Jack the Ripper in London: Quest Experience
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Embark on a quest that will take you through the slashing grounds of the most infamous serial killer in history. With every step you take, you will get closer to solving a mystery that has baffled the world for more than a century: who was Jack the Ripper? Highlights: Wander into the sinister alleys where Jack the Ripper used to hunt his victims Visit the sites of Jack the Rippers’ bloodiest murders Step into the pub where Jack the Ripper’s victims had their last drinks Meet the main suspects and find out details of the police investigation Discover historic places around the vibrant neighborhood of Whitechapel in London’s East End. Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt. Each clue will lead you from one place to another by providing you with exact directions so you won't need a map, GPS, or guide. As you answer the questions, solve the challenge, or guess the answer, the secret story of each place is unlocked.
Inclusions
What's included
- This experience can be played anytime after booking without rescheduling
- Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game
- If your group is larger than 15 people, no worries. Just make multiple bookings.
What's not
- A physical tour guide
Itinerary
Opening in 1929, when the volume of imported produce coming through the docks more than doubled in the ten years after the First World War, the mighty Fruit & Wool Exchange in Spitalfields was created to maintain London’s pre-eminence as a global distribution centre. The classical stone facade, closely resembling the design of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s Christ Church nearby, established it as a temple dedicated to fresh produce as fruits that were once unfamiliar, and fruits that were out of season, became available for the first time to the British people. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Christ Church Spitalfields is an Anglican church built between 1714 and 1729 to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor. On Commercial Street in the East End and in today's Central London it is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, on its western border facing the City of London, it was one of the first (and arguably one of the finest) of the so-called "Commissioners' Churches" built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, which had been established by an Act of Parliament in 1711. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The Ten Bells is a public house at the corner of Commercial Street and Fournier Street in Spitalfields in the East End of London. It is sometimes noted for its supposed association with two victims of Jack the Ripper, Annie Chapman and Mary Kelly. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
19 Princelet Street in Spitalfields is a unique cultural institution, in one of London’s smallest and most beautiful historic buildings. Its shabby front doors are rarely open to the public: beyond are secrets and suitcases, poems and potatoes, threads of history linking to today’s debates over migration, minorities and multiculturalism. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The Old Truman Brewery, East London's revolutionary arts and media quarter, is home to a hive of creative businesses as well as exclusively independent shops, galleries, markets, bars and restaurants. For over twenty years the Old Truman Brewery has been regenerating its ten acres of vacant and derelict buildings into spectacular office, retail, leisure and event spaces. The finely tuned mix of business and leisure has created an environment unique in London, making the Old Truman Brewery a destination in its own right. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Brick Lane Jamme Masjid, formerly known as the London Jamme Masjid, is a Muslim place of worship in Central London and is in the East End of London. The building at 59 Brick Lane, on the corner of Fournier Street, has been home to a succession of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities since its construction in the mid-eighteenth century, reflecting the waves of immigration in the neighbourhood of Spitalfields. The former Great Synagogue is a Grade II* listed building; the adjacent former school buildings (now used as an ancillary building to the mosque) is listed Grade II. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Happy Days restaurant is a small London based restaurant with a rich heritage. Historically Happy Days Restaurant (or more rather the flats it used to be in the 1880's) plays a major role in the story of the notorious Jack the Ripper! It is the site of one the only clues ever to be found in connection with the criminal. Furthermore it is the site of one of his most famous graffiti works, a plaque of which can be found hanging on our wall! Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The square occupies the site of the cloister of Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate which was demolished under Henry VIII at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The south corner of the square was the site of the murder of Catherine Eddowes by Jack the Ripper. Her mutilated body was found there at 1:45 in the morning on 30 September 1888. This was the westernmost of the Whitechapel murders and the only one located within the City. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The White Hart is the only long-standing pub left on the north side of the High Street. It claims on its front signage to have been founded in 1721, a date of uncertain provenance, but it was certainly known by 1723, when the Custom House men confiscated sixteen bushels of coffee ‘concealed in a Load of Faggots’ at the White Hart Inn. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Berner Street, now called Henriques Street, was the scene of what is generally accepted as the third murder committed by Jack the Ripper. Berner Street is a narrow street leading in an North to South direction off Commercial Road, Whitechapel. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 11 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The game starts at 56 Artillery Lane. After booking, we'll message you a code and activation link. Activate with your own email, then log in to the Questo app with that email. No message? Open the Questo app, tap "Bought a quest somewhere else?" and enter your booking reference number.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Questo
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in London
- Its from-price is 97% below the median of the 4793 experiences we list in London.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1261 of 4793.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About London
London mixes royal ceremony, world-class museums and riverside landmarks with distinct neighbourhoods, markets and parks to explore on foot.
The Thames threads the city together. On its banks stand the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the Tower of London with the Crown Jewels, Tower Bridge and the long South Bank walk past the London Eye, Shakespeare's Globe and Tate Modern. St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey anchor the older skyline, while glass towers crowd the financial district.
Top-ranked sights in London: St. Paul's Cathedral, Stonehenge, Tower of London.
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