London Transportation 3 days in October

Tap in and out will automatically charge the cheapest possible fare, all locals use that method and for good reason. Just load any visa or mastercard to your phone and you're good to go

I hadn’t heard of the Jack the Ripper museum, so looked it up. Reviews are a bit mixed with visitors saying it is small and typical visits lasting an hour or less. Maybe better to do a walk??

Thanks for the replies, I agree with the Jack the Ripper museum, kinda off the track, but my wife wants to visit that, so I guess we will.
We'll make the Ripper museum a quick stop between other things.

Reviews are a bit mixed with visitors saying it is small and typical
visits lasting an hour or less. Maybe better to do a walk??

The walk referred to is probably one offered by London Walks. It's offered every day of the week https://www.walks.com/our-walks/jack-the-ripper-walking-tour/

And tap in/out is the most efficient way to use transport, but just make sure you and your wife each have a separate device or card (you can't share one). Also you tap in/out on tube and just tap in on bus. CityMapper is a great app to help navigate transport and gives you plenty of options (including walking if that is faster).

My normal view is not to recommend anything to do with Jack the Ripper, as I can't see the attraction of doing something that inevitable to some extent glamourises a serial killer. The tour I once took (not my choice, it was laid on as part of a meeting) was truly terrible and we gave up on it before the finish. There is also virtually nothing remaining of the "sights" in the area.

I have no doubt that London Walks' tour is probably better than that but equally they run lots of much better walking tours.

There is no need to do anything to pay for travel other than ensure that you both have your own method of payment, be that a contactless credit or debit card, phone or watch pay.

If you are going to do something related to Jack the Ripper I strongly suggest reading the book ‘ The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper’ by British historian Hallie Rubenhold. It is an excellent and informative read telling the stories of the women before they became victims.

The Rest is History podcast also did a great 5 parter on Jack the Ripper earlier this year.

The Five is such a wonderful book! I totally agree with Emma, highly recommended. Even for those not interested in the Whitechapel murders it gives you so much insight into what life was like for women in Victorian times and how precarious it could be. Hallie Rubenhold also did a podcast version if you prefer that.

Also agree for transport, using your bank card, the system will always calculate the best far for you. I believe the weekly cap runs Monday to Sunday so since you're visiting midweek that won't be an issue.

Another enthusiastic endorsement for The Five. Since your wife is interested in Jack the Ripper this book portays these women as human beings.

Thanks all for the replies, we will definitely use the tap in tap out for London's transportation.

Don't be put off using buses, especially when you are a little further out of the centre and distances between tube stops can be greater.
Loading an App such as Citymapper or TFL Go will give you the options. You sometimes have to look a bit closer using Google but they are a great way to get around.

Yes, buses are an option too. I have a list of the 8 destinations we will be going to in the 3 full days. I am starting now to map out the locations of each and which day we will visit, depending on how close the destinations are to each other. We'll be walking to some of them was well-if the destinations are close enough to walk within 15 or 20 minutes.