Jack the Ripper Tour: Focusing on Resilient Victims in London's East End

Uncover the untold stories of Jack the Ripper’s victims on a walking tour of London’s East End. Explore the district that created a monster and hear from the resilient women who were silenced by history.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Whitechapel Road - Hear the stories of Martha Tabram and Polly Nichols whilst understanding what life was like for working class residents of the Victorian East End. Learn about the harsh living conditions for the poor including dosshouses, workhouses, spikes and other types of accommodation, all experienced by the women in our story.
    We will also…
What's Included
  • Experienced Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Whitechapel is often associated mainly with Jack the Ripper, one of the most notorious serial culprits in existence. However, the story delves deeper! We invite you for a walking tour in London’s East End, enabling the unheard voices to tell their stories: the victims of the Ripper and forgotten narratives of history. Uncover the world of these…

Location
Aldgate
Aldgate High Street
We meet right outside the entrance to Aldgate Station.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Freedom58875558620
Jun 16, 2025
A truely remarkable tour!! - Thank you so much Ellie, for bringing the lives of the women to daylight and trying to change how history decided to remember them - and sadly how they are still being remembered today in other tours. The picture of the daily lives and struggles of the working class (women) came to life with a ton of historic knowledge and a sensible telling of their stories. Looking forward to your other tours!
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308katharinev
Jun 5, 2025
Women focused tour - Charlotte gave such an informative and intriguing tour focused on the women and how they lived around 150 years ago. Made us see all of them as people rather than characters in the story most of us have heard over the years. Thank you Charlotte! I highly recommend booking this tour.
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Karen_t
May 26, 2025
Not your typical Jack the Ripper tour—which is good! - A very enjoyable walking tour. I’d been on a Jack the Ripper tour previously, but this one was from a very different perspective. I learned a lot about the women he killed, their lives before their murders, the circumstances that brought them to White Chapel, and Victorian England in general. It was very interesting and eye opening. It is more of a history tour than true crime. The tour was about 2 hours with a lot of walking, frequent stops and places to sit, if needed. There were no grisly pictures or telling of how they were murdered so children are safe to come on the tour. I highly recommend.
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Stacey_s
May 14, 2025
Cecily was knowledgeable... - Cecily was knowledgeable and delightful. She took us on a fact-based tour. Shedding light on the lives of the victims and life in White Chapel at the time of the murders. Rather than minimizing the value of the lives of the victims as prostitutes (which is in large part, incorrect) she provided information on the culture that allowed so many women to be murdered in a short period of time. She also gave us recommendations on local restaurants, pubs and shops. Definitely a deeper, more informed look at this sad string of murders.
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Bettina_m
Jul 5, 2024
Fantastic walking tour in Whitechapel - Rebel Tours offers a unique tour that refrains from sensationalizing the Whitechapel murders, instead highlighting the actual lives of the women who were victims. It would be beneficial for more tours and tourists to move away from the gruesome details and conjecture, focusing on the historical truths. Our guide possessed extensive knowledge of the late 19th century and the locality, vividly portraying the lives of the murdered women. The guide's clarity and engaging delivery made the tour accessible even for non-native English speakers. This tour comes with my heartfelt recommendation.
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Jenny_f
Jun 20, 2024
Great tour! - Cecily’s tour was very interesting. We learned all about the victims’ lives. I wasn’t familiar with the legend of Jack the Ripper so this provided a well-rounded picture for me.
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Bravotangomike
Jun 5, 2024
Highly recommended tour while in London. - Even after 136 years, the world is still fascinated by the story of a psychopathic killer terrorizing the streets of London. This is not your typical Jack the Ripper tour while visiting London. You will learn a good deal about the women who were sadly murdered during this killing spree. It is also a bit of a history lesson of the time period and a sightseeing trip to the East End. Ellie was a wonderful tour guide!
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Briony_h
Jun 5, 2024
A fascinating historical & sociological tour of a vibrant corner of London - My family (me, husband, 2 daughters 15 & 12) booked the tour with my friend, who had already been on traditional Jack the Ripper tours many times hosting friends. I chose the women-focused tour as I read The Five by Hallie Rubenhold during lockdown and found it far more interesting than re-hashing the murders, all of which, fact&fiction, is available online and infinitum. The Women tour dealt with the murders sensitively and was entirely appropriate for my daughters, who are mature and not innocent of "worldly" topics but don't want the grisly details spelled out. Cecily, our guide, was great. She spoke exceptionally well - I am very hard of hearing and this is the first tour I've been able to enjoy, normally I just tag along. Taking us to all the sites and explaining life in the area, as well as wider London. Cecily was passionate about the focus being the women, mostly overlooked by the police at the time, history, and the modern tours. Lots of the detail came from Hallie Rubenhold's book, which Cecily acknowledged and thanked the author. My husband and daughters came away keen to read the book next. I highly recommend the tour - for the official content but also the added extras that we miss when self-navigating- the street art, the "best restaurant" signs, the old interspersed with the new. Following a guide means it is possible to really look around: thank you to Cecily for the opportunity!
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Renee_d
May 10, 2024
Fantastic Tour - Ellie was great! She had comprehensive knowledge of the women and of the area. The small group dynamic made it even more intimate and enjoyable. Ellie focused on the women rather than the crime, and we came away with much more interesting information than the glorified image the media has produced.
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Sunflower8608
May 5, 2024
Excellent - informative and interesting - Excellent interesting tour with a great guide, Ellie. Very thoughtfully and tastefully delivered, in contrast to the dozens of "Ripper" tours around. Well researched and focussing on the daily lives and actual histories of the women victims, as well as on local life during those times. No gratuitous or theatrical details or glorifying of the anonymous killer. Great level of information about Victorian life in London. Challenges a lot of media misconceptions about the Whitechapel murders and more generally of violence against women even today. Ellie gave great recommendations for other local areas and attractions too. Highly recommend!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).