History Study Tours

Study Subject : History

Location : London, UK

Prices From : £149

Duration : 3 days, 2 nights

Tour Description : An exiting opportunity to explore the darker side of Victorian London by combining documentary study, site specific visits and following in the footsteps of one of the most notorious unsolved cases on the Victorian era. This tour can also include visits to the Old Bailey and to the Clink prison. Our standard package offers bed and breakfast accommodation at a Youth Hostel. You can choose whether to include return coach transport from your school and use your coach throughout your stay in London or to make your own arrangements for transport to the city when we will include Underground passes for the duration of the tour. We can also arrange for special rates on rail tickets for groups should this be required.

What's Included :

• Bed and Breakfast in London Youth Hostel accommodation

• Workshop on Jack the Ripper at the Public Records Office

• Visit to the London Dungeons (cost not included)

• Visits to The Old Bailey public galleries

• Visit to The Clink prison (entry cost not included)

• 'Jack the Ripper' Whitechapel guided walk (cost not included)

• Tailor made programme of visits

• 1:10 free place ratio for staff

Sample Itinerary :
Day 1: An early departure from school will ensure you arrive in London in time to make the most of your stay. A visit to the famous London Dungeons (cost not included) will reveal the experiences of prisoners through the centuries and the conditions that many endured before trial and punishment. You may wish to take a circular cruise on the River Thames, (cost not included), where you can have a commentary passing such sites as The Globe Theatre and the London Eye. You will also follow the route taken by many prisoners to the infamous ' Traitor's Gate' at the Tower of London, the oldest prison in London. The Embankment and riverside area of the Thames was a well known haunt for criminals, 'dens of thieves' were housed in the crowded conditions on the south bank. Here you can also visit The Clink prison (entry cost not included) We can arrange for evening meals at Planet Hollywood, Rainforest Café or the Hard Rock Café (cost not included)
Day 2: In the morning depart for the Public Records Office at Kew for a workshop on the primary sources for the Jack the Ripper case. Working with experts from the PRO newspaper articles, police reports, statements and other documents related to the investigation can be examined and discussed. In the afternoon return to central London for a guided walk to the sites where the Ripper carried out his crimes or a general walk following the 'darker' side of Victorian London. In the evening you may wish to include a flight on the London Eye or take in a performance at one of the London Theatres (cost not included)
Day 3: After breakfast check out from your accommodation. You could opt to visit the public galleries of the Old Bailey to see the court where many notorious cases were tried. Access to the gallery can be limited and subject to the cases running at the time, access may be denied to younger students. In the afternoon your group could have some free time for shopping in Covent Garden or elsewhere before departing for your return journey to school.

Excursions : This tour can include workshops at the National Archives as well as visits to sites such as Clink Prison or the London Dungeons. Older students would enjoy a visit to The Old Bailey We will also include a guided 'Ripper Walk' walk from one of a number of options available.

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