Hold onto your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street's blundering Butcher-Surgeon, where history's most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail...on even the most unwilling of patients!

Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!
Embark upon your last journey on Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!  At the mercy of the hangman, you are at the very point of death and the end is drawing near… Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as the trapdoor opens and your heart shoots into your throat as you drop, screaming into the darkness below…!

Live actors, interactive shows, breath-taking special effects and the thrilling Traitors Gate Boat ride make it anything other than a dusty museum. Add to this the largest mirror maze in the world and you have a Dungeon experience that will leave your group screaming for more!

Few have come face to face with Sweeney Todd and survived and none have met Jack the Ripper and lived to tell the tale, are you up to the challenge?!! 

Hold onto your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street's blundering Butcher-Surgeon, where history's most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail...on even the most unwilling of patients!

Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!
Embark upon your last journey on Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!  At the mercy of the hangman, you are at the very point of death and the end is drawing near… Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as the trapdoor opens and your heart shoots into your throat as you drop, screaming into the darkness below…!

Live actors, interactive shows, breath-taking special effects and the thrilling Traitors Gate Boat ride make it anything other than a dusty museum. Add to this the largest mirror maze in the world and you have a Dungeon experience that will leave your group screaming for more!

Few have come face to face with Sweeney Todd and survived and none have met Jack the Ripper and lived to tell the tale, are you up to the challenge?!! 

Hold onto your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street's blundering Butcher-Surgeon, where history's most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail...on even the most unwilling of patients!

Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!
Embark upon your last journey on Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!  At the mercy of the hangman, you are at the very point of death and the end is drawing near… Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as the trapdoor opens and your heart shoots into your throat as you drop, screaming into the darkness below…!

Live actors, interactive shows, breath-taking special effects and the thrilling Traitors Gate Boat ride make it anything other than a dusty museum. Add to this the largest mirror maze in the world and you have a Dungeon experience that will leave your group screaming for more!

Few have come face to face with Sweeney Todd and survived and none have met Jack the Ripper and lived to tell the tale, are you up to the challenge?!! 

Hold onto your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street's blundering Butcher-Surgeon, where history's most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail...on even the most unwilling of patients!

Hold onto your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street's blundering Butcher-Surgeon, where history's most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail...on even the most unwilling of patients!

Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!
Embark upon your last journey on Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!  At the mercy of the hangman, you are at the very point of death and the end is drawing near… Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as the trapdoor opens and your heart shoots into your throat as you drop, screaming into the darkness below…!

Live actors, interactive shows, breath-taking special effects and the thrilling Traitors Gate Boat ride make it anything other than a dusty museum. Add to this the largest mirror maze in the world and you have a Dungeon experience that will leave your group screaming for more!

Few have come face to face with Sweeney Todd and survived and none have met Jack the Ripper and lived to tell the tale, are you up to the challenge?!! 

 

The quirky and world famous Ripley’s Believe It or Not!®, the global authority on the weird, strange and bizarre, will open its doors to the public in the heart of London’s West End at 1 Piccadilly Circus. Bringing a host of peculiar and wonderful exhibits never before seen in the UK, the museum of oddities will occupy 24,000 square feet and is set to become one of London's major tourist destinations and a top family attraction.

 

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum offers a unique mixture of entertainment, education and fun for the entire family - appealing to anyone with a basic sense of curiosity. Guests of all ages will appreciate the 500-plus authentic, original and unbelievable exhibits. 

 

“The Ripley’s Believe It or Not!  Museum is not only unique, but it’s the most incredible visitor experience in London. There’s nothing like it. 

 

From a two-headed calf to a 3,000 pound piece of the Berlin Wall, a Swarovski-Covered Crystal Mini Cooper worth £500,000 and three unbelievable human shrunken heads from Ecuador, Ripley’s features exhibits so bizarre it leaves visitors wondering if something so outlandish could really be true.

 

Additional strange items on display include a magnificent portrait of Lady Diana made of laundry lint from a clothes dryer, a copy of The Last Supper painted on a grain of rice, the famous sweater worn by Marilyn Monroe during her last photo shoot on the beaches of Malibu, a mummified man, and a genuine moon rock.  

 

Robert Ripley, the globetrotting creator of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not!  cartoon in 1918, displayed his first collection of oddities at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933, filling the exhibition hall with hundreds of genuine artefacts he had gathered from his travels to more than 200 countries. Today, his exotic treasures can be seen in 30 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museums worldwide. 

Opening Times:
10:00 – 00:00 (last entry 22:30)

Hold onto your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street's blundering Butcher-Surgeon, where history's most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail...on even the most unwilling of patients!

Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!
Embark upon your last journey on Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!  At the mercy of the hangman, you are at the very point of death and the end is drawing near… Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as the trapdoor opens and your heart shoots into your throat as you drop, screaming into the darkness below…!

Live actors, interactive shows, breath-taking special effects and the thrilling Traitors Gate Boat ride make it anything other than a dusty museum. Add to this the largest mirror maze in the world and you have a Dungeon experience that will leave your group screaming for more!

Few have come face to face with Sweeney Todd and survived and none have met Jack the Ripper and lived to tell the tale, are you up to the challenge?!! 

Hold onto your stomach as you enter the filthy makeshift operating room of Tooley Street's blundering Butcher-Surgeon, where history's most horrific blood soaked surgery is performed in graphic, gangrenous detail...on even the most unwilling of patients!

Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!
Embark upon your last journey on Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom!  At the mercy of the hangman, you are at the very point of death and the end is drawing near… Taste the fear and feel the adrenaline pump as the trapdoor opens and your heart shoots into your throat as you drop, screaming into the darkness below…!

Live actors, interactive shows, breath-taking special effects and the thrilling Traitors Gate Boat ride make it anything other than a dusty museum. Add to this the largest mirror maze in the world and you have a Dungeon experience that will leave your group screaming for more!

Few have come face to face with Sweeney Todd and survived and none have met Jack the Ripper and lived to tell the tale, are you up to the challenge?!! 

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The Original Tour provides more than just a great way to travel around London. Founded in 1951 at the time of The Festival of Britain and now the largest and most popular sightseeing operator in the world, it has become established as THE essential introduction to London.

The Hop-on Hop-off service allows you to board any of the famous London sightseeing buses along all of the tour routes at over 90 different stops with an entertaining 'live-guided' commentary in English or a wide choice of other languages. The Kids' Club provides an educational but fun alternative for 5-12 year olds. The services are frequent and reliable with tours running daily, every 15-20 minutes. We invite you to experience all the magical sights and sounds of London in a comfortable and secure environment.

The Original Tour is the only tour operator to offer commentaries specially designed for children, History made fun - for kids, by kids... plus the voice of the ghost of London! Every child also gets a 'passport' to London and a fantastic free fun pack with activity/quiz book and the opportunity of winning a souvenir of London.

Remember one ticket allows you to travel on all the exciting tours and is valid for 24 hours (available during operating hours). Buy your tickets here online here and save a pound on every ticket.

Includes:

Free Walking Tours & Free River Cruise ticket (Hop-on Hop-off valid all day).
Language commentaries: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, plus Kids Channel in English. Duration: approx. 1½ hours

Station Connector
Our courtesy Station Connector service provides a free link into our flagship tour routes from the St. Pancras Station, King's Cross Station, Marble Arch, Paddington Station, Marylebone Station & Euston Station. The Black Route runs between 09:40am and 11:40am every 60 minutes. Speak to our staff on the day for the latest timetable information.

Main attractions: St. Pancras Station, King's Cross Station, Marble Arch, Paddington Station, Marylebone Station & Euston Station.

Capital Connectors (Purple Route):
The courtesy Capital Connector services provide a free link into our flagship tour routes from London's main hotel districts. The Purple route runs between 08:15am and 10:15am every 20-25 minutes. The Loop Line runs between 10:00am and 2:15pm. Speak to our staff on the day for the latest timetable information. These routes include the best of London's museums, palaces and great shopping areas.

Main attractions: Holland Park, Notting Hill, Kensington Gardens, Paddington Station, Madame Tussauds.

The Loop Line (Green Route):
The Loop Line conveniently connects London's West End with Westminster and Waterloo International Train Station.

Main attractions: National Gallery, Nelson's Column & Trafalgar Square, Sherlock Holmes Pub, Westminster Pier, British Airways London Eye, Lambeth Palace, Big Ben & Parliament, Downing Street, Horse Guards' Parade & Piccadilly Circus.

Duration: approx. 50 minutes.

Pick-Up Points
You can board the bus at any of our stops, but we strongly advise you to go from one of our main departure points, where you will find helpful staff ready to assist you between 09:00 and 17:00 every day. These main departure points are:

EMBANKMENT STATION
Departs from Embankment Pier, opposite Embankment Station
Yellow Route: First Bus 09:57, Last Full Tour 15:35.
Red Route: First Bus 10:26, Last Full Tour 16:50.

MARBLE ARCH
Departs from Park Lane next to Speakers' Corner and Marble Arch Station, Subway Exit 4
Yellow Route: First Bus 08:55, Last Full Tour 16:00.
Red Route: First Bus 08:36, Last Full Tour 16:35.

VICTORIA STREET & GROSVENOR GARDENS
Departs from both locations, close to Victoria Station
Yellow Route: First Bus 09:05, Last Full Tour 16:15.
Red Route: First Bus 08:28, Last Full Tour 17:15.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE
Departs from Trafalgar Square & Charing Cross Road, opposite Leicester Square
Yellow Route: First Bus 08:35, Last Full Tour 18:25.
Red Route: First Bus 09:20, Last Full Tour 16:35.

PICCADILLY CIRCUS
Close to Piccadilly Circus Underground. Tickets may also be purchased from the Travel Information Centre in the station.
Yellow Route: First Bus 08:30, Last Full Tour 18:20
Red Route: First Bus 09:18, Last Full Tour 16:30
Green Route: First Bus 09:49, Last Full Tour 14:09
Blue Route: First eastbound bus at 08:45, last eastbound bus at 17:45
First westbound bus at 08:50, last westbound bus at 17:50
Last complete tour at 16:46 (eastbound first) 

 

THE ORIGINAL CHANGING OF THE GUARD WALK: Departs daily at 10.30 from The Original London Visitor Centre. See Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and the regiments that guard them in this exciting walk as you march alongside the guards at Buckingham Palace.*

THE ORIGINAL WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WALK: Departs daily at 13.00 from The Original London Visitor Centre. See where the Beatles performed on a roof top, where Lou Reed recorded Transformer and where Jimmy Hendrix last performed live. You will also see the world famous Carnaby Street and the Marquee Club where Pink Floyd, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and the Sex Pistols all played. Let us show you Soho’s bars, restaurants, fashion houses and movie companies – so hey babe, take a walk on the wild side!

THE ORIGINAL JACK THE RIPPER WALK: Departs daily at 15.30 from The Original Tour stop at Tower of London on Tower Hill. Walk in the footsteps of the world's most infamous serial killer as  we reveal his murderous tale from the streets of Whitechapel in 1888.

*On non-guard change days walks go to Buckingham Palace and to St James's Palace where you can take photos of sentry boxes. The guard change does not take place if it is raining.

**All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Please note that the Jack the Ripper walk will finish at Aldgate East tube station and not at one of their bus stops.

The Original Tour (Yellow Route):
The Original Tour (Yellow Route) takes you to the best of London's sights with an entertaining and informative 'live-guided' commentary in English.

Main attractions: Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, The National Gallery, Downing Street, Big Ben, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London & Westminster Abbey

Commentary: English live-guided. Duration: approx. 2 hours

City Sightseeing Tour (Red Route):
The City Sightseeing Tour (Red Route) is highly recommended for overseas visitors and children. It covers the best of London's sights with an informative commentary in a choice of languages. Also available on this tour is the Kids Club, with a unique commentary designed for children and free activity packs.

Main attractions: Madame Tussauds, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, The National Gallery, Downing Street, Big Ben, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London & Westminster Abbey.

Language commentaries: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, plus Kids Channel in English. Duration: approx. 2 hours

The Museum Tour (Blue Route):
The Museum Tour (Blue Route) gives you easy access to many of London’s top Museums, shops and attractions. It runs between 08:15am and 5:15pm every 15 minutes and provides an informative commentary in a choice of languages.

Main attractions: Kensington Palace, Baden-Powell House, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Brompton Oratory, Harrods, Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Hyde Park, Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue, British Museum, Russell Square, Wellington Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Kensington High Street & the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.