A two-hour evening walk through Whitechapel, following the streets where five women were murdered in the autumn of 1888.
- 120 min
- From £22
Ghost Tours in London
London's ghost tours range from the Jack the Ripper walks of Whitechapel to ghost walks through Mayfair and a ghost bus around the West End, plus the Tower of London, where the Yeoman Warders tell the stories of those executed there.
4 tours in London
Attraction
Tower of London tickets
Entry to the Tower of London, including the free Yeoman Warder tours full of stories of imprisonment and execution.
- Family-friendly
Ghost bus tour
London ghost bus tour
A one-hour evening ghost tour of central London on a bus.
- 60 min
- 8 Northumberland Avenue, WC2N 5BY
A two-hour ghost walk through Mayfair and St James's, from Grosvenor Square to St James's Palace.
- 120 min
- 49 Grosvenor Square, W1K 3EP
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Where they start
Stay in a haunted hotel in London
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The Langham
London
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London's first grand hotel, opened in 1865 opposite what is now BBC Broadcasting House, and often called the capital's most haunted hotel. Room 333 is the centre of the legend, with a Victorian ghost said to appear there in October.
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The Cadogan
London
The Chelsea hotel where Oscar Wilde was arrested in 1895, built around the former home of the actress Lillie Langtry. Langtry's ghost is said to wander the rooms that were once her house, especially around Christmas.
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The Savoy
London
London's most famous luxury hotel, opened on the Strand in 1889. A little girl is said to haunt its lifts and Room 502 on the fifth floor, and the 1923 shooting of Ali Fahmy in one of its suites remains one of the capital's most notorious crimes.
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St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
London
The Gothic Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras, abandoned for decades and nearly demolished before its rescue. Ghost guides describe a lady in Victorian dress, a young girl and a former guest at the foot of the bed in Room 506.
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Hazlitt's
London
A Georgian townhouse hotel in Soho where the essayist William Hazlitt died in 1830. His ghost is said to sit reading in the library and to move things in the dining room.
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Brown's Hotel
London
London's oldest hotel, opened in Mayfair in 1837 by Lord Byron's former valet. A maid who fell from a window is said to haunt the corridors, and guests describe the sound of a typewriter linked to Rudyard Kipling.
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London ghost tours: FAQs
Are there family-friendly ghost tours in London?
Yes. Tower of London tickets is described by the operator as suitable for families, though some stories may be too scary for very young children.
Where do London ghost tours start?
London ghost bus tour meets at 8 Northumberland Avenue, WC2N 5BY. Ghosts and Legends of Mayfair Walking Tour meets at 49 Grosvenor Square, W1K 3EP.
Where can I stay in a haunted hotel in London?
The Langham, The Cadogan, The Savoy and more are listed below, each with its ghost story and where to book.