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Jack the Ripper Tour by Ripping Yarns

Whitechapel & Spitalfields | London, London, England
07867673944
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Ranked #43 of 419 activities in London
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 Steves Guide book to London both 2011 and 2012.The cost of the tour is just £8.00,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. They 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. « less
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Tampa
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14 reviews 14 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

Our guide, as all the guides on Ripping Yarns, was an off-duty Yeoman Warder, a Beefeater. As a result, he was very polished in his delivery and extremely knowledgable about both the tour and London in general. Barney even let me pick his brain for some parts of the Tower of London tour my wife and I had missed earlier... More

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Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel
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6 reviews 6 reviews
6 attraction reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

I was at the tour a few days ago, the tour was absolutely great, fun, interesting. The guide, Steve was Brilliant!!! I highly recommend. I was at a 6 days travel in london (living in Israel) and this was the best memory from london.

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Brighton
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16 reviews 16 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

had a great time even tho it was still light for the whole tour. lots of interesting and graphic information given with humour and fun. Didnt have to walk great distances tho we saw the murders out of chronological order which sometimes got confusing. Hay guys how about giving your customers a info sheet so we dont get too lost... More

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Edmonton, Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

This was my first trip to London, and I wanted to try a Jack the Ripper walking tour. We chose the one offered by Ripping Yarns as the guides are beefeaters from the Tower of London, and they don't make you pay until the end of the tour (cost was 8 pounds each). We just took the tour this evening... More

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Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

This was my first time in London and I wanted to go on a Jack the Ripper tour. I found this tour on google and decided to go. It was the best decision I made. Steve the tour guide was awesome. I am learned so much about the crimes and investigation. I was fearful that it could have been a... More

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Houston, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Our tour guide was Ken and he was great! Not only was he animated and knowledgeable but he is also a Beefeater at the Tower of London and a very nice person! He led us through small streets and alleyways to what used to be convents, churches and brothels into the actual areas of each of the murders that took... More

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Croydon
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

On sat 27th April my husband and I went on this tour and Chris was our guide. It was fantastic and extremely interesting and informative. Chris was a fabulous storyteller and he held our interest for over 2 hours,even when it started raining hailstones he was unfazed. I bought a voucher on Wowcher and it cost£4 per ticket which was... More

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London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

My boyfriend and I took the tour and we had Dickie as our tour-guide. What a great way to spend an evening in London! We spotted so many different 'Jack the Ripper' tours around the area whilst on our tour, but was pleased we had chosen the Ripping Yarns tour. We were SO impressed with Dickie our guide - not... More

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Shoreham
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

We went up to London last weekend and went on this tour on the Saturday evening. Our tour guide was Dickie who was delightful! Not only did he paint an amazing picture of the gruesome murders which took place in Whitechapel all those years ago but he was also a font of information about other areas of interest, such as... More

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Leicester, United Kingdom
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

Dickie was a fantastic guide on 6th of april .He was very amusing, professional and informative. We also enjoyed the interesting facts he pointed out which were not related to the tour.We didnt feel rushed in any way,we felt like we were the first he had told this to.we highly recommend dickie and this tour. Dickie rules. From two blonde... More

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