We would have liked more opportunity to ask questions - no time during tour, really - only had a minute or so at end as Arne had to leave and start another tour after ours.
Overall, it was definitely worth the money and I’ve since ordered “The Five” book Arne recommended!
This was a very entertaining and interesting tour. Our guide, Julia, was great. We learned a lot about Linda n how n the 1800’s.
Jack was awesome and kept everyone engaged the whole time. The tour was well organized and the timeline of events were explained in great detail. Again Jack was amazing and our family listening the whole time! Definitely would recommend this tour when in London.
We had a great time on this tour. Our guide, Ivan, was knowledgeable and shared several interesting details about the Jack the Ripper case that we hadn't heard before. My only suggestion would be to spend a little more time walking closer to some of the key locations and pointing them out in greater detail. At times, it was difficult to fully appreciate the significance of certain sites from where we were standing. Overall, it was a fun and engaging experience. I especially enjoyed walking through Whitechapel and the City of London in late evening and learning more about one of history's most infamous unsolved mysteries. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone interested in the case.
Great tour with a knowledgeable guide. I would highly recommend. Please note: for people with mobility issues this might be too much walking on uneven ground.
While the information was good, our guide rushed us to each stop and then explained quickly what she wanted to tell us before walking to the next point. People in our group struggled to keep up and missed anything that was said on the way. There was no microphone or headphones to hear. Missed a lot of info there were other guides that spoke up way louder. Wish we had one of those instead. She also ended our tour 20 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. Said she had to hurry to another tour. Very disappointed she didn’t want to put the time and effort into our tour.
Tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. Did this tour with my daughter who is 14. Highly recommend this tour
Nick was absolutely amazing. He gave us so much information and was super animated and kept us entertained the whole time. I learned so many things I never knew about the case from him. I would recommend this tour to anyone that has even the slightest bit of interest in Jack the Ripper or even the biggest enthusiest.
This was an interesting tour that followed the carnage of Jack the Ripper. Our tour guide Milton was very informative and provided background information about many of the suspects. Be advised that Milton walks very fast and didn't always wait for us slower walkers. We eventually caught up, but it was a challenge.
Bettina was great!!! This tour was awesome. Wear your good walking shoes. Our whole family loved it.
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