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The London Dungeon

28-34 Tooley St., London SE1 2SZ, England
020 7403 7221
Ranked #260 of 821 attractions in London
3.0 of 5 stars 811 Reviews
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Type: History Museums, Speciality Museums, Game/ Entertainment Centres, Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Owner description: Exciting, scary and fun - delve into the ancient capital’s bloody history at the one and only London Dungeon. We know that when it comes to history -...... more » Owner description: Exciting, scary and fun - delve into the ancient capital’s bloody history at the one and only London Dungeon. We know that when it comes to history - the horrible bits are the best. Experience live actors, dark history, thrilling rides and special effects… are you brave enough to face 90 minutes of London’s goriest past? Based on real history from Jack the Ripper and Sweeney Todd to torture and plague, prepare to face the most sinister characters from London’s gruesome past on your actor led tour. Plus, with three thrilling rides, there is something for the whole family. Steel your nerves for a Victorian seance in London’s most haunted house on Vengeance: the UK’s first 5D laser ride, before facing your final moments on Extremis: drop ride to doom! « less
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

This place should be labeled as a museum or educational tour, should definitely not be labeled as scary. There is absolutely nothing scary about it and there is too much talking and story telling. There were suppose to be three rides, well one ride was down and the water ride was so slow and uneventful. We found it boring and... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We booked tickets on line for this attraction and went as a family. I have mentioned the queue which was 50 minutes. Once inside you are herded around and my teenage sons found it all very "passed it`s best" I am sure younger children would find it more fun. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

I remember going to the London Dungeon when I was much younger and I enjoyed walking around looking at the models and learning at your own pace but now you have to follow a crowd of other visitors around whilst with actors who work there. They take you to different rooms and get some of the crowd to join in... More

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Rijeka, Croatia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Although I was a bit sceptical about this attraction (and the first scare was the long queue!), I went to the Dungeon because my teenager son wanted to see this. It's also really informative to learn something of London's grisly past, about the Great fire, about Sweeney Todd or Jack the Ripper. The actors, although reciting the same lines each... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
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I was really looking forward to this, even the queue at the start wasn't too bad so we made it inside nice and quickly. However, my first clue as to the educational level of this 'experience' was summed up when we were ushered to the side to have a novelty photo taken, with no choice I might add, by the... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

The atraction and rides are good also I like how they present the history off London from room to room with live actors. I didnt like the actors though, they must off been students or something... You didnt get the chills or even the feeling that what they are saying is real, from time to time I got feeling they... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

The London Dungeon is a 2 hour guided tour of London's grisly past. Actors recall a variety of the city's most notorious villains and incidents, while doing everything possible to scare their audience. Frequently hilarious and occasionally terrifying, this is great fun even for adults but especially for children. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

I love creepy stuff. We went at night and it was a great suprise. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

This place is worth a visit it will scare the pants off you take the kids there and tell them to behave or you will go back again. More

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London, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

And this happened to be a big one. I guess it is supposed to be scary which it was not by any stretch of the imagination. First of all do you really want to be greeted by a man with two rats on him, trying to force you to pet them? I don't think so. Secondly, badly dressed and badly... More

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