Tourists love to take London Tours because it gives them a chance to experience aspects of London that they may not encounter on their own. You can learn more from a tour than in any textbook. The history offered on a London tour goes deeper and is more entertaining than what’s included in your typical history lesson. With such a wide variety of London tours available, it’s very easy to skip what doesn’t interest you and focus on what does.

For those people who are into the macabre, a ghost tour might be appropriate. A bus tour simply can’t convey the chilling effect of touring on foot. Walking tours are taken at night all year-round. These ghosts of London tours take travelers into spooky houses, down reportedly haunted streets, and into historic taverns where many of these stories originated. Some stories told on haunted London tours are based on events that can’t be verified, but many include known historical figures.

One of the most famous spooky historic figures included on many scary London tours is Jack the Ripper. He terrorized women of the night on the London streets for a several year period and, although his crimes were committed long ago, his story is still chilling. Nearly every London tour will make some mention of him, even if he is not the main focus of the tour. This is because he is so much a part of London’s history that no London tour would be complete without at least mentioning him.