The Whitechapel Ripper Walk
London, United Kingdom
Explore the East End, where beautiful streets and bleak history stand side by side. This walk traces Whitechapel and Spitalfields through waves of migration, from Huguenot silk weavers to Jewish immigrants and later Bengali families, and the crowded world of labour, lodging, and survival they shaped. It also follows the 1888 murders that made Jack the Ripper famous, while focusing on the victims and the fear, gossip, and xenophobia that spread through the neighbourhood.
The stops
- 01 Old Spitalfields Market
- 02 The Ten Bells
- 03 Fournier Street
- 04 29 Hanbury Street
- 05 Brick Lane
- 06 Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue
- 07 Former Whitechapel Bell Foundry
- 08 Whitechapel
- 09 Jack the Ripper Museum
The narration at every stop is in the app — this is just the map of where it takes you.
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Walk The Whitechapel Ripper Walk with a voice in your ear.
Download Odyssey Guide on iPhone to start this walk.
Download on the App StoreiPhone · iOS 16 and later