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Jack The Ripper Walks in London - An Introduction

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Have a watch of the introduction to our London Jack the Ripper Walks.

Our walks are the only one’s to be consistently led by experts, four of whom are internationally recognised  as leading authorities on the Jack the Ripper mystery.

Furhermore ours is the only Jack the Ripper Tour that starts right in the heart of the area wehere the murders occurred.

The tour takes place seven chilling nights a week at 7pm and, since we are the only London walks compnay to limit the numbers on our Walks, we ask you to book your Jack the Ripper Walk  in order that we can limit the participants on our tours to a sensible and manageable number.

Also, we are the only Jack the Ripper walk to provide a full online resource of Jack the Ripper information.

Anyway, here’s the video - hope you enjoy it.

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London Photography Walks

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

London is a lovely City with a wide variety of buildings featuring all manner of architectural styles. Combined these make it a truly photogenic place to explore. But, if you have a limited amount of time to spare, how do you best utilise that time to get those all important great shots?  Well, how about a London Photography Walk?

Every so often we at Discovery Walks encounter someone who has come up with a really unique approach on showing people this great City. There are, for example, the wonderful London Fashion walks offered by our friends over at London Guided Tours.

Well now, we’ve come across another unique London Tour that we just know is destined to be a classic on the London walks scene.  Corinna, who founded and operates the Hairy Goat London Photography Mystery Tour, has come up with what is a brilliant and winning formula that will appeal as much to London residents as it will to visitors. Throughout July and August this tour that offers a fun, informative and interactive 3 hour walk exploring the often un-noticed and unexpected photographic treasures of London, will take place daily at 11am and will meet on the steps of the Royal Exchange, situated directly outside Exit Three of Bank Underground Station.

In addition Corinna also offers  the Hairy Goat Photography Workshop and Tour, which is a one day event that  includes a 4 hour Photography Workshop and 2 hours of London Photography Mystery Tour accompanied by the Workshop tutor and guide.

What better way is there to explore this wonderful City than being led around by a photographer/guide who can, not only introduce you to the more offbeat aspects of the City, but who can also show you the best angles to photograph them from and help you get those memorable shots that you’ll truly treasure.

For more details of the Hairy Goat London Photography Mystery Tour just pop along to Corinna’s website or just give her a call on   +44 (0)7540 832771.

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London Jack the Ripper Walks

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Our free london walks are now nearing completion and, hopefully, will be going live very shortly. There has been a bit of a delay in launching them as things got very busy over the last few months. Our great new documentary  The Man Who Murdered Sherlcok Holmes was launched in early July, and has received some great reviews in Sherlock Holmes studies circles. Richard has been snapping the final photos for his upcoming book, which will be published in october this year, and we’ve been working on a bit of wizadry that will bring our London walks right into the 21st century. So watch this space.

Meanwhile our Harry Potter London Tour has gone from strength to strength, the other week we received 300 requests for the free PDF in one day!!!

Our Jack the Ripper Walk  just gets better and better, whilst our London Ghost Walk will soon be taking its annual August break. We give the walk a rest in August for several reasons. Firstly, it’s alway lead by Richard Jones the man who is internationally recognised  as the leading ghost walk guide in London. With almost 20 books published on the paranormal and haunted Britain no  toher guide comes close to matching his kowledge of the ghostly metropolis.  But, even an enthusiast like Richard needs a break and every August he and his family get to spend more time together to make up for the the rest of the year when he is out working virtually every night.  Secondly, August is just too light for a Lonon ghost walk to be effective. So we give it a rest in August and come back re-charged in September. 

But if you want to see spooky London our Jack the Ripper Walk will operated throughout August.

Finally, we’ve just updated our great Jack the Ripper  resource site by adding a wonderful piece of film that shows Petticoat Lane in 1903. This really does capture the vibrance of the area and is a joy to watch.

So, what with our free Harry Potter Tour, our soon to be launched free London walks, and the fact we offer the best Jack the Ripper and Ghost Walks you’re sure to find something to interest you, whether you want to join a Walk of  Jack the Ripper’s London or enjoy a self guided walk.

As we like to say  - We’re With You Every Step of the Way.

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A London Ghost Walk Anyone?

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Ok, so the nights are bright and the sun is shining. But what better weather can there be to enjoy a London Ghost Walk than a summer’s night!

True, you might fancy the cold wet winter nights when the City is at its spookiest. But the summer nights have a great deal going for them as far as ghost walks in London go.

For a start, you can really appreciate the old buildings that our ghost walks cover. And we really do see some great parts of historic London on our Walks.

To begin with there is the oldest parish church in London, St Bartholomew the Great, which recently featured in the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movie by the way.

The there’s the old Roman ruins that really look great on a summer’s night .

The old alleys and courtyards that we explore are a true joy in the summer because you can really look at them and appreciate them.

The other point is that a ghost walk is about the storytelling. And with Richard Jones, the man who is internationally recognised as London’s best ghost walk guide, as your host you will find yourself in the company of a masterful storyteller. His skills as a narrator will keep you looking over your shoulder be it a dark winter’s night or a light summer’s evening.

So check out our Friday night Ghost Walk. and our Saturday Haunted London Walk.

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Jack the Ripper Walk

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Are you looking for a night out in London that is a little bit different and a little bit creepy?

Then why not join us for a Jack the Ripper Walk?

Our tour of  Jack the Ripper’s London takes place seven chilling nights a week at 7pm.

The great thing about our tour is that we are the only one of the companies offering London walks that ask you to book in advance so that we can limit the number of participants to a sensible and manageable number.

This approach, coupled with the fact that we follow a more atmospheric route and visit more of the actual murder sites than any other London walks, has helped make our Jack the Ripper walk the premier such tour in London.

When you join our tour, you won’t be on one of the unsightly cattle drive London walks, that cram over a hundred people onto a tour with one guide. Rather, you will be a part of a much smaller more intimated group that will number around 34 people. As we like to say our Jack the Ripper walk is the one that’s heard not herd.

In addition three of our guides are published authors who between them have written five acclaimed books on the Whitechapel Murders, so in a addition to smaller groups than the London walks cattle drives, atmospheric routes, and actually visiting more of  murder sites, you will be guided around the area by the proven experts on the case.

Click Here to see our Jack the Ripper walk availability for this week.

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The New Jack the Ripper Historical Resource

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

We’ve been working hard on this.

Our Jack the Ripper Walk is widely acknowledged as being the best in London.  We offer you expert guides, limited numbers and a truly atmospheric route that starts right in the heart of the area where the murders occurred in 1888.  We are also passionate about what we do and devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to ensuring we bring you as much information about the Jack the Ripper mystery and East End History as we can. Indeed, the reason for our silence on the blog of late is that we have been working hard to create a truly in depth resource on the history of Jack the Ripper.

Now you can actually see for yourself that we know what we’re talking about when it comes to Jack the Ripper. Our full Jack the Ripper Resource shows you that we are passionate about the subject and that we share the information BEFORE you have to sign up to join our Jack the Ripper Walk.

We are the only company that does this.  We will give you all the information and then you can decide whether you want to join us and pay, or simply read the information and then go and do your own Jack the Ripper Tour using the information.

Our unique approach means that you can really make a study of the case before you join the walk and then be up to speed on all the facts. This makes for a far more enjoyable tour, as you will then be able to discuss the case with your expert guide.  And the fact that we limit our numbers to a sensible numner of around 34 participants is an added bonus that with us you can enjoy an in depth walk that visits more of the actaul murder sites than any other Jack the Ripper Walk.

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A Giant of a London walk

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Here is a clip of the programme “Giants Friend or Foe?” which features the legend of how Stonehenge came into being. It also has Richard standing high up alongside one of the legendary giants, Gog and Magog, in the Guildhall in London.

Walks that include Guildhall are The Secret City Walking Tour and The Dickens London walk.

In addition to Stonehenge and Guildhall the programme also pays a visit to Cerne Abbas to take a look at its magnificent specimen of a giant carved into a hillside.

Did you know that legend holds that Stonehenge was transported to its current location by the wizard Merlin. Or that childless couples have been known to consummate their relationship on the the Cerne Abbas giants most prominent feature?

Hope you enjoy the clip.

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Giants On Our Walks Of London

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

The secret City London walk that we offer takes in Guildhall, London’s medieval Palace which was built between 1411 and 1440.

Inside are two statues of Gog and Magog, two ferocious giants who belong to the distant, myth filled past of this great City.

In 2003 Richard took part in the History Channel’s “special “Giants Friend or Foe?” For the programme he travelled to Cornwall to talk about Jack the Giant Killer.

But he also filmed inside Guildhall and was, in fact, afforded the rare opportunity of standing alongside the giants, attached to them by a safety harness!

Now, whenever, he leads a London Walking Tour into Guildhall he cannot only tell the story of the two giants, but also he can explain what it’s like to be standing right next to them on their lofty perch.

Whereas we can’t guarantee to get you so up close and personal to these giants when you join our Secret City or Dickens London walks, we can at least give you a unique insight into them.

So here is a segment from the film “Giants Friend or Foe?” Hope you enjoy it.

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The Norman Conquest - William The Conqueror

Friday, April 30th, 2010

One of the buildings that well and truly dominates our London Walking Tours is the Tower of London.  This was built by William the Conqueror in the wake of his Norman invasion of 1066.

In 2005 Richard Jones took part in the History Channel’s “The Conquerors” in which programme he spoke extensively on the preparation for, the execution of, and the aftermath of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in October 1066.

The programme was presented by Captain Dale Dye, formerly of the US Marines, and takes a fast paced look at the Norman Conquest and its consequences.

Richard was reminded of this programme when he recently flew to Toulouse to give a lecture on the Jack the Ripper mystery to a group of students from the International School. The history teacher mentioned that he finds this particular documentary extremely useful in teaching students about the Norman invasion as it is a very visual piece.

So here is the documentary ‘The Conquerors’ which, hopefully, you’ll enjoy and having watched it why not join Richard on one of his historic London walks?

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Shakespeare’s London - Theatre Walks

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

It seems unbelievable that the year is now a quarter of the way through. As we move into Summer we are forging ahead with our free London walks and are pulling out all the stops to ensure that we send the first of these live in the next few weeks.

We’ve been busily editing our films that accompany the walks and the podcasts are coming together nicely.

Very soon you’ll have everything you will need to enjoy a free walking tour of London. From being able to watch it on line, to being able to download it to your mobile phone, or even just printing it off from the free pdf that will accompany each of the London walking tours we will be offering.

As another taster for what you can expect we’ve now uploaded a snippet of the film that will be accompanying the free walk of Shakespeare’s London.

Hope you enjoy it.

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