Feedback from travellers who booked these evenings, in their own words. The ratings and review counts in the table are each operator's own published figures, reproduced here as plain text so you can see them side by side.
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The guides get named. Lou on the South Bank, Alan and Yiannis in the cabs, Sineade and Andre in Whitechapel, Jamie on the private Ripper walk — the same handful of people come up again and again, which on a market this size is unusual.
The cold comes up too. On both open-top bus routes the commonest criticism is not the tour but the temperature, and a hat solves it entirely.
The city itself does the work. Repeat visitors say the same thing in different words: London at night reads as a different place from London in daylight, and several reviewers on their third or fourth trip describe it as the first time they had seen it properly.
Andre took us round Aldgate and Whitechapel with real care, stopping at each of the key places before he told you what happened there. The narrative was the best part. He stayed talking to us long after the walk had finished.
Sarah S. · couple · August 2026London Jack the Ripper Guided Tour with Ripper-Vision
Sineade was the reason this worked. The subject matter is heavy and she kept it about the women rather than the killer. Easily the high point of our weekend in the city.
Steve M. · friends · August 2026London Jack the Ripper Guided Tour with Ripper-Vision
The research behind it is genuinely good and Robert told it as a story rather than a list of dates. Two things to know: there is nowhere to sit, and the group is large enough that hearing him was sometimes hard. Stand near the front.
John B. · solo · August 2026London Jack the Ripper Guided Tour with Ripper-Vision
The projected photographs are what lift this above a walk with a talk. Seeing the Victorian street thrown onto the wall of the one that replaced it does something a guidebook cannot. Be ready for some graphic description.
Joanne B. · couple · August 2026London Jack the Ripper Guided Tour with Ripper-Vision
Marvin is a proper storyteller and the detail he goes into is the point of it. A nicely paced walk through a part of London we thought we already knew.
Cheryl H. · friends · August 2026Wicked Westminster: The Original London Ghost walk
Our storyteller was very good and the stories were genuinely interesting. Be aware that it is billed at two and a half hours and part of that is a Tube ride from Green Park to Tower Hill. We would have liked more walking and less travelling.
Mary S. · couple · August 2026Wicked Westminster: The Original London Ghost walk
Two hours with Jamie and our private group hung on every word. He handled the subject with real sensitivity without letting the energy drop. Exactly what we hoped a private booking would be.
Vicky T. · group · May 2026The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Tour (Private Group Booking)
Sam covered far more than the Ripper case itself and gave us the history of the whole area along the way. One of the best guided walks we have taken anywhere.
Melanie L. · couple · August 2026The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Tour (Private Group Booking)
Mick was clear and unhurried and we walked through a hidden burial ground that no bus would ever reach. My family talked about it for the rest of the trip.
Jennifer C. · family · June 2023Private Tour of Haunted London in a Black Cab
Jon rang the night before to check everything, arrived on time, and knew the city's hidden corners inside out. A genuinely good evening and an easy recommendation.
Linda J. · couple · May 2024Private Tour of Haunted London in a Black Cab
One of the best things we did in London. The air was perfect that evening, the guide was excellent, and we came away with the best photographs of Big Ben we took all week.
Katie M. · couple · August 2026London by Night Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour with Live Guide
It hits every part of London you would want and the guide was good value with his terrible jokes. Bring a coat, though. It gets cold up there once the bus is moving.
Joe L. · family · August 2026London by Night Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour with Live Guide
There is so much to see and the guide knew all of it. The only oddity is how close together everything is, so you spend the ninety minutes turning left, then right, then left again. Not a complaint, just be ready for it.
Neville B. · repeat visitor · August 2026London by Night Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour with Live Guide
Traffic was light, the host knew his English history properly, and the whole thing felt unhurried rather than rushed through. Very good views of the city.
Naomi I. · solo · August 2026London by Night Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour with Live Guide
Alan was flexible from the start and built the evening around what we actually wanted to see. Harrods lit up at night was the moment that stayed with us. He took the photographs for us at each stop.
Deborah B. · couple · August 2026London by Night Taxi Tour
Four hours with Yiannis and we were shown corners of the city we would never have found. It rained, as it does, and it made no difference at all to the evening. Far more than simply being driven around.
Stacey L. · couple · October 2025London by Night Taxi Tour
The stops are the ones you expect, Big Ben and Tower Bridge, but also places we had walked straight past in daylight. A good way to see the highlights lit up. Worth putting on the list for a next trip.
Robert B. · first-timer · March 2026London by Night Taxi Tour
Our flight was delayed and Yannis simply rearranged around it. We had sixteen hours in London on a layover and he made sure we saw the city properly in them. Polite and genuinely informative throughout.
Liz L. · solo · September 2024London by Night Taxi Tour
John showed us more in two hours than several previous trips to London had managed. The photographs he had of what each site used to look like were a lovely touch. An excellent way to see the city when time is short.
Michael P. · couple · July 2025Private 2-Hour Night Tour of London in an Iconic Black Cab
London genuinely looks like a different city after dark and this is the easy way to find that out. We would recommend it to anyone with an evening spare.
Joanna H. · couple · January 2026Private 2-Hour Night Tour of London in an Iconic Black Cab
Ollie remembered all of our names and kept the whole family talking for two hours. Do it early in your visit rather than late — he is a walking list of everything else you should go and see.
Aimee O. · family · June 2025Private 2-Hour Night Tour of London in an Iconic Black Cab
Lou helped with the settings on our cameras and then took us to the compositions worth having. Calm, patient and an excellent teacher. We came home with pictures we did not think we could take.
Debra H. · couple · September 2024Private Tour: Night Photography Tour in London
I had just bought my first SLR and was probably underprepared for this. Lou was endlessly patient and I still learned a great deal about the camera. Better suited to someone with a little experience already.
Joseph J. · solo · March 2024Private Tour: Night Photography Tour in London
Andrew got us to displays we would never have found on our own, with plenty of time to stop and photograph each one. A little local history came with it. A very good evening.
Stephanie S. · family · December 2024London Christmas Lights Private Tour by Traditional Black Cab
Michael knew the city properly and the walk was well paced with real stops rather than a march between streets. He worked in Ian Fleming, which my son loved. Not just a look at the lights.
Kristen K. · family · December 2023London Christmas Lights Private Walking Tour
Richard was funny, courteous and something of a historian, and he went well out of his way for us. We agreed afterwards we could not have picked better.
Janie S. · group · December 2025London Private Christmas Lights Tour In Iconic Black Cab
Each figure below is taken from that tour's own booking listing on 2 September 2026. These are the operators' numbers, not ours, and they move as new reviews land.
| Tour | Rating | Reviews | Length | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Jack the Ripper Guided Tour with Ripper-Vision | 4.6 | 5,037 | 1 hour 45 minutes | Secret Chamber Tours |
| Wicked Westminster: The Original London Ghost walk | 4.6 | 3,333 | 2 hours 30 minutes | See Your City |
| London by Night Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour with Live Guide | 4.5 | 1,170 | 1 hour 30 minutes | Golden Tours Gray Line London |
| London by Night Sightseeing Tour - Open Top Bus | 4.3 | 1,091 | 1 hour 30 minutes | Evan Evans Tours |
| The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Tour (Private Group Booking) | 5.0 | 273 | 2 hours | London With A Local |
| London by Night Taxi Tour | 4.9 | 92 | 4 hours | Visit London Taxi Tours |
| London Christmas Lights Private Tour by Traditional Black Cab | 4.8 | 92 | 2 hours 30 minutes | See More Taxi Tours |
| Private Tour: Night Photography Tour in London | 5.0 | 48 | 3 hours | London Photo Tours and Workshops |
| Private 2-Hour Night Tour of London in an Iconic Black Cab | 5.0 | 29 | 2 hours | Black Cab Heritage Tours |
| Private Tour of Haunted London in a Black Cab | 5.0 | 22 | 4 hours | Black Cab Heritage Tours |
| London Christmas Lights Private Walking Tour | 5.0 | 13 | 2 to 3 hours | Tours Of The UK |
| London By Night Black Taxi Tour | 5.0 | 4 | 4 hours | London Sightseeing Tours |
| Private Panoramic London Night Tour | 4.8 | 4 | 3 hours | My Dream Destinations |
| London Private Christmas Lights Tour In Iconic Black Cab | 5.0 | 1 | 2 to 3 hours | Tours Of The UK |
Ready to choose? London Night Tours has all of them, the planning page has the darkness table that decides which month to come, and the format comparison sets the five kinds of evening against each other.