Jack the Ripper Museum

I would recommend doing both the museum and the walk combo as it was really good value for the amount of information. I'm glad we chose to do the museum first as well, as the walk was just over 1.5 hours. The museum is not very big, 30-40 mins is enough but great attention to detail and good background to the walk, also some interesting items in the little shop. Best part was the tour guide Sam, as a historian and researcher he clearly has a wide knowledge of not just the Jack the Ripper story but the Victorian era as a whole and painted a realistic picture of the times the murders took place. Additionally he pointed out some other interesting London facts and gave some documentary recommendations if interested to learn more.

Although the museum is very small and most of what you see can be googled, we thought it was still worth visiting and was very reasonably priced. We booked the walking tour which was excellent and far better than anticipated. For the price we paid, £16pp for entrance to the museum and the tour we were not expecting much as we considered it fairly cheap. However the tour which lasted approx 1hr 40mins with a local historian and researcher far outweighed our expectations. (Apologies for forgetting the name, I think he was possibly "Sam") So much information given and intelligent answers given to questions asked. Lots of local history snippets too. We would definetly recommend the walking tour added on to the museum entrance.

It was very short, it advised 2 hours on the website - we were out in less than 1 !
It was a shame as it was overcrowded in such a small museum - think a time booked system would work better - to actually give you time to go around and read/look at everything, without feeling rushed.
Nearly £40 for a family is a bit much i feel, if the walking tour had been included that then would of been worth it.
Basically ok but just overall shame and expected more.

I really enjoyed the museum, it is small, but there is lots to see and read. Due to COVID-19, you need to book a timed ticket in advance. The museum opens at 10, and I was the first person to arrive (I had to wait for it to open). A couple more people arrived a little after me, but there was plenty of space for social distancing, and it did not get busy.

The museum was quaint and very informative with great exhibits. The tour was amazing our guide was extremely knowledgeable and gave us new facts and secrets never been told. I highly recommend this if you are a fan and all the info given really does make you question things and makes it fun to play detective.

I went into the museum but did not take the walking tour with my mother. The museum may be five stories, but it's more like five large rooms. Each room is just a set of props, with the occasional framed paper with excessive print explaining what each room is trying to portray. I was beyond bored and had seen everything within 25 minutes (I was trying to stretch out my time and look at absolutely everything). This is a definite skip.

We visited the museum and on arrival we were greeted by a very friendly member of staff who explained how much the tickets were to the layout of the museum. We started the tour not knowing what to expect but were really pleased with the exhibits and all the information on the walls relating to the room we were in. The five levels of rooms were really interesting and we were 100% happy with our visit and highly recommend that you pay a visit and see for yourself.

Attended the museum with a group of my students having discussed various forensic science aspects of JR murders and subsequent enquiry. Thoroughly recommend this as a way of contextualising many aspects of our teaching and know that the students thoroughly enjoyed the visit and the subsequent tour. Thank you to Magda for being a fabulous to guide on our trip around the various sites in Whitechapel

We come to London each year with teenage girls, and are always looking for a new experience. Jack the Ripper has always held a fascination, and now that the girls were of an appropriate age we decided to take the plunge and look deeper into this fascinating and macabre character.

The Museum itself was a helpful backdrop to both the history of the murders and surrounding environment in which they were committed. Most importantly there was the right balance between detail and reverence for such a sensitive subject.

The walk was a revelation, and Sam brought Victorian (and Roman!) London to life with his graphic description of Whitechapel and the horrors to which the 'residents' were exposed in order to eke out a torturous existence. Be prepared for some horrific revelations (but the faint-hearted can easily opt out). Cracking value for money, bearing in mind the Museum trip and walk easily cover 3 hours of entertainment.

Excellent walking tour with Magda, but don't waste your time with museum. It's really really small, you'd spent at most 40-50 min there - not worth the price.

The newspaper clippings would have been interesting to read, but the writing is so small it's impossible to read.

Very unenthusiastic staff with poor communication skills working on the till, the day I visited