The city of London It is an ancient city and English culture has given us many Unforgettable literary and real characterss. Some of them have inhabited the city and among the most popular are undoubtedly Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes.
If you are fond of police stories, serial killers and suspicious investigators, then Jack and Sherlock are definitely on your list of favorites. Londoners know how to take advantage of their international fans and that is why they offer special tours: Jack the Ripper Tours and Sherlock Holmes Tours. Which one are you signing up for?
Jack the Ripper Tour
This is one of the oldest tours of the city because in 1982 it began with the will of Richard Jones, a fan of the history of this serial killer English. Today the tour has evolved a lot and different hikes with expert guides that in many cases they have even written books on the subject or have appeared in television documentaries. Needless to say, the atmosphere that is created is phenomenal.
Let's get the background first: in the fall of 1888 a sinister serial killer ravaged the streets of London's East End. From a letter he sent to a local news agency he began to be nicknamed Jack the Ripper, Jack the Ripper and thus gained fame.
The truth is that the city offers several tours on the subject, there are different agencies, but the classic Jack the Ripper Tour It is the first and the one that offers this plus of expert guides. Once online reservations It only remains to go at the appointed time to the designated place at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Road and voila.
The walks start at 7 pm so it is advisable to be there at 6:50. The waiting limit is 10 minutes and as there are other groups it is always advisable to check your name on the guide list.
From that point the tour begins heading to the end of the Gunthorpe street and then right for the Wentworth Street until double in Brick lane. From here it continues down this street, it bends in Fornier, you walk by Wilkes and then it ends in Hanbury. It is convenient to have the route written down in case you are late but you are in time to catch your group.
What important places will you see during the walk? A building in whose basement the biggest suspect in the case worked, he worked there as a barber, the portal where Jack left his letter, the gruesome and dark alley through which it is believed that Jack walked with one of his victims in the early morning of August 8, 1888, the pub where Mary Nichols had her last drink before being found murdered on the following August 31, old and ancient streets that the murderer and his real and potential victims surely walked ...
During the walk the guide will tell you stories about those unfortunate victims, such as Annie Chapman, the second murdered, about old pubs and bell towers and about an old convent in which the last victim sought refuge before being murdered in the street opposite. And finally, the door in which the only clue of the whole case was found. All this seasoned with police arguments in the best CSI style. with police documents, old photos and detailed explanations of crime scenes.
The tour takes place seven days a week starting at 7 pm and it costs 10 pounds per person. There are other options, for example the Jack the ripper walk which begins at the Tower Hill Tube exit at 7:30 pm on weekdays and on Saturdays at 3 pm. The guide is Donald Rumbelow, an expert author of many books, and it costs 10 pounds also unless you are over 65, then it costs 8 pounds.
Just search on the Internet to choose the tour that best suits you in terms of time and price.
Sherlock Holmes Tours
If Jack the Ripper was a real ghoulish character Sherlock Holmes is a literary creation departure from the pen of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote dozens of stories about the detective, and from then on movies and television series appeared throughout the XNUMXth century.
Even in London there is a museum, the Sherlock Holmes Museumat 221B Baker Street which is where Holmes and Watson lived. In the area there is a bronze statue of Holmes, even. Admission to the museum costs £ 15 and is open daily from 9:30 am to 6 pm. Inside is the detective's bedroom, his complete study ...
The hike includes smithfields, a part of the city popular in the novels plus other places like the Speedy's Cafee that is close, the Russell Square Gardens, Tower 42, Battersea station of electricity generation, the St. Bart's Hospital, Buckingham Palace and else. All accompanied by stories about Holmes, Watson and Number one enemy, Professor Moriarty.
Sometimes it includes a visit to the Wallace Collection on Manchester Square because here are some indications that Holmes was a real person… What do you think?
And finally, everything can conclude with a few pints of beer in the Sherlock Holmes Pub in Trafalgar Square with much memorabilia about the topic. The Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour travels all the places in the four novels, 56 stories and the main movies and TV series that were made with the character. Even the most recent two starring my dear Robert Downey Jr.
In general the groups do not exceed 30 people and the price is around 12 pounds per adult. There are several companies that offer hikes or bus tours for the emblematic places in the history of Sherlock Holmes: In the latter case you can opt for the Brit Movie Tours.