East London Social Club

A two-hour thrilling walking tour around London’s vibrant Soho with your gangsters expert guide Jenny who was really there in the 1960s and 1970s when London’s most notorious crime bosses and families dominated the area. Jenny met many of them, so will tell you what really happened in London's gangster world.

Hear her chilling stories of The Krays, The Richardsons, Billy Hill’s Mob and many more, as they dominated the vice, drug, extortion, illegal gambling and nightclub scene.

This was all against the backdrop of the birth of British Rock N’ Roll, high fashion and artistic creativity in Carnaby Street, Tin Pan Alley and the world famous 2i’s Coffee Bar.

This fascinating walk will take you back to London’s Swinging Sixties when the worlds of crime, fashion and music collided.

Tour Highlights:
* Gangsters, Corrupt Policemen, Crime Trials, Gang Wars.
* The Vice Industry, Sex Scandals, Strip Clubs, Saunas, Sex Shops
* Gangster owned nightclubs and pubs.
* Coffee bars and music venues and their world-famous musicians.
* Stars and artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who,
* Jimi Hendrix, Judy Garland, Dylan Thomas, Francis Bacon, Peter
O’Toole, Barbara Windsor, Charles Laughton, Jeffrey Barnard.
* The birth of British Rock N’ Roll and Tin Pan Alley. Carnaby Street where high-end fashion started.
* London’s famous Chinatown.

Prepare to be shocked and amazed on this tour.

It would be a crime if you missed it!!

The tour starts from next to the out of service cashpoint (ATM) on the junction of Oxford Street and Argyll Street, which is close to Oxford Circus Tube Station, Exit 6, at 4 pm, lasts 2 hours and finishes near Leicester Square.

We are all going to have a great time and meet some new friends too. There will be some guests from other channels so please come along even if our meetup group doesn't have many RSVPs, as it will still be great fun and you will meet some new people.

Please note that there are graphic and gruesome descriptions of crimes and murders on this tour, so it is not for the faint-hearted.

The tour is only suitable for ages 18 and over.

Please wrap up warmly enough for a 2 hour outdoor tour.

(Please take care crossing the roads and look after your valuables. Jenny
will of course use her experience to guide you all around as safely as she can. London Walking Tours, London Premier Walking Tours and Jack The Ripper Walks cannot accept any liability for any personal injury or loss as a direct or indirect result of taking the tour.)

WARNING: THE JACK THE RIPPER VIDEO BELOW HAS FLASHING IMAGES AT 35 to 45 SECONDS IN IT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ec0SuDGbRc

Your guide for the tour is Jack The Ripper expert Jenny, as featured in the video.

This is an action packed 1 1/4 hour Jack The Ripper tour of Whitechapel and Spitalfields, including the murders and their locations, plus the pubs that The Ripper and his victims drank in. Follow the sequence of murders, the investigation and the victims' stories. Learn about the suspects and use your own detective skills to solve the crimes as we take you through a journey into the depths of London's East End.

(This tour will run even if there are only a small number of Meet Up members booked on it as there may be some people also on it who have booked through other channels.) Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Don't be afraid..... the Ripper only strikes when you are alone! There is safety in numbers but a murder scene is always around the corner.

Jenny will use her expertise of the Ripper to give you a full commentary of the murders and of the extreme poverty and deprivation that was a backdrop to the vicious crimes of the world's most infamous serial killer.

You will also see multiple crime scene and mortuary photographs during the tour which will enhance your experience.

This walk is informative, entertaining, chilling and scary, a great walking experience as well as an excellent social event.

The tour starts outside The White Hart pub, 89 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7RA, which is close to the Whitechapel Art Gallery exit of Aldgate East tube station. (please note, not Aldgate tube station, which is a different station.)

We are all going to have a great time and meet some new friends too. There will be some guests from other channels so please come along even if our meet up group doesn't have many RSVPs because it will still be great fun and you will meet some new people.

The tour finishes at about 7.45 pm, 6 to 8 minutes walk from Liverpool Street station and Aldgate East station. Jenny can give you directions to either of these stations at the end of the tour.

Please note that there are graphic and gruesome descriptions of murders on this tour, as well as original images of the victims and their injuries and mortuary photographs.

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult and the tour is not suitable for under 14s due to the gruesome content in it.

(Please take care crossing the roads and look after your valuables. Jenny
will of course use her experience to guide you all around as safely as she can. London Walking Tours, London Premier Walking Tours and Jack The Ripper Walks cannot accept any liability for any personal injury or loss as a direct or indirect result of taking the tour.)

Join leading London Horror Tour expert guide and historian Jenny on The Sweeney Todd tour, taking you to the shadowy alleyways off Fleet Street where Sweeney had his notorious barbers shop and Mrs Lovett had her infamous pie shop! Hear the story of how Sweeney chose his victims very carefully, robbed them, murdered them and disposed of their bodies with Mrs Lovett's help! See St Dunstan's church which aided these two to get rid of their victims bodies!

(this tour runs even if only a small number of our group are booked on to it and there may be some other walkers arriving too)

Also hear about other gruesome and ghostly happenings in this area, around the Temple which was built in the 12th century, it's connection to Jack the Ripper. Wander alleyways long forgotten and hear stories of strange hauntings and ghostly apparitions! See the site of Temple Bar where criminal's heads were displayed after execution in the 17th century. Also hear the tale of Sawney Bean and his family, they had a lot in common with Sweeney Todd as you will find out if you join us on this horror walk! Come and be terrified, if you dare!

(we strongly advise against eating a traditional London Pie & Mash supper immediately after taking the tour!)

For "The Da Vinci Code" fans, seeing The Temple Church is an added treat as it features in both the book and the film. You will also see the famous and historic "Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese" pub, centuries old, and frequented by some of the world's great writers.

Jenny combines 30 years of experience as one of London's top Horror Tour guides with her enthusiasm for dark history. The tour is delivered with Jenny's great personality and her unique ability to bring the most gruesome to life.

Jenny's chilling stories of terror will shake you to the very core!

The tour lasts two hours and finishes close to Blackfriars and St Paul's underground stations.

Please note that this tour is not unfortunately suitable if you have walking difficulties as there are some steps to walk up at one point.
There is about 1 1/4 miles of walking in total on the route.

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult and the tour is not suitable for under 13s due to the gruesome content in it.

Please note that there are graphic and gruesome descriptions and images on this tour.

Please wrap up warmly enough for a 2 hour outdoor evening tour.
In colder weather, we advise wearing a warm jacket or coat and taking a hat, scarf and gloves with as a precaution.

(Please take care crossing the roads and look after your valuables. Jenny will of course use her experience to guide you all around as safely as she can. London Walking Tours, London Premier Walking Tours and Jack The Ripper Walks cannot accept any liability for any personal injury or loss as a direct or indirect result of taking the tour.)