Richard Jones, now back In London from his jaunts around haunted Britain will be leading his weekly ghost walk around the Old City this Saturday at 7.30pm.

The tour meets oustside Exit Three of  Bank Underground Station on the steps of the Royal Exchange.

You will be able to explore the old alleys, hidden courtyards and other tucked away places on a tour that is widely acknowledged as London’s best ghost walk.

Richard is the author of 19 books, four of which are about haunted London. So when you join Richard on a ghost tour you’re not joining a ghost walks guide who has just read a few stories in a book, but rather you are joining the man who wrote the book. Locating the source as it were.

So if you are looking for something to do in London this Saturday, and you wish to see the City of London at its most atmospheric, join Richard Jones on a tour that will be entertaining, intriguing, informative and, above all else, thoroughly enjoyable.

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A great, and relatively unexplored part of London, is located beyond the Tower of London. Wapping and Shadwell is where the docks were, but it is also an area that is packed with history and fascination. This Sunday top rate Blue Badge Guide Mark King will be leading a walk through the area. The weather’s going to be great, the subject will keep you intrigued and entertained throughout - so why not spend a Sunday doing something truly worthwhile?

Here is Mark’s write up on his walk.

The Walk takes place at 11am and meets outside Tower Gateway DLR. It costs £10 and lasts around two hours.

You can contact Mark at:

Join me on the next event in my Spring programme of guided walks and visits. I’ll be peeling back layers of history in one of London’s most transformed districts - the former docks in Wapping and Shadwell.

Once part of the world’s busiest port, this section of Docklands has been given a new lease of life since Secretary of State Michael Heseltine and the LDDC began re-development under the last Conservative administration. This introduction to Docklands fits the mood of these exciting times - an alliance designed to appeal across the political spectrum:

* for the conservative-minded, see how splendid warehouses and riverside houses have been put to good use again in recent years
* for the liberal-minded, there’ll be tales of saucy sailors, shady ladies, thieving and skull-duggery
* for those interested in labour, feel the gruelling life of dock-workers and their families, and the dubious hiring practices of the Royal Navy’s infamous press-gangs
* for the green-minded, there’ll be plenty about the River Thames, our city’s great natural highway
* and for those in favour of any party, we’ll end up at one of London’s finest river-side pub-restaurants. RSVP in advance, please!

Route: start outside Tower Gateway DLR station (nearest Tube station is Tower Hill on the Circle and District lines) via St Katherine Dock, Wapping High St. and Wapping Wall.

Optional extra: I’ll be pre-booking tables for Sunday lunch at a glorious pub-restaurant offering riverside views, fine grub, grog and other liquid refreshment.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW MANY PLACES YOU’D LIKE. Sunday roast and other menu choices available.

Our Jack the Ripper’s London walk takes you into the old alleyways that have changed little since the long ago days when the world’s most infamous murderer prowled their shadows.

The Jack the Ripper Tour is a great way to explore London’s East End and our combination of a truly atmospheric route and expert guides means that you will not only get the true atmosphere of Victorian London, but you will also be with a guide who is up to date on every aspect of this fascinating case.

The tour itself lasts around 2 hours and takes place nightly at 7pm. To book a Jack the Ripper Tour you just have to visit our dedicated page and away you go.

In the meantime you can watch several of our guides in the introduction to our acclaimed DVD ‘Unmasking Jack The Ripper.’

The intro is narrated by Richard Jones and features our guides Lindsay Siviter and Jenny Philips.

Hope you enjoy it.