The London Dungeon was something that I came across while researching things to do and see when visiting London, England. It sounded fantastic and I knew I had to go, so my sister and I happily got tickets and had a blast going through London’s dark history. Essentially, The London Dungeon is a history tour inside one building with lots of actors and fun effects. It’s a lot of fun, so I highly recommend going!
5 Things to Explore in The London Dungeon #ontheblog #londonengland Click To TweetIf you visit the website and click What is the dungeon? at top, it will give you a list of all the different events/time periods you will go through. Click any of these to get more information. However, I am going to share some of my favorite moments!
The Tyrant Boat Ride
This is one of the first things you experience on the tour. You have been condemned to die for conspiring with Anne Boleyn and now you must take a boat to The Tower of London. You are welcome to skip the boat – they will show you how to get to the next “set” – but I recommend it as it’s fun to “sail” down the river. They do warn you that you’ll probably get wet, but I didn’t really have that problem, but it’s good to know!
The Plague Doctor
It’s time to learn about the Black Plague! One thing that I really liked about this particular part of the tour is that one of the actors mentions they don’t know where the doctor’s leeches went too…and if you’re sitting on one of the benches in the room, you are sure to feel them crawl underneath you! The effects on this tour are a lot of spooky fun!
Sweeney Todd
You’re visiting Sweeney Todd’s barber shop now and everyone gets a chair to sit in! There’s some sort of speaker in the chair near your ears though, as you’ll soon hear Todd’s whispers.
Jack the Ripper
There’s actually a few “sets” related to the Jack the Ripper murders, but this one is actually called Jack the Ripper and takes place in the Ten Bells Pub. At some point, the lights go out, and there’s a red, pulsing light that starts up. In this light, you see the figure of Jack the Ripper running through the bar. What’s creepy about this is that “Jack the Ripper” can move around the room and it’s not until the light starts that you see where he went. I was sitting at one of the tables in the room and he ended up standing right in front of me. What a shock! Fun though!
Drop Dead Drop Ride
You’ve reached the end of the tour, and you’ve been found guilty and charged to die. This is the second ride of the tour (the boat is the first) and you get strapped in and dropped to your “death.” I don’t do a lot of rides, but this one was fun, so I recommend doing it if you visit. It doesn’t drop you too far and it drops once, stops for a second, and then drops again, before bringing you back up.
While these five things are what really stick out to me about the tour, every “stop” or “set” on the tour was a lot of fun, and you really do learn some intriguing historical facts! A couple other things you can look forward to learning about: Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot and The Great Fire of London.
This place sounds really interesting and kind of fun too. I wish I had known about it when I was in London.
Wow, this sounds spooky and fun! I have never been to London, but if I ever go I will have to keep this in mind!
That involves too much flying for me but it looks fun! Creepy – but fun.
Maybe if Kevin clobbers me over the head or drugs me to take me there. lol
Karen @ For What It’s Worth
Oh my gosh! This sounds so fun!!!
This sounds like so much fun! I’ll have to add it to my travel bucket list. Thanks for sharing!
I think this would be a blast to explore!
This sounds like a lot of fun, and a different way of exploring that most people would not normally think of!
Um… This sounds like the coolest thing EVER. It sounds AWESOME!! Spooky English history tied in with interactive rides and activities??! Yes! Sounds so neat!
That definitely sounds like a lot of fun. My oldest wants to visit there one day, I’ll have to make sure to tell her about this tonight.
The London dungeon sounds a little like the Seattle Underground tour! All of those activities sound like a lot of fun — London has been at the top of my bucket list for a long time!
That sounds like a creepy cool tour!
I don’t think I’ll ever get over the Sweeny Todd movie! It was just… so… heartbreaking. It looks like you found a lot of awesome things to explore!
Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?
Some of this sounds like fun, but being dropped? Nope, not for me, thanks. 🙂 Still, I’ll keep this place in mind if I ever get back to London.
This sounds wild! I wish I had known about it when I was there a couple of years ago. I’ll have to keep it in mind if I ever make it back across the pond.
This sounds so creepy and I think the Jack the Ripper one would scare the heck out of me! But it does sound like a lot of fun. Next time I go to London I’ll have to visit! 🙂
Whatttt this is a MUSEUM? OMG that is so cool and I wish the US had one that was close to me. There is SO much to unpack in our history as well but it’s NOT as cool as The London Dungeon it seems.
Oh my! These sounds fun Lauren. I’ll definitely bookmarking this!
sounds interesting, i thought it was just more of a museum
This sounds like so much fun… in a freaky kind of scary way. Also, I can never hear about or read Sweeny Todd without thinking of Andy Bernard. 😀
This sounds totally my thing! I love anything interactive and either historical or science based but I must admit, the Jack The Ripper experience sounds absolutely terrifying with the lights out, I’d scream bloody murder. I’m on their website and they also have locations in San Francisco and in Shanghai, sadly no locations in Australia as yet. It looks amazing and bloody creepy! ♡♡♡
This sounds so fun! London is #1 on my list of places to visit someday. I’ve never been out of North America. 🙁
Oh that sounds like such a fun tour to do – a little creepy and spooky for sure, but fun! I’m so happy you had such a great time there 😀
This sounds like so much fun! I would love to visit one day. #bloggersbest
What amazing places to visit! Jack the Ripper sounds fascinating and I’ve never even heard anything similar to that, ever. I”m so happy you got these experiences, what a wonderful trip!
Wow this sounds like an educationally, spooky good time! My husband would love it and I’m going to put it on our to-do list for when we do get to visit London. #BloggersBest
Oooh, this is a fantastic list of places and ideas to visit. I have teens who would love this aspect of London. Thanks for sharing!