Jack the Ripper Walk with Fish and Chips

London , United Kingdom

Jack the Ripper Walk with Fish and Chips

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About this experience

Before your tour you can enjoy Fish & Chips or other price equivalent dishes at Poppies just yards from where Annie Chapman was murdered.

Then to walk off your meal, you can join us for a 2.15 hours tour about the murders committed by Jack the Ripper with photos of victims, crime scenes, newspaper reports and the local streets in 1888 all shown clearly on a 14" tablet!

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Jack the Ripper Walk with Fish and Chips

What's included

Fish & Chips or other choices at Poppies Fish & Chips 6-8 Hanbury St, London E1 6QR

Detailed itinerary

The introduction takes place outside St Botolph's Church known as the Prostitutes Church because girls used to solicit on the island where it stood.

Moving round to the square beside the church. You then have a description of what life was like in the poverty stricken overcrowded of Whitechapel in 1888. The squalor, crime and degradation of the people living on the breadline.

Stop 3

Mitre Street just inside the City boundary is the stop about Elizabeth Stride (Long Liz) the 1st victim killed by Jack on the night of the double event. Also, we will move a few yards to talk about the death of Catherine Eddowes killed only 45mins later right here!

Stop 4

Now called Middlesex St this is the boundary between the City of London and the Metropolitan area an important distinction as there were separate police forces for these areas.

Stop 5

We proceed to the doorway where the only clue was found on the same route that the police took that night hot on the trail of Jack the Ripper

Stop 6

We view Gunthorpe St from Wentworth St looking towards the spot where Martha Tabram was found murdered on 7th Aug 1888 in George Yard Buildings she is now thought to be the most likely 1st victim of Jack the Ripper

Stop 7

We continue to Brick Lane and stop opposite the Frying Pan Pub on corner of Thrawl St where Mary Ann Nichols had her last drink before staggering down Whitechapel Rd to be murdered by Jack in Bucks Row behind Whitechapel Station

Stop 8

We continue up Brick Lane to turn left into Hanbury Street where Annie Chapman was murdered in the back yard of 29 Hanbury St

Stop 9

We turn into Wilkes St, a street untouched by time sine the 1800's and make our way to Puma Court where you will hear about the Dear Boss letter

Stop 10

We stop opposite the Ten Bells Mary Kelly's favourite pub and also view Christchurch Graveyard known as Itchy Park, where the homeless would sleep in the daytime

Stop 11

Opposite the market is the London Fruit & Wool Exchange we stop in the entrance for the letter sent to George Lusk head of the Whitechapel Vigilance Group

Stop 12

In the square behind the London Fruit & Wool Exchange we end our tour with the murder of Mary Kelly, Jack's last victim killed on 9th Nov 1888. from here it is a 5 min walk to Liverpool St Station where there is a choice of tube train lines

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Important information

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Travel time is added to the total time duration

Meeting point

Guide will be directly outside with a meeting point Jack the Ripper Walk board

Important notes

Fish & Chips at 5.30 pm in Poppies Fish & Chip restaurant, 6 - 8 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, London E1 6QR
It is the restaurant as shown in the photo we have booked you a table.
Please show this message, either printed or on your device, to the restaurant when you go in, as your proof that you have pre-paid meals with them. We will advise them of your booking and your name.
Please be aware that all fried food on the menu including the fish and the chips is fried in ground nut oil. If you want your food fried in vegetable oil, they have a separate small fryer available but you need to tell us that you would like this at least 48 hours in advance of your booking and give us your exact food order.
For all other non-vegetable oil fried orders, you do not need to tell us your food order in advance, you choose your food from the menu when you are seated.

Please also ask your server for any information regarding food allergens before placing your order.

Here are your meal options included in the price of your ticket.

Regular Cod & Chips, Haddock & Chips, or Plaice & Chips.
Or anything else from the menu below that is "....... & Chips" that is equal to or less
than the menu price of regular Cod & Chips.

There is no service charge to pay on any of the items above, it is included in your ticket with us, but you may leave a tip at your discretion.

Here is the menu: https://poppiesfishandchips.co.uk/menu/

Drinks are not included, nor are any extra side dishes, starters or desserts so if ordering these you will need to please settle the bill separately for these additional items.
If you wish to order a more expensive fish option from the menu you will need to please pay the restaurant the difference between the Regular Cod & Chips and the meal that you have ordered.
To reach the starting point of the tour turn left out of the door and left again into Commercial St, turn right at the end. Continue over the next lights and you can see Aldgate Station 20 yds ahead.

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Must-Try Local Dishes

Fish and Chips

A classic British dish consisting of battered and fried fish, usually cod or haddock, served with thick-cut chips (fries).

Dinner Contains gluten and fish

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Language

Official: English
Widely spoken: English
English: Widely spoken

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Electricity

230VV, 50HzHz

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