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Jack the Ripper Walking Tour by Ripping Yarns

Whitechapel & Spitalfields, London, England
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Prostitutes would circle around the church for clients
Dark streets where Jack the Ripper wandered
Prostitutes hung around these parts
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Ranked #45 of 218 tours in London
5.0 of 5 stars 78 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Ripping Yarns have been leading Jack the Ripper tours around Whitechapel for over 25 years now and although a small company believe that the quality...... more » Owner description: Ripping Yarns have been leading Jack the Ripper tours around Whitechapel for over 25 years now and although a small company believe that the quality of tour must surpass all expectations, The Tour is now recommended in the Rick Steeves Guide book to London both 2010 and 2011. We are now taken bookings for the Olympics and we are keeping our price at £7.00 per person. Where else could you get a great night in London for that price! But probably the best measure of a tour comes from the satisfied customers and a visit to the website to read the guest book and the comments that have been made by those that have taken the tour are a fitting testament to the level of satisfaction on offer. All the guides on this tour are serving Yeoman warders (Beefeaters) from the Tower of London so you can be assured that your guide knows how to conduct a tour properly and the tour content is such that it weaves the tale of Jack the Ripper, the social background the history of the area and helps paint the most vivid of mental picture of life and death in London's East End, this backed up by crime scene photographs, letters and evidence etc. The story telling aspect of the tour sets it apart from the other tours available, it does not just extol bland fact after fact. The Tour begins each night of the week outside Tower Hill underground station. meeting at 6;30 p.m. the Tour will commence at 6:45 p.m.. and lasts around 2 hours, guides will display a "Ripping Yarns " poster and will stand just outside the exit to the station. On this tour you only pay at the end of the tour because by then you'll have become a satisfied customer. Ripping Yarns Tours lead smaller manageable groups. The cost has been maintained at £7 per person which must be the best value night out in London. « less
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Adelaide, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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“Just brilliant! You couldn't ask for better!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Our tour guide was Dickie and he did THE most fantastic job! He's accent made it even better too (maybe that's just because we're from Australia?). He was very passionate and interested which always make tours better. Dickie had flash cards with the suspects, documentation and photos. He really made you think throughout the tour by questioning you. He also... More

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Outstanding tour”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW
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This tour was one of the best my wife and I have ever been on. Our guide, Dickie, was absolutely fantastic! Not only did he tell every detail of the murders, but he included background information on the area an people involved. Add to that, Dickie is part historian and part entertainer. The tour lasted two hours, but seemed like... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
“Informative and entertraining with an excellent guide.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012
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A good night's entertainment with an extremely knowledgable guide, Dickie. He had everyone's attention from the start. Not only were we educated on "Jack the Ripper", but also the lifestyles of the people concerned at that time. The props used helped us to imagine the areas we visited in 1888. Our group was around 20-25 people, and that was just... More

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Fort Collins, Colorado
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“awesome!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012
6
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tour was great, our guide, Dickie, was funny, friendly, informative, and enthusiastic. I think all the guides are Beefeaters, which is pretty cool in itself. They also had some good pictures of the Ripper victims, making the tour a little more interesting. This tour is highly recommended. More

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London, United Kingdom
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Great Tour!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012
5
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This was a fantastic tour around whitehall, filled with exciting facts about not only jack the ripper, but life around that time. We had SIMON (A beefeater) who was great fun. The tour was over two hours and Simon was entertaining from start to finish and all for £7.00. GREAT VALUE. Armed with a few pictures and props he kept... More

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West End, southampton, United Kingdom
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Fantastic tour”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012
9
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What a tour, excellent guide, Dickie Dover, a yeoman guard at the Tower of London, very entertaining and full of knowledge, walking through the streets of White Chapel, trying to figure out who Jack the Ripper could of been, i still think we will never know!!!!! the price was £7.00 and you pay at the end if satisfied, what more... More

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11 reviews 11 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Great Tour!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012
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What a treat to have Dickie Dover, a Beefeater at the Tower of London, as our tour guide on this walking tour! He is a wealth of information and a fantastic storyteller. We walked the same streets in Whitechapel that Jack the Ripper did and had a great time. The price is only 7 pounds - that you pay at... More

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Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Great tour with knowledgable guide.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012
13
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Dickie Dover, yeoman guard, guided us through the streets of Whitechapel in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper. A fantastic storyteller with a wealth of knowledge of the area. More

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Melbourne
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Highly entertaining and great value”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012
10
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I heard about this tour while at the Tower of London on the Yeoman Warder tour. The Ripping Yarns Jack the Ripper Tour is run by the Yeoman Warders. There are no shortage of Ripper tours in London. While on our tour we passed at least five other tour groups. What sets this one apart is the price and the... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Great tour!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012
5
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The guide was on our tour was great! We had a great time and had an amazing tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about Jack the Ripper and he was a Yeoman. I did NOT mind paying the £7 for the tour. If you go to London and want to go on a walking tour, please go on this one. More

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