London's Ghosts & Gruesome Past Nighttime Walking Tour

Highlights

• Stand before an old Victorian hospital famous for grave-robbery.
• "Mind the gap" as you learn about the ghost who haunts a tube station.
• Meet the "worst serial killer" England ever saw (and it's not Jack the Ripper!)
• See Smithfield Market, the place for public executions for centuries.
• See 900-year-old churches, Victorian hospitals, and historic jails.

Description

On this tour you'll find out why Londoners used to drink blood and eat bones, learn who is said to haunt London's Underground network, and hear the story of England's most prolific serial killer. You'll hear the salacious history of the Barber Surgeons, see the site of the execution of a legendary hero, and stand before an old Victorian hospital famous for grave-robbery.

You'll walk over plague pits, through haunted graveyards and along the very same paths the condemned would have once taken on their final journeys.

This tour, guided by a professional storyteller and scholar, is a must for anyone who wants to get off the beaten track and learn about the macabre tales that this ancient city has to offer. You’ll never look at London the same way!

Sites Included on This Tour:

Farringdon Station: Your local guide will meet you just outside the station and will ensure you "mind the gap" as you learn about the ghost of a girl that is said to haunt the station.

Smithfield Market: This market was a place for public executions for centuries. Heroes, martyrs and innocent folk were tortured and killed in many different ways.

Charterhouse Square: This is a lovely and peaceful park in the middle of a busy city. Here, we will unravel just how plagues changed London, how deadly they were, how doctors tried to stop them and what happened to those who survived.

St. Bartholomew the Great Church: For 900 years this hospital served the people, both alive and dead. Among other famous burial stories we'll tell you one about the very founder of the church himself. Take in these stories while surrounded by centuries-old tombstones as you find yourself standing in one of London's most haunted graveyards.

William Wallace Memorial: Here we will take you into the past as we go way back to when England and Scotland were at war. One Scottish freedom fighter has a special place in the memory of his people - and also on this spot.

St. Bartholomew's Hospital: You will be grateful for your current medical service when you find out what methods, tools and means the doctors here used in the past!

You wouldn't believe what you had to drink, eat or smear on yourself in the hope to get better...

Holy Sepulchre Church: Something is missing in this churchyard. These empty pits are a reminder of the times, over two hundred years ago, when people made a living by taking dead bodies out from their graves and selling them. But who would buy a dead body? Well, we've just been to the hospital and on the way we passed the pub - just connect the dots.

The Old Bailey: We always keep the worst for the end! At this legendary courthouse, your guide will introduce you to the "worst serial killer" England ever saw. And if you think it's Jack the Ripper - think again!