London Crimes And Punishment Private Walking Tour

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3 hours (approx.)

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Overview

This tour will cover a number of neighbourhoods, all of different characteristics & historical time periods. Starting in the East End where The Krays famously & violently ruled the roost in the heart of the old East End.

Not too far away you will go back in time almost a century and retread the footsteps of Jack The Ripper & his victims whilst visiting and learning about the feared Workhouses that so many lived in and so many were trapped in. Then towards Smithfields, home of many a famous & bloody execution. Stopping briefly at the beautiful St. Bartholomews church before visiting the shrine of William Wallace (Braveheart) where he was put to death in one of the most horrible ways imaginable.

Then to old Newgate prison where people awaited their trials & deaths for centuries before standing on the spot where many of the executions were enacted. The notorious Clink Prison awaits us... then the maze of alleys around Borough Market & the poverty stricken neighbourhood of Charles Dickens.

What's Included

Private tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off (on foot / London Underground)
Professional guide
Local guide

Transportation to/from attractions

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Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Pickup details

We can meet you at any Central London hotel, not just those listed here.

Meeting point

Whitechapel Road
London E1 1BY, UK

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End point

Borough High Street
London SE1 1JX, UK

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Start Time • Daily 9:30 AM

What To Expect

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

Having visited an important site relating to early Communism, we next stop off here at the famous foundry which made Big Ben and the Liberty Bell and will learn how Big Ben got its name.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Blind Beggar Public House Whitechapel

The scene of perhaps the most infamous London gangland shooting back in the 60's with the feared Krays.... Londons answer to Al Capone!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Ten Bells

The pub most closely linked with Jack The Ripper, possibly at the end of the street at which he lived.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The White Hart

This famous pub is one of a few closely associated with Jack The Ripper. After few minutes up the road we will visit the site of a potential Ripper killing.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Brick Lane

Now a trendy street and home to a thriving 1-mile stretch of curry restaurants, we will learn what life was like here in Victorian times when Jack was about.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Brick Lane Jamme Masjid

Now a beautiful mosque, at the time of Jack The Ripper the building was a synagogue and a century earlier a Protestant church for fleeing French refugees. Learn about the history and heritage of this once poverty stricken part of London

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Golden Boy of Pye Corner

Why do we have a golden statue of a rather fat young boy in this quiet London Street? It's all to do with The Great Fire of London.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Christ Church Spitalfields

This beautiful stone built church was the centre of Victorian life and just across the road from both the bustling market and brewery but also adjacent to perhaps the most dreadful street in London.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor

Here we can see the first and indeed one of the last Jewish soup kitchens in the East End of London

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Spitalfields Market

Once an industrial market, now a funky market where these is always something to see under the fabulous old Victorian roof.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Smithfield Market

Smithfields has long been the centre of the London meat trade. Centuries ago when food production was less ethical, it wasn't just dead animals that were butchered here.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

WIlliam Wallace Memorial

See the site of where William 'Braveheart' Wallace was Hung Drawn and Quartered as well as quite a few other interesting histories just a few feet away.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Peasants' Revolt Plaque

Learn all about the infamous Peasants Revolt and how it helped shape life in modern day Western countries today.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church of St. Bartholomew the Great

Visit this small but fascinating graveyards and learn of the secrets within.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Paul's Cathedral

From the outside see one of the most beautiful of buildings and learn of how it miraculously avoided destruction in WW2.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Viaduct Tavern

This old pub is notorious for both being right next to the site of centuries of executions but also in the cellars beneath the streets being holding cells where condemned men would spend their last night on earth.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Holy Sepulchre London

Learn the often rather gruesome history of this fabulous old church.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Bailey

Perhaps the oldest court in the Western World. Still the place where the baddest of the bad are put on trial.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden

This small garden and ruins is a memorial garden to The Blitz in WW2.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

London Bridge

The modern incarnation of London Bridge with the large ceremonial spike on which the heads of the executed would be stuck as a warning to those entering the city.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The National Firefighters Memorial

This small memorial remembers those who gave their lives protecting London and other cities from the terrible bombings and fires of the WW2 Blitz bombings by the Luftwaffe.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Millennium Bridge

20 year old Millennium Bridge doesn't have any gore itself but from here we can see what was once one of the top suicide spots in London and decidedly sexist it was too!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Shakespeare's Globe

Now one of the finest places to see a play but in the time of Shakespeare, this area was the absolute pits. Rather like the Amsterdam of its day... for good or for bad!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Clink Prison Museum

Not going in the museum itself but the outside is very authentic as it is. We'll learn why this part of London was just so bad.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Winchester Palace

Winchester Palace, mostly destroyed in one of the many huge fires of London. Once the home to the Bishop and we'll find out about his terrible ways just a little bit further on.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Borough Market

Now entering the heart of Dickensian London and the setting for much of Oliver Twist. There has been a market here pretty much since Roman times.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Marshalsea Prison South Wall

We finish the tour at the location of an old debtors prison that had such a terrible impact on Charles Dickens.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Crossbones Graveyard & Garden of Remembrance

Crossbones Cemetery if almost unknown even to Londoners, perhaps because of its grisly history. The resting place of criminals, prostitutes, plague victims and suicides for centuries. Learn the fascinating story this tragic but beautiful place.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Red Cross Cottages & Garden

Learn the story of one of the first attempts to improve the welfare of the poverty stricken in London.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ye Olde England Tours

This tour is run by Ye Olde England Tours

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the London Crimes And Punishment Private Walking Tour?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (BST). Read more Apr 2025