Meeting Point

Where do I meet the Guide?

Our Jack the Ripper Tour meets outside of exit Three of Aldgate East tube station, this exit is sign posted as the Whitechapel Art Gallery. The tour departs promptly at 7:30pm so please make sure you arrive early to the meeting point at around 7:20pm so that you can check into the tour.

Directions to Aldgate East Underground Station

Exit Three of Aldgate East tube station is signposted as the ‘Whitechapel Gallery’ within the station. Just follow these signs inside Aldgate East station, and you will come out at exit three of Aldgate East station and onto Whitechapel Highstreet.

When you come out of the station turn right and stand outside the Whitechapel Art Gallery. This is where the guides will be waiting for you.

Our guides are easily recognisable from the large books that they carry with our Jack the Ripper with Rippervision logos emblazoned. If you are still having issues finding the meeting point, please call or text us on 07803067544.

What do I do if I’m running late?

Our tour will depart at 7:30pm prompt, so please make sure you leave plenty of time to arrive at the meeting point at least 10 minutes early at around 7:20pm. Don’t Panic! If you find yourself running late to the start of the tour, and miss the guides, please follow the below instructions to help you find the group.

The tour starts outside Exit Three of Aldgate East Tube Station (The Whitechapel Art Gallery) and then moves on to Gunthorpe Street. To find Gunthorpe Street, turn right when you leave the tube station, walk down the street until you see the White Hart Pub (89 Whitechapel Highstreet). Here you will find a covered cobbled street between The White Hart Pub and Alberts shop, this is Gunthorpe Street. Head down this cobbled street, the guide will be here until 7:45pm.

After Gunthorpe Street, the tour moves onto Thrawl Street, on the junction of Brick Lane (outside The Shaad Indian Restaurant). To find Thrawl Street continue down Gunthorpe Street and turn right at the end onto Wentworth Street, walk to the end of Wentworth Street to the junction with Brick Lane and turn left here you will find the guide stood outside the Shaad Restaurant until approximately 8pm. After this point, the guide will go into the East End and you will have missed the tour. However, your tickets remain valid for 6 months, please contact us to reschedule your tour.

If you are still having problems our emergency tour guide can be reached on 07803067544. Please feel free to call or text us if you are experiencing any problems in reaching us, our phone lines are open until 8pm.

Tours

 7 Days a Week

AT 5:00PM & 7:30PM

Tour Duration

1 hr 45 mins

Announcements

The Jack the Ripper Casebook