London Ghost Tour

Have no idea if they have a ghost tour but peruse www.walks.com to see if there are other walks that might be of interest. I try to talk a London walk each visit.

As far as off the beaten path have you considered climbing the 02 arena, admiring the street art in the Shoreditch neighborhood, walking along the Thames path to the Thames Barrier? Watching a trial at the Royal Courts of Justice? Having coffee in the cafe at St Mary’s Alderbery Church? Enjoyed the roof top view of London from the Garden Museum? Walked across the Millennium Bridge? Taken a London Theatre Backstage tour?
Walked under the Thames? Explored the Horniman Museum?

Being visiting London for decades. Always changing, always the same. Never fails to provide a new adventure and point of interest each trip. Last visit 2025 enjoyed the Parkland Walk from Finsbury Park to Crouch End and a long amble in the Walthamstow Wetlands.

Whoa! Good stuff! There is a Jack the Ripper "walk" with London Walks. Your other suggestions are great. Time to do more homework. Certainly doing the iconic sites is important, but a lot of my best travel times have been "off the beaten path" experiences! Thanks, Claudia!

OP London is my favorite city on the planet. I enjoy sharing my discoveries. So many different neighborhoods to explore.

The Jack the Ripper walk isn't really a ghost tour as such, and they don't even take you to the locations where these events occurred as most have changed drastically since the late 19th century (instead they take you to more "atmospheric" locations in the Whitechapel area to give you a sense of what it would have been like). However, you may still enjoy it. If you're interested in seeing somewhere a bit off the beaten path and want to honour the memory of Jack the Ripper's victims, I suggest visiting the City of London Cemetery where two are buried- it is NOT in the City of London, incidentally, and is certainly off the beaten path, but a very beautiful and peaceful space. Joseph Merrick, better known somewhat disrespectfully as the elephant man, is also buried there.

You may also enjoy a tour of Highgate cemetery, where a lot of famous people are buried (Karl Marx arguably the most famous). If you have some more specific requests, I spend most of my free time exploring hidden/secret London sites and can offer additional advice.

Thanks Cat VH!

I appreciate the information. I have several months to finish mapping out my visit. If you have any other suggestions....please share!

You’ve gotten a lot of good advice so far! I’d venture to add that you might want to check out @TheMuseumGuide on YouTube. She is a real historian and does not peddle in tom foolery and flim flam… but she also has videos about creepy locations, ghost stories, and weird museums/places of interest. Might be worth checking out. I find her very interesting and informative. :-)

There’s also the Wildlife and Wetland Centre in Barnes, or Osterley or Syon Park if you’re interested in stately homes, Fulham Palace and grounds, Leighton House, Fenton House, Kenwood etc

Thanks Volva! I am starting to do a lot of YouTube watching. It's on my list!

Thanks AmandaR! Interesting ideas!

If you are prepared to stay outside London you could stay at Warner's Littlecote House in Hungerford for its History and Ghost stories

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There are SO many great hidden/secret things to do in London it's hard to pick just a few. However, I would really recommend these resources to help you decide:

-the book Secret London- An Unusual Guide is pretty comprehensive (you may have seen these guides for other cities): https://jonglezpublishing.com/product/secret-london-an-unusual-guide/
-the website Ian Visits- and definitely check out the calendar to see what's on when you're visiting: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/
-Hidden London tours by Transport for London- book these early as they sell out quickly: https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london