Jack the Ripper Museum, London: Hours, Address, Jack the Ripper Museum Reviews: 4/5
Jack the Ripper Museum
Jack the Ripper Museum
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9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
About
The museum at 12 Cable Street is a museum dedicated to the history of the East London in the 1880's, providing a serious examination of the crimes of Jack the Ripper within the social context of the period. For the first time it tells the story of the man known as 'Jack the Ripper' from the perspective of six of the women who were his victims.
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Neighbourhood: Whitechapel
Whether you're here for its dynamic street life, world class galleries or famed curry houses, you're bound to be wowed by the uniquely cosmopolitan flavor of Whitechapel. Long gone are the days when Jack the Ripper stalked its streets. And despite his mysterious legacy bringing throngs of curiosity driven tour groups to its back alleys and otherwise serene garden squares, these days you're more likely to catch a cutting edge fashionista scurrying through its age old lanes than criminals of any sort.
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TacomaDawn
Tacoma, WA164 contributions
Jun 2022
Having read about Jack the Ripper, we went to this museum to add to my knowledge where it actually happened. What a disappointment! The museum uses creepy mannequins and poorly staged rooms to represent some of the history. They have very little actual Jack the Ripper items and depend on repeated newspaper stories as wallpaper to tell the story. It's dark and hard to read the exhibit information, and more often than not, the information on the wall isn't even associated with the topic. We had to take a $20 train ride, walk for another 15 minutes and pay almost $40 to visit this museum, which felt like a complete waste of time and money. Their maps of the crimes did not even indicate where you were in relation, so who knows if the museum was even in the area where the events happened.
Written 2 July 2022
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Elle W
1 contribution
Jun 2022 • Couples
Fantastically set out, kept you gripped in every room. So much to view and take in. Highly recommend!
Written 27 June 2022
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jackieb
7 contributions
Jun 2022
Great trip, a short walk from where we were staying, if you like the jack the ripper story then it's a must, didn't have time to do the walk will do that next time.
Written 19 June 2022
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Simon O
Cardiff, UK17 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
The lady on reception was lovely, very friendly and very helpful.
The museum is not big but it is very well done. There is a lot to see and there is a lot about the Police who tried to catch the Ripper as well as a good amount of information about his victims.
We booked the Ripper Walking Tour at the same time as the entry tickets which makes it cheaper. The walking tour was about an hour and a half long and Sam the guide was great, telling us a lot of other historical facts too. Very worth doing both the Museum and the Walk.
The museum is not big but it is very well done. There is a lot to see and there is a lot about the Police who tried to catch the Ripper as well as a good amount of information about his victims.
We booked the Ripper Walking Tour at the same time as the entry tickets which makes it cheaper. The walking tour was about an hour and a half long and Sam the guide was great, telling us a lot of other historical facts too. Very worth doing both the Museum and the Walk.
Written 16 June 2022
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85traceya
10 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
It is a very small museum but very interesting and well thought out never the less.
It is maximum an hour to do this museum so the admission price is about right
It is maximum an hour to do this museum so the admission price is about right
Written 13 June 2022
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Millixx
1 contribution
Jun 2022 • Friends
Great trip, very good insight. Would definitely recommend if your interested in the Jack the Ripper case
Written 12 June 2022
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pubcrawl23
38 contributions
Jun 2022 • Solo
What a brilliant Well designed museum the history of jack the ripper nice to do on a hot summer day only a 5 minute walk from Tower Hill Underground Station
Written 11 June 2022
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Amy W
1 contribution
Jun 2022 • Family
I took my 10 year old to the museum during half term. We were welcomed with a warm reception by a friendly and knowledgeable lady, who my daughter enjoyed sharing what she had learnt with at the end. It's a small museum in a victorian building, spanning 5 floors altogether each with one room to visit, full of information and posters, clips of newspapers, mannequins dressed up, sound recordings playing in the background. There are some gruesome facts about the murders on the walls, as you can imagine, so may need to consider if your child is ok with that or not, if they can read. One of the rooms is darker and a bit scarier than the others, because there is the sound of a lady screaming playing but I only mention it as my daughter has anxiety and this was the only room that she felt worried in, in case anyone else has similar concerns about taking children. It wasn't particularly frightening, although some of the facts are obviously disturbing. The final room is at the end on the ground floor and there are pictures of the actual women taken by the police at the mortuary. There is a warning on the door advising children do not view these. I checked myself and decided to leave it up to my daughter to decide if she wanted to view them, but asked my friend to cover up a couple of the pictures that were more horrifically wounded. The others looked like they were sleeping. Again there are some facts about the murders near the pictures that are disturbing that you feel may not be appropriate for younger children to see. Ultimately found it really sad that we are still having the same conversations about doing more to protect women from danger and being attacked at night in 2022 as they were in 1888!! And having those conversations with my daughter I felt were really important, so it felt like a really educational visit in more than one way. Whole museum took us less than 1 hr to view. Would recommend it for something interesting to do if you find yourself near Cable St in London ever.
Written 3 June 2022
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Pdftrip
Brewster, NY38 contributions
May 2022
Although a small museum, very informative and interesting in each room. Was easy to find. If we had time we would have done the tour as well.
Written 2 June 2022
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Kathryn L
1 contribution
Jun 2022 • Family
We had a fantastic tour with Sam. He really brought the stories to life and obviously has a passion and interest for the subject matter. We visited the Museum the following day and found it very interesting and emotional. Highly recommend
Written 2 June 2022
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Emilylfc8
Derby, UK55 contributions
Is it worth goin to the museum if you have done a guided walk
Patricia N
Birmingham, UK173 contributions
Hi we did a guided walk tour previously. Whilst you probably won’t learn anything new it’s the fact you get to see physical stuff for instance the police artefacts. So my opinion yes it is worth going.
Ieva
Berlin, Germany2 contributions
Can we only experience the tour in English? Is there a tour available in German?
Gastr0dude
East Sussex, UK297 contributions
I don't think so. Sorry.
tornatrasMilano
Reggio Emilia, Italy69 contributions
How long does the tour take?
Stephiepuss
Brisbane, Australia70 contributions
Took me an hour and a half, but depends how into it you are xx
Hola, si compras los tickets en linea ¿puedes modificar la fecha?
Jenny D
London, UK1 contribution
Hola, sÃ, puedes cambiar las entradas si nos envÃas un correo electrónico con antelación. Esperamos verte
Hola, si compras los tickets en linea ¿puedes modificar la fecha si te has equivocado?
Koala
Northampton, UK75 contributions
Hi you can buy the tickets online or at the museum, and they are very reasonably priced.
Hope you enjoy your day
azucena g
Zaragoza, Spain17 contributions
Buenos dÃas
Deseo ir la semana que viene a Londres, he visto este museo de Jack el destripador, quisiera saber como es el tour que ofrece el museo, ¿entra con la entrada?, sino es asà ¿que precio tenia?, y lo mas importante ¿merecÃa realmente la pena hacerlo?. Supongo que dicho tour sera exclusivamente en ingles.
Espero tu pronta respuesta.
Muchas gracias por tu atención. Un saludo
Jenny D
London, UK1 contribution
Buenos dÃas,
La combinación del recorrido por el museo y la caminata cuesta £ 16 si reserva en lÃnea, en la puerta costará £ 17.60. Puede comprar el paseo o la entrada al museo solamente y ambos cuestan £ 10 cuando realiza la reserva en lÃnea. El costo en la puerta para visitar el museo es de £ 12. El recorrido a pie se habla en inglés, pero nuestros guÃas tienen un poco de conocimiento en español, pero no podrÃan hacer el recorrido en español.
Espero que eso te sirva de ayuda y, si tienes alguna otra pregunta, háznoslo saber.
Jenny
Nadine G
Hartlepool, UK1 contribution
Hi. 2 questions:-
1. We are looking at visiting here before we check in at our hotel- will we be allowed in with a small backpack?
2. How long does it take roughly to look around the museum?
Thanks in advance
judyh84
Horsham, UK118 contributions
Hi
It should be ok to go in with a small backpack. It is a small museum but not very busy and the attendants seem to be friendly and accommodating. It doesn't take long to look round - I'd say about 1 to 1.5 hrs. depending on how much you want to read.
Enjoy
maricarmen204
Province of Seville, Spain9 contributions
si no sabes nada de ingles merece la pena?, te enteras de algo?
Jenny D
London, UK1 contribution
Hello, we do have our brochure printed in Spanish which describes each floor which may help.
Hola, tenemos nuestro folleto impreso en español que describe cada piso que puede ayudar.
Abz_CPFC
Essex, UK9 contributions
Is there an age limit?
Jenny D
London, UK1 contribution
Hi, there is no age limit, although we start charging from 8 years up. Like all have said it is really down to the discretion of the parents. Most of our school groups are from aged 11 upwards. Children should be accompanied by parents or teachers. Most secondary schools are studying Jack the Ripper and Whitechapel for their GCSE's. We hope that helps
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- Sun - Sat 09:30 - 17:45
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