East London Immersive Jack the Ripper Guided Walking Tour

Step back into the autumn of 1888, when London’s East End was gripped by fear as an unknown killer targeted vulnerable women in Whitechapel and Spitalfields. This chilling chapter in history focuses on the “canonical five” victims — Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly — all murdered with brutal precision that suggested medical knowledge. Their tragic stories still echo through the narrow streets where these events unfolded.

Explore how the name “Jack the Ripper” emerged from a letter sent to the police and press, a mysterious message that became central to the legend whether authentic or not. The murders shocked Victorian society, exposing the deep poverty and neglect hidden beneath the grandeur of the British Empire and forcing the world to confront the harsh realities of life in the East End.