CUSTOMER REVIEWS OF OUR WORLD FAMOUS JACK THE RIPPER TOURS

The following unsolicited letters and e-mails were sent to us by those who have taken our Jack the Ripper Tours and have felt moved to write and let us know how much they enjoyed them.

Hi Joanne & Richard,

 

 Just a quick e-mail to say what a superb Jack the Ripper walk we had with you recently, it was the best walk Monarch social club have been on. We have had a few walks in the east end of London but none matched the excitement we had when on your walk. Richard, you brought the walk to life and for a while our imagination took us back to the smoke filled cold dark nights of the east end during 1888.

 

Can’t wait to book again to allow other members to experience part of London’s History. By far the best evening we have had for a long time, recommend your tours to anyone.

 

Keep it up.

 

Regards,

 

Chris Warren (Monarch Airlines social Club).

 

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Hello,

 
Our group really enjoyed the tour last Sunday.[29th June 2008]  Thank you very much to our guide Mark.
 

Pascale Couturier
 

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Dear Sirs,

 
My brother, his wife and myself went on your Jack the Ripper Tour last Saturday (28/06/08) and I writing to congratulate you on a most enjoyable evening.
 
The young woman [Lindsay Siviter] who was our tour guide was excellent. She had a exceptional knowledge of the murders and the local area.
 
Convey my thanks to your tour guide and I certainly will recommend your tour to my friends.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
David Michael Smith.

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Can I ask you to pass on our sincere thanks to Mark who did an exceptional Jack the Ripper Walk for us on 5th June 2008. We found him an enjoyable host and his obvious knowledge about the subject really shone through. He has really inspired us to want to know more about not just the ripper murders but also about the social history of the perios.

 

Tom Gillen

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Hi


Just wanted to say a big thank you for a brilliant Jack The Ripper tour last Tuesday evening.  Our lady guide (I'm sorry I didn't get her name - [Jenny Philips]) was excellent - she really knows her stuff.  I took my 13 year old and 19 year old girls and they thoroughly enjoyed it.
 
I mentioned to the guide at the end that I understand Johnny Depp has a fascination of the subject and maybe you should try to get him along to one of the tours.  However, I did add that if you are successful could you please include me on the tour!!
 
Thank you again - I will be recommending this tour to friends and family when they visit London.
 
Kind regards
  
 Judy Rowe (Cornwall)
 

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This isn't a question, just a big thank you to Philip for taking myself and my friend round for the tour on Saturday 3rd May - and thanks for signing the book with kisses LOL.  You gave a very good guided tour, obviously very knowledgeable about what you're saying, you're a credit to your company. 

 

Jason Lightoller
 

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Thought I would let you know that my daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. [19th April 2008] Our guide [Lindsay Siviter] was absolutely fantastic – please pass on our thanks to Lindsey.

 

Kind regards,

 

Fiona

 

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Sir / Madam,

 

I would like express my gratitude for an excellent tour last night (18 Apr 08).  The guide [Jenny Philips] really brought the gruesome story of Jack the Ripper to life.  Her depth of knowledge demonstrated her professionalism and dedication to researching the subject.  The party I was with were all very impressed, especially when the boss was singled out for wearing a coat, the like of which, could have been worn by Jack when he went about his dastardly deeds.  It is now called his ripper coat.

 

Again many thanks for a great evening.

 

Regards,

 

Brian Wall

 

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Hi

We want to book a private group tour for Sunday 31/08/2008 and I would like to request Jenny Phillips be our guide.  If Jenny is not available, maybe we can have Richard Jones as our guide.  We took a tour with Jenny in December and loved her.  That was actually our third tour in a week -- we tried two other companies first and were not impressed at all and had just about given up on having a tour as part of our celebration.  I have to say you guys are by far the best.  I was very impressed with how Jenny kept us entertained and interested despite the cold weather and after we had already been on 2 other tours that week -- that really says something about her abilities.

Thank you,

 

Patricia Johnson. N. J. USA

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Hi Joanne,

 

We went on the tour on Monday [14th April 2008] and it was great. Did not catch the narrators name [Jenny Philips] but she was really great. Would have been even better if the City of London would have conserved those places of the Murder. But great tour great time.

 

Cheers

 

Birgit

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Dear Sirs

We would just like to say a big thank you to Mark [Ubsdell] who took us on our JTR tour yesterday evening [10th April 2008] A fantastic, interesting evening was had by all and I've had loads of comments on what a great tour guide he was. He really kept us all enraptured.

 Thanks again

 

Gemma

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Good morning Joanne

I haven't been in the office this week , and I would just like to say on behalf of Mount Rayleigh WI thanks very much for organising the walk on 29th March 2008. Mark was really nice and informative and although it rained all through the walk, and some of my ladies were struggling a bit, they thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and I have had lots of phone calls to this effect.


So I thought I would pass on their thanks to you.

 

Maureen Schrapel

 

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Dear all,

Thank you very much for a very enjoyable and well-led tour last Wednesday 26th March 2008.  Both staff and students enjoyed it. 

Once again, many thanks for an excellent trip with great guidance [Fiona Attrel and Mark Ubsdell were the guides]

Kind Regards,

Sarah Reynolds

Rydens School

 

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Hi Joanne

 

Could you please pass our thanks to Richard for the tour de force he gave us last night [16th March 2008] on the ripper tour. It was fantastic to see those old alleys and streets and it was very creepy. Richard really brought the story to life and Richard's skills as an orator held us captivated throughout the entire walk.

 

Best Wishes

 

Keith Smart

 

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Hello
 
Just a big thank you to Philip Hutchinson who was an excellent, funny and enthusiastic tour guide [10th March 2008] we really enjoyed his talk a lot.


I would definitely recommend this to everyone.
 

 

Mita
 

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My brother his girlfriend and me went on one of you ripper walks on Thursday evening [6th March 2008]. Our guide was a chap called Mark [Mark Conroy] and we would all like to say how much we enjoyed the walk and we would gladly recommend you to friends.  Our guide was great and didn't ham it up, he made it fun and informative.

 

Once again great work keep it up.
 

Elizabeth Thacker

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Hi Joanne,

 

Just a quick e-mail to say how much we enjoyed last night's Jack the Ripper Tour [25th February 2008]

Lindsay  [Lindsay Siviter] was a complete professional, so very friendly and so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the whole subject and she had us all well and truly hooked. She answered all our questions and even dramatised some of the characters, told us poems and sang us a song at the end! Which was perfect for our theatre group - we love a few theatrics!!

I hope very much she'll be able to come and see our show. I said I'd send you details to pass on so here you are!
 
Gloc Theatre Company presents Jack the Ripper the musical.
Questors Theatre - 12 Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5BQ.
Wed 21st May - Sat 25th May at 7:30pm

 

Box office will open in March and I will forward on the phone number then if that's ok!
 
Just one other thing before I go off and tell everyone I know how wonderful your company is. We do a programme for our shows... so if you are interested please let me know - we'd love to publicise you as the best tour in London!
 
Finally when Lindsay's book gets published we all want copies so can you pass on my e-mail for her to contact us when she knows?!!
 
Many thanks again it was a really great evening.
Regards
 
Sue Astbury
 

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Dear Joanne
 

I would just like to thank you for your help in organising our tour [27th February 2008], and I would like to thank Jenny [Jenny Phillips] also.  We were very impressed with her and we enjoyed it very much.  It has led to a lot of debate in our office.
 

Thank you again,
 

Kind regards,

 

Samantha L Webb

 

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Just a note to say how much we enjoyed the ripper tour [13th February 2008]

Colin was a fantastic guide with a great sense of humour!!

Andy Youngson

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Hi

 

Just to say thanks for a great tour on 5th February. Mark was a fine orator and he really made the night for us.  He has made me want to study the mystery a lot more so I will be reading as much as I can about the murders.

 

Thanks again.

 

Selina Dean

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Thank you so much for changing our booking at such short notice. I have to say that your customer service does you great credit. When we phoned up we expected to be fobbed off, but instead we were treated with courtesy by your representative [Joanne Jones]. When we arrived for the rearranged tour [1st February 2008] your guide [Jenny Phillips]  was equally professional and we had a great time whilst learning an awful lot about both Jack the Ripper and the history of the area. When we passed another tour that must have had 80 or more people on it we were so pleased we had booked with you. Thank you so much for taking so much trouble to provide such a good service and thank you especially for your considerate and understanding treatment. We'll most certainly join you again when we return to your wonderful city.

 

Katie. Melanie, Chenelo and Clare.

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Thanks for a great evening last Sunday [27th January 2008] night,  and for your most informative guide Lynsey a vote of thanks as well. 

 

Regards

 

Tony Eatson

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What a great night you gave us last night [16th January 2008]. It was so refreshing to find something in London that not only offered value for money but which also exceeded our wildest expectations. We had expected to be walked round quickly and just hear a little bit of Jack the Ripper history. What we got was a guide who not only knew the facts but was able to keep us gripped from the start to the finish. It really was an experience we won't forget and I would and will recommend your tour to anyone I know who is going to be visiting London.

Sincerely

Byron Sommerhalder

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Just to say I went with my wife on the Ripper  tour last Saturday. [12th January 2008] I thought it was brilliant and that the lady [Jenny Phillips] was both informative and very pleasant . Thank you very much , I will be recommending it for sure .

Richard Taylor

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Good morning,

We really enjoyed the tour last Saturday [12th January 2008]. Our tour guide Philip was excellent and we were delighted about everything. Thank you.

Emmanuelle Huot.

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I just wanted to pass on my delight in the tour that Jenny provided for us last night [7th January 2008]. She was knowledgeable about the subject and about the area and she really did bring the Jack story to life. Could you also thank her for the restaurant recommendation on Brick Lane. We mentioned her name and got treated like royalty!!

Patricia Penicott

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Hello

Please pass on our sincere thanks to Heather for the fun tour she gave us on Friday [28th December 2007]. It was very well planned out. The photographs really did help us imagine what it was like to be in the area then and Heather's delivery was gripping.

Have a great New year and we'll see you next time we are in London.

Matthew Safarian

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Wanted to send you a quick email to say how much we enjoyed Philips tour on Saturday 22nd December. He was very enthusiastic and he really did bring it all to life for us. Can't wait to read his book.

Nicola Downey.

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Dear Jack the Ripper people

Did the tour with Lindsey on Wednesday [19th December 2007]. She was a terrific guide, very knowledgeable and very passionate about her subject. It was also nice to be part of a small group as we felt we really got the feel of the area. Keep up the good work and have a rippingly good Xmas!

Sue Reigal.

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Hi

Just wanted to say what a great night we had on the tour on Monday. [17th December 2007] I really felt as though I was walking back in 1888 and the way our guide Mark described the streets and the murders really did have us looking nervously around. Your tour was recommended to us by other guests at our hotel and you can be sure that we will do likewise as it was a highlight of our London vacation. Please pass our Thanks to Mark.

Jason Warrender

Omaha. Nebraska. USA

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Richard

What a bitterly cold night it was last night [13th December 2007] but I really must say a huge thank you to you for the Jack the Ripper tour you gave us. From the start you had us gripped with the full drama of what happened way back then and those first streets we went in to were fantastic. It was like being back in Jack's day. I particularly liked your touch when you asked us to close our eyes and smell the smoke from the house fires. When you then asked us to multiply that by the number of houses in London in the 19th century all  burning coal it really did bring home to me how choking London must have once been. I hope the nights get warmer for you, but the warmth and enthusiasm of your presentation made for a great night no matter how cold.

Best Wishes

Nicola Wright.

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My girlfriend and I experienced the Jack the Ripper tour on Sunday 9th December and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The actual walk was really good and well planned, but what made it was the tour guide; Philip Hutchinson - he led the group and relayed the facts of the Ripper case with such passion, humour and expert knowledge. I'm sure we will be purchasing Philip's new book The London of Jack the Ripper in the very near future! If you could pass this message on to Philip I will be very grateful.
Thank you for a truly great evening. 
 
With kind regards and wishing you a Happy Christmas,


Phil Coles 

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Hi Lindsay

We would like to say a big thank you for being such a brilliant guide! [5th December 2007]  My clients and I were all extremely impressed with how you brought the story to life with such passion and enthusiasm on the subject!  You certainly know your stuff extremely well and the pictures, buildings and alleyways shown to us made it all the more interesting, we were completely enthralled and will be popping along to the 10 Bells pub sometime soon...

Dora Michael

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Hi,

Just a quick " thank you" for your tour on Friday 30th November. The guide [Richard Jones] was exceptional and my friend and I were very impressed with his knowledge and repertoire. He truly had the 'audience' in the palm of his hand. Shame about the rain, next time I'll take a brolly !!  Great tour

 

Thanks

Steve Thomas

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Just a quick note to thank you for such an excellent Tour yesterday evening.  [20th November 2007] Our guide, Heather, made the whole experience something to remember.

 
Please pass on our thanks.
 
All the best for your continued success.
 
Paul & Tracey Brough

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Good Morning

Just to let you know that we all thoroughly enjoyed last night [21st November 2007] Jack The Ripper Tour with Jenny. It certainly gave us a lot more insight and knowledge to a story that all of us have grown up with. I haven’t really been able to get it out of my mind. Jenny was an excellent guide and brought home to us the social conditions of the age as well as the sheer brutality of Jack’s murders.

  

Kind Regards

 

Dianne

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Just a quick note to thank you for such an excellent Tour yesterday evening.  [20th November 2007] Our guide, Heather, made the whole experience something to remember.
 
Please pass on our thanks.
 
All the best for your continued success.
 
Paul & Tracey Brough

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Hi,

 
We went on your Jack the Ripper tour last Saturday (17th November) with Philip, and we had a great evenings entertainment. His animated presentation brought some light hearted humour into the tales of grizzly murder in the East End. It was good to see that some of the original buildings are still standing, even the Ten Bells Pub, which still looked just as rough a place today as it would have been in the rippers time !
 
Even the few drunk local idiots were neatly dealt with by Philip, and this brought some realism of what sort of area this was (still is)
 
Thanks again for a great trip,
 
Pete, Mandy, Matt, Vicki, Les and Karen

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Dear Richard

Took the tour with you last night [8th November 2007] and wanted to say how informative and well presented it was. The Rolls trying to do a three point turn in the first narrow alley set things off nicely! The photographs are a great idea as they really helped build a picture of what it was like back then, and you really did treat us to a genuine insight into the Jack the Ripper murders that was both educational yet entertaining. Thanks for the curry suggestion at the end, the Sheraz was terrific.

Cheers.

Doug Reese.

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It was a GREAT tour on 1st November.  We all really enjoyed it.  Excellent guide [Mark Ubsdell] and the atmosphere post-Halloween with many people dressed up as ghouls was spooky!
 
Thank you
Helen

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Thanks for a great Halloween Jack the Ripper Walk. Lindsay was great and those old alleyways at the start of the walk made the perfect spot to begin our Halloween celebration.

Hope to see you again next year.

Craig Rawlings.

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Just to say I took my daughter (aged 15) [23rd October 2007] and friend on last night's walk guided by Lindsay. It was excellent. The girls had studied Jack the Ripper for GCSE and found all the extra info they were given fascinating. Very well presented (and not too big a group) I shall be recommending you when my visitors come from the US in the New Year.

Thank you.

Jan Clydesdale

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Dear Joanne

Re Jack the Ripper Tour 19th October 2007.

I wanted to drop you a line just to let you know how much everyone in our party enjoyed the tour and in particular our guide's [Colin Oakes] animated and informative narrative. Please pass on our thanks to him. If anyone asks for a recommendation it will be your company who we put forward.

Thanks once again.

Yours sincerely

Jane

Breyer Group Plc.

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I was on Richard Jones' walk last night, [10th October 2007] thought it was excellent - Richard was a great host, presented very well, and told a great story

Unfortunately he disappeared into the night before our group could thank him personally

Excellent night will have no hesitation in recommending to friends or colleagues....

Jeremy Kirk
Deutsche Bank AG London
 

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Richard,

What a great and entertaining, though gruesome evening [30th September 2007]. I hadn't realised when booking that it was an anniversary night so to speak, so to actually stand on one of the murder sites on the anniversary of the event was, to say the least, a chilling experience. Thank you so much for your great knowledge and enthusiastic approach, you really had us looking over our shoulders a few times. I'm still smirking at your "put down" to the drunk who approached us half way through, he certainly went off with his head hung low, a priceless moment!!!!

We will certainly see you again for your ghost walk on our next visit.

Until then keep the chills coming.

Dan Rosenberg.

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Dear All

Thank you for you excellent organisation and support for our visit 27/9/07. Please pass our thanks on to your 3 guides. [Jenny Philips, Philip Hutchinson and Colin Oakes]. They were brilliant. We hope to see you next year!

Regards

Leigh Wensley.

Beaumont School.

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Tour on 26th Sept 2007

 
Joanne
 
We had a fabulous evening last night and Jenny was a superb tour guide truly bringing the story to life with her narrative.  The evening started slowly, but really built to an exciting climax.  I would recommend your tour and Jenny in particular to anyone interested in either the subject of Jack the Ripper or just a very educational and exciting night out.  When we explained to Jenny our desire to end up at S&M (Sausage and Mash Cafe) she even managed to vary the route so as to end up near the restaurant.  Her joining us for our meal ended off the evening superbly and I hope she enjoyed herself with us.
 
I have had so many e-mails this morning from all of our team that we would like to know if it is possible to book another private tour with Jenny, this time on her Ghosts Tour in the City. 
 
Many thanks again.

Alex Cameron

Merrill Lynch

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Attended your walk on Sunday, 16 September and am just writing to say how excellent it was.  I'm afraid I didn't get the guides name, [Jenny Philips] but she was a lady and we were the 2 ladies that walked to the station with her.  Please pass on our thanks again to her for a great evening!.

 

SHARON & HELEN

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Hi,

My friend and I, both visiting from  Vancouver, Canada went on your walking tour on Tuesday, July 30th with Jenny.  I just wanted to remark on Jenny's tremendous knowledge and animation while telling the horrific stories of Jack the Ripper.  She is a great story teller and it is obvious that she has researched this area considerably. Thanks for a great experience Jenny!
 

Ashala Jovanovski
Vancouver, Canada

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Hi there

I just wanted to extend our thanks to Philip who took the party of us from BT around on the ripper tour last night. (5th September 2007) Everyone really enjoyed the event and Phillip really made it for us with his dynamic presentation. He also made a good recommendation on a curry house on Brick lane which turned out to be very very good

Thank you

Lila

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Hi

I just wanted to say many thanks to Lindsay Siviter for being an excellent guide when I went on the Jack the Ripper Walk last weekend  [18th August 2007].  I have always held a fascination with Jack the Ripper and Lindsay made it all seem so much more real.  So much so that I would love to research it all further.

Would you please pass on my thanks to Lindsay and any information on good books or DVD's to purchase would be most welcome.

Regards

Lesley Worthington

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Can I just say what a great and enjoyable evening we spent last night [4th August 2007] in the company of Jenny, she really had us thinking about these famous murders and my group really did appreciate the effort she put in to holding our attention. She is a great storyteller and I would suggest your tour to Londoners and visitors alike. Keep up the great work.

Dawn Adams.

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
I would just like to say thank you for an excellent tour.
 
I was on the tour of Friday 13th July 2007, with my wife, daughter and her friend. The tour guide [Lindsay Siviter] was very informative and certainly knew her stuff and I got the impression that she enjoyed doing the tour herself, unlike some tour guides who just go through the motions.
 
All in all, it was a fascinating two hours and I have been recommending the tour to all my friends.
 
Thank you once again.
 
With kind regards
 
Mark Pilling and family

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Hello Richard

I was on your walk last night [12th July 2007] and would like to thank you on behalf of myself and husband and our 2 friends, we had an excellent time and found it to be a whole lot more than anticipated.

It was made all the better for seeing you on T.V. with Vic Reeves.

Again many thanks for such a great time.

Michelle Langley

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On Monday, July 9th, my mother and I took a JTR walking tour through your company. Lindsay Siviter was our guide. It was a great experience. Lindsay was an excellent guide! She was knowledgeable, interested in the subject, and respectful of the local residents. I liked having the smaller, pre-registered group.

Thank you for a great tour!

Sincerely,

Kim Bella & Bonnie Lynch

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Dear Sirs,

I was on your Jack the Ripper tour last Saturday[ 7th July 2007 ] and I just wanted to say  how well informed your guide [Jenny Phlips ] was. We both enjoyed the tour very much and learned a lot. We look forward to doing it again one day.
 

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
 

Mark Ward

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Just wanted to let you know what a great tour we had last night! (1st July 2007) Our Guide (Jenny Philips) was extremely informative and created the perfect atmosphere for the story she was telling!!  I had decided to go on the tour as I work in the area and thought it would be good to know the whole story of the Whitechapel murders.

My brother and sister-in-law who are visiting from Australia enjoyed it very  much too!

Please pass on my thanks to our guide!!

Thanks again, and I'll be making sure I take my Dad on the tour next time he visits me!

Jane

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Just wanted to say what a great time we had on your Jack the Ripper Walk last night, 22nd June. Those old alleyways were so creepy and our guide [Jenny Philips] pitched her commentary just right. When the rain started it just seemed to make it creepier and our party of 5 certainly found ourselves huddling a little closer to the guide! Great tour and great atmosphere.

Sincerely

Tom Latimer.

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Hello ,

 

We just wanted to thank you , the visit [16th June 2007]was really nice , the pupils enjoyed it mostly thanks to Collins' way of telling the story , he is a very good teller and makes it really vivid so that the pupils were thrilled .

Once more thank you .

 

Best regards

 

mlle de Goñi
Lycée Marie Joseph
 

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Hello,

I was recently visiting London and took one of Mr. Jones's tours. Can I just say that my friends and I had the best time? I really didn't know what to expect...but I was really impressed and had a few good laughs. Mr. Jones is a true entertainer and he really gave the first night of our month long Eurotrip a great kickoff. Yes, we flew into Heathrow at 10am and took the tour at 7pm - totally jetlagged - and still had an awesome time! Just wanted to say thanks a million!

-tara
florida, USA

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Dear All,

Just wanted to say thanks very much for an excellent tour on Friday. Our Guide, Jenny was really good (despite having a sore throat) and was both
interesting and entertaining. Jenny even suggested a great restaurant on Brick Lane for dinner afterwards! I like the look of your ghost walk - I may
have to book that soon!

Thanks again,

Best Regards,

Alexander Stephenson
 

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I was on the walk on Friday night [18th MAY 2007] and would just like to say thank you to Richard. I really enjoyed it and saw parts of London I didn't even know existed.

Thank you again for a really enjoyable evening. I will be waiting for the summer to pass and then will book on another tour.

 
 From

Pauline

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Richard

Thanks for a great tour last night. [MAY 22ND]  It was interesting to see that many of the streets have survived unchanged as I had been led to believe that the area was all modern and that nothing had survived. That first alleyway was like a door back in time and the rat that ran behind you as you were talking about the sordid streets of 1888 was hilarious. Did you plan that?!!!! It was nice to have a guide who knew the subject and was able to chat with the group and field any of our questions. I can't wait to get a copy of your book when it comes out. [It will be published on June 2nd by New Holland in England and Barnes and Noble in America]. You are a great storyteller and really know how to hold a group spellbound.

Best Wishes

Tanya Reilley.

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Dear Richard,

Last Tuesday night (May 8) we had the pleasure of being part of one of your Jack the Ripper walks.  The woman who conducted the tour (I'm sorry but I don't think she shared her name with us - Jenny Philips ) did a wonderful job--she was engaging, informed, thorough and had an interesting voice and had nice touches of drama as well as humor.  The two hours flew by.  So thank you for a great evening--one we will remember for a long time... The information presented was so clear and concise I think I could learn much from reviewing the original materials...And, I will be happy to tell any of my family, friends or acquaintances to look up your tour when they next travel to London. 


Sincerely,

William Ward
Flint, Michigan USA


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Richard

The walk was great. [May 2nd 2007] That first alley really gave me the creeps and then it just got better and better. I had read that none of the London from Jacks day survived so was expecting modern streets and a bit of a guided tour. What I got was buildings that had dates on them like 1886 and houses that you could just see how old they were. The route you followed really helped build the suspense and the way you told the story, no sensationalism but gripping, sympathetic and slightly spooky, had myself and the last of our group hooked. I was also glad to be part of a small more intimate group than those other tours we saw where you could see the people on it just weren't enjoying themselves. I would recommend your tour without hesitation.

Cheers Mate.

David Fraser.

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Dear Lindsay


Just wanted to say thank you again for the tour (April 20). It was definitely the highlight of my two night stay in London. Your knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject was very impressive. It has given new life to my own interest and I have never been off the internet since my return!

Best wishes

Jeremy

(North East England)
 

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I have just been on the walk. [ 3rd April 2007] I feel I have to contact you to let you know what a fantastic walk it was. Our tour guide [Jenny Phillips] was brilliant. Her diction was very clear. The dramatics in her voiced added to the scene she was trying to show us. All the background info she gave us was such an eye opener into how people had to live in those times.


With kind regards from

Jayne McCartney

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Sirs

After taking your Jack the Ripper tour on the evening of April 3rd 2007, we have nothing to say but compliments. Our tour guide was Jenny and she taught us everything about the subject of Jack the Ripper and even events that forensic experts discovered last year. She brought the story to life.

She told us everything about the subject, for example she told us the  names of the victims, life living in those times in London and the people that spotted the victims deaths. In our opinion, your tour should be a must see for anyone visiting London and Jenny makes the experience even more enjoyable.

Sincerely

Evonne Mondor

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I just wanted to write and say thank you for such an interesting walk last night (22/03/07). I've read lots about the Ripper and didn't think there would be much to learn, but Richard's depth of knowledge is amazing. The fact he still has such enthusiasm for the subject despite doing these walks in the English weather for 25 years is inspirational! I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in London's history.


 Kate (from Surrey)

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Myself and two friends went on the Ripper walk on a very cold Tuesday 19th March 2007. Jenny, our guide was very good, and we all thoroughly enjoyed the walk. My friends both live and work in London (one right in the east end) yet we were shown places and alleys that they didn't know existed. Afterwards we spent an enjoyable few hours getting warmed up again in a local pub and discussing the evening's events!

Word of warning, go to the loo and wrap up warm before you head out on the tour!!!
Thanks for a great night

Jackie Salmon

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Dear Sirs

I wanted to drop you a quick note to thank you and most importantly our guide, Colin for a most enjoyable and informative tour on Tuesday 20th March 2007.

As a totally new adventure, you are never quite sure how these sort of events will go down with guests but suffice it to say, judging by the comments at our buffet supper afterwards, every member of our party thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

This was very much down to our guide, Colin, who impressed everyone with his knowledge of the subject matter and his relaxed style of delivery.

I would be grateful if you could pass on my sincere thanks to him for making the evening go so smoothly.

Yours Sincerely

Martin Brackpool

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We went on the ripper tour on Thursday 15th March with Jenny. It was excellent, the information and presentation were very informative. I will be recommending it to many others
 
Laura Smedley

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we have returned home from our walk tonight [4th March 2007] in the wet and rain with the urge to do the whole thing over again, we found it extremely interesting although I have been interested in it for quite some time, although I have my beliefs I do not rule out others after all I am not going to solve a mystery that has been going on for over 100 years in one wet evening. But I must say your lady guide [Jenny Phillips] was exceptional and very easy to understand, In fact I would not mind even becoming a guide myself now I know that with the exception of Bucks row and millers court that all streets are still there with their original names. thanks for a great time, I only live at the other end of the district line ...but it is nice to catch up with our local gruesome history...thanks once again...

terry bone 

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Dear Richard

Thanks very much for the tour Saturday night [3rd March 2007]  it was great.

Once again thanks

Gary Mullins

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Took the walk with your good selves on Wednesday [28th February 2007] and just had to write to say what a great time we all had. We were the group that arrived late and then ended up in completely the wrong place! One call to your office though and we were directed to where the tour was (the lady even phoned me back and stayed on the phone giving us step by step directions and didn't hang up until she'd got us to the tour.. fantastic service that goes way beyond what we expected). The guide [Jenny Phillips] welcomed us and then filled us in on what we'd missed as we were walking (again totally unexpected) and the tour was excellent. Creepy and informative and well presented. I would have no hesitation in recommending your company to anyone. From the professional way the booking process was handled, to the polite and efficient way we were handled on the night itself, you truly excelled at customer service. Well done and thanks.

Best Wises

Eileen Clark.

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Just wanted to say what a great tour you gave last night. [ 23rd February 2007] Our group really enjoyed it and on a personal note I have to say that I found your enthusiasm for the subject and your knowledge were beyond compare. The photos you passed around really added to it and the fact that  you were happy to take questions and to stay behind afterwards and chat at length with an old ripper buff was greatly appreciated. I would have no hesitation in recommending your company to anyone who wants an entertaining and accurate introduction to the ripper.

All the best

James Whitrick.

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Good Morning Richard

Thanks for Saturday night another fantastic tour; many people have told me how much they enjoyed the evening. [17th February 2007]

Craig Warren. Honeywell UK Ltd.

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Dear Sir/ Madam

We recently took part in the Jack the Ripper murder walk on 13th February 2007 with 26 year 10 pupils.

I wanted to write to thank you for the fascinating tour. Our guide [Philip Hutchinson]  was absolutely brilliant with the pupils and pitched the talk right at them. I also wanted to thank you for your helpfulness and organisation during the planning of our trip.

The pupils found the talk intriguing, they are still talking about it, and it was extremely relevant to their coursework.

We hope to make this an annual trip and look forward to seeing you again in the future. I would certainly recommend the Jack the Ripper Walk with your company to other schools.

Yours Sincerely

Lauren Mura

History Teacher. Highfield College.

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Thanks for a great evening tonight [30th January 2007] on the Jack the Ripper tour and thanks for being able to answer all my questions. I've been studying the subject now for about 10 years and it was nice to find a guide [Richard Jones]  who was able to answer my questions and who took the time to discuss my theories as we walked between the stops. Even though we both disagree on who did it (you might remember I am convinced it was Cutbush) it was great to be able to argue the point with someone who knew what I was talking about and who was able to hold his own!!! Once again thanks so much and should I make it back to London I'll most certainly look for a rematch!!

Best Wishes

Jason Fasnage.

Moscow. USA.

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Hi

Just got back from a great night on your Jack the Ripper walk. [26th January 2007] It was informative and entertaining and our guide Richard really knew his stuff. The photos of the area were a great idea as they really helped give an idea of what it was like back then. I was surprised that so many of the old houses have survived. I actually did another tour last year and we saw none of those places so I'm really glad that I found your company and got to see the real east end.

Thanks again.

John Taylor

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Thanks for arranging the walk with Jenny last Monday [15th January 2007] she was a great storyteller and hearing those stories in those old alleys really was an eye opener and creepy.

Keep up the good work.

Doreen Spelman

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Hello Richard

 
My brother and I went on the walk on Thursday evening [28th December 2006] and I just wanted to say how much we enjoyed it!! It was terrific from start to finish and we have been telling people about it. Your intricate knowledge and narration was fantastic and really brought the stories to life (no pun intended!). Thanks for a great tour - one of the few events in London which I can honestly say was real value for money!
 
Regards
 
R.  B.

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Dear Jack the Ripper Tours Company

I am just writing to you in order to thank you for an excellent tour on the 6th of December. Both groups from the Westlands School really enjoyed their tour of the East end and it has certainly put them in good stead for completing their GCSE coursework on Jack the Ripper.

The two guides Jenny and Phillip were both informative and very interesting. I personally found Phillip to be a real showman who mixed both hard facts and gruesome recounts with dark humour and jolly banter. He was just what the students needed to keep them interested and entertained.

I will certainly be booking another tour with you next year and would request the same tour guides.

Thanks once again for your flexibility and professionalism.

 

Yours Sincerely

Mr. Craig Hallam

Head of History

TheWestlands School.

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Richard:

I can't thank you enough for the fabulous tour you gave my partner and I tonight .  We are both Detective Supervisors from the LAPD and are in London attending a 3 week senior investigating officer training course with the London Met Police.  We both found the tour fascinating and your knowledge and presentation were phenomenal.  You were very enthusiastic and this tour was one of our favorite things we have done so far during the trip.  We looked at the other groups doing tours with others and the people did not look like they were having any fun at all, in contrast to our group.  Thanks again for a first class tour and we both highly recommend your tour

 Thank you

Wayne Lightfoot

Los Angeles Police Department

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Dear Richard       

Thanks for a great tour. As a coach operator we organize quite a few events that include guides and I must say yours was the best I have come across...thanks for your great work I will be in touch soon..." 

Andy Vine. Eastbourne Coaches.

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Thank you so much!

We were in London last winter and took the tour. It was wonderful! In fact it was memories of that great evening with the snow falling and the tour guide giving descriptive images of Victorian London that drew me back to your site. Attached are a couple of photos we took. I didn't get one of our guide [Jenny Phillips], a very interesting woman, who was a vivid story teller.

Great tour and a wonderful first night experience for our trip to Britain!

Thanks again!

 

Elizabeth Newton

University of Tennessee

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Hello, Just an email to say thank you to you and Philip who did an amazing tour on the 6th of Dec all of us had a thoroughly good time. All of us have been interested for years in the Ripper murders and Philip excellently gave us a greater understanding of the geography of the murders  as well as going into the the social history all of which was deeply interesting and
highly entertaining.  We intend to come again Have a good xmas

Best wishes

Sarah Marsham

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Dear Richard                                                                                                                                                           

Myself and my wife took the ripper tour with you last Friday night (the 24th November) ( I'm the one with the flash light). we really    enjoyed you and the tour, it was very interesting. We were looking forward to the tour and we enjoyed you and the tour. it was  great. Could you please e-mail me with a good book on jack the ripper and please keep my e-mail address so I can buy your  book when it comes out in April. thank you again you and the tour were great. if I hear of anyone going to London I am going   to tell them they must take your ripper tour                                                                                                                                                            

 Thank you

Peter and Cyndi Lydon from Boston Mass. USA  

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Hi Richard,

 

Thank you so much for organizing the tour. Lindsay was superb and she came out for curry with us in Brick Lane. The Californians really enjoyed the tour.

 

I will recommend the tour to all friends and Cooperates who want to take their clients somewhere different.

 

Best Regards

Carole

 

Carole Stanton

Travel Trade Executive - UK & Ireland California Tourism.

 

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I would just like to let you know what a great evening we all had last night [November 22nd] on our tour and how knowledgeable and charismatic Richard was.  He managed to bring a lot of humour and light heartedness into the evening as well as obviously letting us know about all that happened all those years ago.  We saw a lot of London that didn't know existed. I will certainly recommend the tour and hope that you pass on to Richard how much I and all my colleagues enjoyed themselves.

Once again thank you.

Rayna

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Hi,

I and a friend went on the Halloween walk [October 31st 2006] last night, and just wanted to thank you for a wonderful evening, one we will never forget thanks to your story telling. It was truly excellent, thank you very much.

Julia Fitzgibbon    7pm walk

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Dear Jack the Ripper Tour,


My colleagues and I went on one of your tours last night [October 26th 2006] with Lindsay, and I just wanted to email to say it was excellent. Quite possibly better than what I was expecting. I felt Lindsay knew very much about the subject but did not present it in a contrived manor, but really brought the case into the present day with some new facts that I didn't know. I would definitely recommend your tour to others. Keep up the good work.
I look forward to Lindsay's book.

Many Thanks again

Shay Hunter

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I just had to respond and thank you for a most entertaining evening on Thursday 19th [of October].  Lindsey, hope the spelling is correct, was absolutely marvellous.  So full of information and enthusiasm. We learned a great deal from her and would be really interested in reading her book when it is published.  I hope her research in South Africa is successful and thank you for showing us a real view of the story instead of the ideas fed to the public by film and some literature.  I wish the company and its staff every success for the future

Regards
Liz Burgess

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A REVIEW OF RICHARD'S JACK THE RIPPER DVD UNMASKING JACK THE RIPPER  HAS JUST APPEARED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL RIPPER NOTES. THE REVIEW WAS WRITTEN BY TOM WESCOTT AN ACKNOWLEDGED AND MUCH RESPECTED AUTHORITY ON THE JACK THE RIPPER CRIMES.

"As it stands now Unmasking Jack the Ripper is far and away the best independent documentary on the subject to have come along, and it even puts to shame many of the televised productions of years past... Unmasking really rests on the efforts of one man: Richard Jones. Familiar to viewers of the History Channels documentary on Jack the Ripper, Jones has been a relatively quiet contributor to the case until now. While many of us can be regularly found in the pages of journals such as the one you're holding...Jones has been in the field, conducting walking tours and amassing a terrific knowledge of the East End's history in general and the Jack the Ripper crimes in particular. As not only the writer and director of the film but also its host and narrator, the success of Unmasking rests solely on Jones' ability to convey this knowledge. Thankfully, he does so with exceptional skill, and the result is a fluid narration that is appropriately dramatic, even chilling at times, without stepping over the line into Cheeseville... You can now count one more voice among the ever growing chorus calling Unmasking Jack the Ripper one of the best, if not the best, Ripper documentaries in years..."

TOM WESTCOTT REVIEWER RIPPER NOTES #26.

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To whom it may concern:

 

This past Aug. 31 (the 118th anniversary of the first murder), a friend and I were fortunate to participate in the Jack the Ripper walk guided by Jenny Philips. I wanted you to know what a treasure you have in her. She was so interesting and her delivery of the information was as if she was telling a very important story to a loved one. I think the fact that she is very interested in the subject matter makes a huge difference too.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that a company that took the care to create such a terrific and complete web site would hire only the best guides. As a frequent business traveller, I will certainly recommend your walk to my co-workers. You can read all there is to read about Jack the Ripper, but until you have "walked the walk," your knowledge is incomplete.

 

Cynthia Busch

Pittsburgh, PA

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We were on your Ripper tour on September 1st (my son and I, from the U.S.) [Their guide was Jenny Philips] and it was great.........I didn't anticipate it to be so wonderful. Our guide's storytelling craft was superb, and the photos were not something we expected.

 I've been telling everyone about it, so if and when they visit London, they'll join you for sure.

 All the best,