Jack The Ripper Museum
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For anyone interested in the history of Jack the Ripper, this is an excellent little place to visit. Very well presented. I knew absolutely nothing much other than the notorious name and visited as my wife loves mysteries, crime books / documentaries. So as a complete novice I did come away with a much greater awareness of not only what happened, but what life was like for Londoners at the time. The museum is over 5 floors, each floor an exhibit that gives you an insight into a different part of the story. There's loads of details and some genuine JTR artefacts as well as cuttings, pictures all relating to the time. I also like the way the museum acts in some way as a memoriam to the women killed. Reading their stories made the events ever the more so tragic and sad. We spent a fair bit of time reading the different things on show and therefore spent a good 40 mins in the museum. So it's not huge but if you are interested in your history / crime mysteries etc, it's worth the visit. Book online for a better price than on the day. Tickets are non-time specific which is really helpful. It's also only a short walk from the Tower of London, so we visited the Tower in the morning, had lunch and then walked the 10-15mins to the museum from there.
Chris DenhamChris Denham
40
This museum left much to be desired. Went in expecting a chronicle of the events, walking me through the murders. I was surprised how small everything was. Each room only had a handful of placards to read. I'm glad I went when it wasn't busy, as I had each room my myself. I took my time, read every bit of information and it took me about 30 minutes. Highlights included seeing the Constable's actual articles (truncheon, whistle, handcuffs, leather notebook cover), the ladies room on the top floor and I thought the museum did a nice job detailing victim's lives in the "morgue" but some information throughout appeared to have been printed on a home printer and framed. I would have appreciated bigger, more eye catching and professional displays. The photos of the women in the morgue were very small. Upon exiting, I wasn't sure I learned anything new. The front desk employee, Pat, was very kind! I just left feeling like I wasn't provided enough information. But I did have a good experience aside from that.
Sharon FloydSharon Floyd
40
I cycle past this everyday I go to work and very rarely did I play much attention until I looked up and saw the blue plaques. This museum is set over 4 floors and a basement in a Victorian House and it is such a quaint place to visit. It took about 90 minutes to look at everything and read all the information but I do know some people did it is less than an hour. OK, you can do this is less than an hour but I don't think you would truly appreciate what you are looking at. There are some original exhibits here along with photographs of the victims (before and after), the prime suspects and those involved with the investigation. Because the museum is an an old house, it creates for of an atmosphere and one of the victims lived here too which adds to the Ripper mystery. I think you could just do one visit here and if you want to spend a couple of hours doing something interesting at a cheap price, then why not come here (it's about s 10 minute walk from Fenchurch Street and Tower Hill).
Dan BoyleDan Boyle
20
This is quite a quaint little museum despite the rather horrific theme. The lady on reception was very nice and welcoming and instructed us on the order in which to visit the different floors. I did enjoy my visit there but I feel it was lacking in content as there wasn't really anything new that most people wouldn't already know about the whole Jack the Ripper story. There were several rooms laid out on seperate floors of the museum to reflect different parts of the Whitechapel murders such as a policeman finding a victim, the investigation - complete with various police artifacts (some of them original) and the mortuary complete with gruesome photos of the victims. In all we spent just under an hour there and I do feel it is worth a visit especially if you don't really have much prior knowledge of the whole 'Ripper' story. **A small tip - we bought the tickets online which knocked a couple of pounds off the price of every adult ticket**
Mark ThomasMark Thomas
10
I've always wanted to visit since it was opened in 2015 and seeing the place is to be sold, it was now or never, not knowing the museums fate. We only went for the visit and not the walking tour due to having other things planned for the day out. The museum is on the smaller side, but they do try to fill the rooms with as much information as they could without it being overcrowded. We found it quite interesting with the information provided and the props they had on show, we all seemed to enjoy the hour or so here. The service provided was good, nothing bad to say and the items on sale at the gift shop was good. Getting here, Tower Gateway/Shadwell (Docklands Light Railway), Shadwell (Overground), Tower Hill (Circle/District line) would be your best choice and walking it here but you could also take the bus, a number of stops dotted around. Recommended.
whY2GwhY2G
160
Good points: The staff member was very friendly and informative. There are toilets on site. Bad points: The price differed from the website (£12 when listed as £10 online). Maybe this is by design to encourage booking online, but I can't see anywhere where it states that. The museum is pretty small. It's effectively 5 small rooms. You could whizz round it in 10 minutes easily. In no way does it represent good value for money. One of the rooms was pure conjecture too (What Jack the Ripper's living room might have looked like...!?). It's rather light on any kind of detail. For people with anything more than a superficial interest in the history etc, this is a waste of your time and money.
Nick MNick M
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12 Cable St, Aldgate, London E1 8JG, United Kingdom
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The Jack the Ripper Museum is a museum and tourist attraction that opened in August 2015 in Cable Street, London.
attractions: Tower Bridge, Tower of London, St Katharine Docks Marina, East London Mosque, The Garden at 120, DoubleTree by Hilton London - Tower of London, 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin), Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge, citizenM Tower of London hotel, Leonardo Royal Hotel London City, restaurants: Coco Grill & Lounge, Coppa Club Tower Bridge, The Dickens Inn, Tayyabs, The Liberty Bounds - JD Wetherspoon, Dilpasand Restaurant, Hotto Potto, The Ivy Tower Bridge, Bodean's Tower Hill, The Hoop and Grapes
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