EL&N Café has recently introduced theirlimited-edition Halloween menu, called ‘School of Spells’. The menu is available at all EL&N stores around the globe and features three spooky potions and two themed mousse cakes.
Enrol at the ‘School of Spells’ at EL&N Café
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Voted for the world’s most Instagrammable café, EL&N Café is known for its innovative menu and photogenic interior. They have stores around the globe from France to Dubai and lots of cafés around London.
Every year, EL&N Café launch a limited-edition creative Halloween menu that includes spooky drinks and indulgent cake creations. Last year’s themed took inspiration from the beloved series: Wednesday.
This year, the menu is taking you for a journey to the ‘School of Spells’ with bewitching brews and spellbinding desserts.
The magical menu is now available at ALL EL&N stores all over the globe till 31st October 2024.
Take a Sip | Have a Bite
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The menu contains three drinks: a freakshake, a hot chocolate and a mocktail, and two cakes to sink your fangs into.
Blood Orange Mocktail
A spooky blend of blood orange sorbet, pineapple juice, lemonade & rosemary, served in a blood bag.
Pumpkin Spiced Hot Chocolate
Sip on the creamiest hot chocolate that is made of nothing but white chocolate, pumpkin spiced sauce and milk, served with a melting chocolate dome.
Feeling lucky? Win a brunch for two if you order a Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate! Simply scan the QR code on the little card you receive with your hot chocolate and see if you are a winner.
If not, don’t worry! You have a second chance by filling the gaps in a spooky spell. The wittiest wins.
Red Velvet Freakshake
A killer combination of vanilla ice cream and red velvet sponge, served with tempting chocolate rim you’ll definitely want to lick. Garnished with whipped cream, white chocolate and spiders.
No tricks, just teats here! EL&N Café’s spooky mousse cakes are just as indulging as they look.
Witch’s Hat Cake
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Let yourself bewitched by the ‘Witch’s Hat Cake’. It’s an enchanting hazelnut mousse and moist chocolate sponge cake with Nutella feuilletine crispy wafer insert.
Pumpkin Mousse Cake
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Sink your fangs into the sweetest, most delicious pumpkin. It’s a chocolate orange mousse cake with almond crumble short crust and chocolate brownie insert.
Witch will you try first?
Ready for your next adventure? You still have time to try Spongebob’s real Krabby Patty at Wingmans Soho. Wingmans Soho x Krabby Patty Kollab
The spookiest month of the year is finally here and there are so many wickedly delicious treats all around London that it’s difficult to choose. This time we visited Dunkin’ Donuts that introduced their ‘Spooky Six’ donut collection and ‘Cursed Candy Apple Drinks’at the beginning of October.
🎃 🍩 [BLOG POST IN BIO] Spooky donuts and Cursed Candy Apple Drinks at @dunkinuk Their limited-edition treats are called the ‘Spooky Six’, a terrifyingly tasty donut collection to satisfy your Autumn cravings (they didn’t have Drac when I visited, so I got two Franks) #spookytreats#donuts#spookyseason#halloween2024#CapCut
Dunkin’ Donuts launched their Halloween special on the 1st October to bring the flavour this spooky season.
Their limited-edition treats are called the ‘Spooky Six’, a terrifyingly tasty donut collection to satisfy your Autumn cravings.
Spooky Six Five – Sadly they didn’t have Drac when we visited, so we grabbed two Franks instead
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Jack
The classic round one with the spooky ‘Jack-o-lantern’ face. It’s filled with hazelnut crème and finished with vanilla icing and chocolate decor.
Frank
Say hello to Frank, the monster of Victor Frankenstein, feared by many. However, fear not! This green guy is the sweetest monster you’ll have ever met. Filled with caramel, covered with vanilla icing and rainbow sprinkles, finished with chocolate decor.
Drac
The collection would not be completed without Dracula. This square donut comes with purple vanilla frosting, tempting chocolate filling and chocolate decoration.
(He is so popular that he was out of stock when we visited the shop)
Wolfie
Meet the friendly werewolf, Wolfie. His fur is chocolate strands, and his skin is maple icing, and he is as sweet inside as Bavarian crème.
Beatrix
Beatrix the witch is here to fill your day with the sweetest memories. Her blue face, salted caramel filling, orange hair made of sprinkles and her chocolate hat will definitely make you smile today.
Bones
This not-so-spooky donut skull has cookies & crème filling, vanilla icing and a smiling skeleton face made out of chocolate.
Cursed Candy Apple Drinks
Cursed Candy Apple Frappe
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Dunkin’ have turned your favourite Halloween treat into drinks! Which one are sipping first?
Cursed Candy Apple Iced Latte
No tricks, just treats! It’s your favourite caramel latte, but spookier. It comes with strawberry sauce and green apple popping balls.
Cursed Candy Apple Frappe
This creepy, but oh-so-sweet frappe is a tempting Halloween caramel latte, elevated to another level with layered strawberry sauce and green apple popping balls, topped with cream and fudge pieces, and finished with a drizzle of strawberry sauce.
This is the one we tried. It was absolutely delicious! It was creamy and crunchy, and it went surprisingly well with the green apple popping balls.
Practical Info
The ‘Spooky Six’ is available till 31st October 2024 at all Dunkin’ UK stores or through national delivery.
The Cursed Candy drinks are available till 31st October 2024 at all Dunkin’ UK stores. In-store only!
Make sure you grab them before they go!
Ready for your next adventure? Classic cartoon, SpongeBob SquarePants is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and to Wingmans Soho is currently running a special Krabby Patty collab.
If you’re doing just one event during the spooky season this year, that should be ‘Hex and the City’ by Herstorical Tours.An immersive theatrical walking tour leading you through London’s dark history of witchcraft.
The evenings are cooler and the shadows and longer as we’re going deeper and deeper into Autumn.
Say hello to the spooky season, filled with pumpkin spice in the air and – of course – spooky events and walking tours around the city.
If you’re doing just one event this October, it should be ‘Hex and the City’ – London Witches’ walking tour by Herstorical Tours.
Hex and the City – London Witches
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One thing is for sure: Herstorical Tours are not ordinary walking tours!
They offer guided walking tours about women in history created by women for women. Untold and forgotten stories about women who were silenced, invalidated, or labelled as mad or accused of being practicing witchcraft by the male-dominated society.
Follow your guide, The High Priestess for the night and descend into the darkest pits in history to meet some of the forgotten women who were persecuted as witches by making the mistake of being unpopular, considered to be ugly, or different in any way.
Did you know that in the 15th century, a book, called ‘Malleus Maleficarum’ helped witch-hunters to identify witches? Does it have anything to do with how we see witches today?
When was the last witch convicted in Britain?
How were women tested whether they were a witch or not in the Middle Ages?
All these questions will be answered during the tour, and more!
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Starting at Farringdon and ending at St Paul’s Cathedral, ‘Hex and the City – London Witches’ guides you through hidden places and locations that were associated with witches and occult activity.
At each stop, you’ll be immersed into the mysterious world of witchcraft and meet mediums, pagan priestesses and medieval healers who met their faith at the stake as ‘agents of Satan’.
Maria your tour guide aka The High Priestess, does an excellent job on bringing each character to life with her (and her helpers’) fascinating acting mixed with a little bit of dark humour where appropriate.
NOTE: Taking videos are not allowed during the tour, however, you’re most welcome to take as many photos as you like.
Q&A
Q: You say it’s a walking tour about women for women. Can I join as a man at all?
A: Gentlemen are most welcome to join the tour. Feel free to book your ticket, you’re guaranteed to have an amazing time.
Ready for your next adventure? Enjoyed the ‘Hex and the City’ tour with Maria? Why not support her small business and book another one?‘Harlots & Strumpets & Tarts, Oh My!’ tells stories about the 18th century brutal sex industry in London, while‘Gaol Birds of Old London’ unveil the untold/lesser known stories of female criminals in history.
The shadows are getting longer, and the days are getting colder. We are in the middle of the spooky season and Halloween is right on the corner. If you’re not a fan of spooky Halloween though, London’s first maid café, Usagi Anime Maid Caféhave a kawaii option for you.
(8-min walk from Tottenham Court Road Station or Holborn Station)
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Maid cafés are incredibly popular in Japan. You’ve probably seen videos of maid cafés on TikTok where waiters and waitresses are dressed as maids and butlers and act like personal servants to customers. They not just serve food and drink, but also sing, dance, and play games with their ‘Masters’ and ‘Princesses’.
Usagi Anime Maid Café – just like the Japanese version – serve kawaii food and drink, including Omurice, parfait, Magic Soda, waffles and more. ‘Masters’ and ‘Princesses’ can ask their maid or butler to decorate their food by drawing something cute on it with ketchup or chocolate sauce.
There are a few rules, however, all guests should keep in mind.
Photos and videos of the maids and butlers are not allowed. If you want to bring a memory home, you can take a ‘cheki’ which is basically a mini polaroid photo with one of the maids or butlers that they then personalise for you.
From 25 – 31 October, every day is revolving around a specific theme. The maids and butlers dress up or cosplay according to the theme of the day and they encourage their Masters and Princesses to do the same.
They serve special Halloween and Autumn-themed set menu during the whole week to “taste the sweetness of Autumn”.
Plus, they provide both spooky and kawaii Halloween accessories you can use for free to take photos or a cheki with your maid or butler.
I went to the ‘Sweet Gothic Lolita – Black & Pink’ and the ‘Gothic Style’ days.
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The Halloween week started on the 25 October with ‘Sweet Lolita – Black & Pink’ day.
All the maids were wearing cute black & pink Lolita dress, kawaii makeup and accessories and encouraged their Masters and Princesses to wear black & pink outfit (not compulsory).
On the first day, I ordered their cute Halloween special set menu. It contained a purple and green ‘poisonous’ matcha drink, a mini pumpkin pie and a kawaii Halloween ice scream brain dessert coated in fresh cream and garnished with everything Halloween. The set menu also contained a cheki with a maid or butler.
To make sure my food would be super delicious, my maid taught me a secret magic spell to put on my desserts and drink. ✨
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After finishing my food, I took a cheki with my maid. I picked a Halloween-themed axe headband and love how the photo turned out.
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The ’Gothic Style’ day on the 27 October was the one I loved the most. To align the theme of the day, I wore a striped black and white long sleeve shirt with my favourite Death Note tee on top and a pair of skeleton earrings.
This time I ordered their special black Omurice and a green Magical Soda. You can ask your maid or butler to draw literally anything on your food with ketchup or chocolate sauce, in case of a dessert. I asked my maid to draw a bat on the top my Omurice. 🦇
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You still have plenty of time to take part in Usagi Maid’s Halloween event week! ‘Butler Day’, ‘Maid & Butler in Combat’, ‘Light & Night’ and ‘Halloween Costume’ themes are coming in the following few days.
If you’re an anime fan, a Lolita girl or just love all things kawaii and looking for a cute Halloween event, you have to visit Usagi Anime Maid Café.
Dress up and have a cutie spooky evening!
Ready for your next adventure? Devilish cheesecake, spooky cookie dough, Addams Family-inspired desserts and more. Here is a list of not-so-scary Halloween treats to try this spooky season in London.
London’s bakeries, ice cream parlours and dessert shops are crafting wickedly delicious treats for this spooky season. Here are some not-so-scary Halloween treats you should sink your fangs into.
Whipped London is really into Halloween this year. They have a bunch of cute Halloween treats to try and the decoration of this adorable little shop makes the perfect backdrop to snap some photos for your Insta.
Frozen cheesecake
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Frozen pumpkin spice cheesecake dipped in orange chocolate melt and finished with all things Halloween.
Devil Cheesecake
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This devilish cheesecake will guarantee give a sweet shiver in your tastebuds. A generous slice of chocolate, vanilla cheesecake garnished with red sugar paste horns, whipped cream and strawberry sauce.
Hot Chocolate with Pumpkin Mug You Can Keep
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Whilst you’re at Whipped, make sure you grab a pumpkin spice hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream, cookie pieces, Autumn sugar leaves and lots of melted chocolate.
And the best part is, you can bring the mug home! Just pick your colour: white or orange.
Megan’s Restaurants
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Delicious, scrumptious & naughty… Megan’s restaurants launched their deliciously spooky cookie dough for this Halloween.
It’s a gooey black velvet cookie dough with a spiderweb to fit the Halloween theme; and two scoops of ice cream slowly melting on the top (choose from vanilla or salted caramel…or get both!). Extra chocolate buttons added for extra naughtiness.
Sink your fangs in Megan’s Spooky Dough until 15th November 2023.
EL&N Café
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“The creepy and the kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky, the EL&N family.”
One of London’s most Instagrammable cafés, launched their Addams Family-inspired dessert menu for the spooky season. Feast on Pugsley’s Pumpkin Cake or go gothic a Black Rose cake. Let Wednesday’s Ube Freakshake freak you out or summon the dead with Morticia’s Haunted Hot Chocolate.
Hurry up! Only available until 31st October!
Loaded Bubble Waffle
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Located in Wood Green Shopping Mall, Loaded Bubble Waffle never let us disappointed when it comes to celebrations.
This Halloween, they have a cute bubble waffle and milkshake to grab at their kiosk, and the best part is, they are both fully customisable! Choose your gelato, toppings and milkshake flavour for not extra cost and watch your treat being made in front of your eyes.
Get ready to Ghoul on with one of London’s favourite original American cocktail bars, TGI Fridays.
Try their three different Halloween drinks this October to stir frightful fun.
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‘Brain Freeze Coke Float’ comes in a large skull-shaped glass. Fizzy coke with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream. There’s a generous amount of whipped cream and strawberry sauce on top to imitate brain poking out from the glass. Alcohol free
‘Jack O’ Lantern’ is served in a spooky Tiki glass and it’s a deadly harmony of Jack Daniels, Apple, lemon, lemon juice and lemonade.
‘Bloody Brain Burst’ is an eerie red and white drink served in transparent glass. It’s a sweet and spooky blend of JJ Whitley Artisanal, Vodka, Baileys, raspberries and chocolate sauce.
Donutelier
“Donut scare me, I’ll eat you!” Get the spooky spirit with famous doughnut bakery Donutelier by Roladin at their Leicester Square shop.
Indulge in the spooktacular sweetness of their Halloween collection.
‘Frighty de Bosco’
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‘Frighty de Bosco’ comes in white coat garnished with eerie red splashes. This doughnut is a sweet marriage of Frutti di Bosco, Chantilly cream garnished with coconut flakes and coconut meringue. You definitely want to sink your fangs into this one.
‘Pumpkin Crackle Crumble’
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‘Pumpkin Crackle Crumble’ is a pumpkin spice ganache, macaron crumble and spice crumble, Chantilly cream and almond flakes. Pumpkin heads! This one is for you.
‘Vanilla Cookie Scream’
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‘Vanilla Cookie Scream’ comes with half black, half orange Oreo on top, Vanilla cream, black cookie crumble, marshmallow cobweb, and Chantilly cream. Oreo fans will love this.
The Knot Churros
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No tricks just treats this Halloween. The Knot Churrosis famous for their super-Instagrammable soft serve served with freshly made churros and cotton candy.
This October they’ve come up with a range of spooky treats, including black and orange soft serve, milk shake and slushie.
Milk Train
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Milk Train re-released their famous Maple Tree Ice cream creation at the end of September. Maybe it’s not spooky at all, but it’s amazingly aesthetic and TikTok-able with the shop’s Autumn décor.
You can choose your ice cream flavour from chocolate, vanilla, or their signature maple flavour. The tree’s body is a milk chocolate flake bar, topped with orange candy floss to look like a beautiful Autumn tree.
Which one will you try first? Comment below.
Ready for your next adventure? If you haven’t done so, make sure you visit The Clink Prison Museum this spooky season. The Clink is one of England’s oldest prisons (and one of the most hunted too) and they do regular ghost tours for under £10pp.
Grant Museum of Zoology has around 68,000 zoological specimens – including the world’s rarest skeleton: the quagga – dodo bones and fossils, creatures of the deep sea, a collection of preserved brains, and much more. Let’s explore!
Extinct Species, Preserved Animals and Rare Skeletons
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Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy was established in 1827. Since the following year, the museum has been continuously used by students at University College London (UCL). The Grant Museum of Zoology first opened to the public in 1996.
The old-fashioned museum is packed with skeletons, preserved animals in jars, skulls, mystic creatures from the deep sea and remains of species now extinct, such as bones of Dodo that went extinct in the 17thcentury; a skeleton of a quagga which was a type of zebra or an egg from an Elephant Bird. Elephant Birds were hunted to extinction in the 1700s.
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There is a different section dedicated to animals in jars. For example, monsters from the deep sea, such as Three-Toothed Pufferfish or Wolf Fish.
There is a jar full of moles – and it’s a mystery who and why made that jar -; and ‘jars of assorted specimens’, such as lizards and terrapins.
A Collection of Brains
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The brain collection is originally from the anatomical and pathological collection of Kings College London’s School of Medicine, and it consists of mammal brains (except from a single turtle), preserved in alcohol. The brains were collected from Africa, Asia, South America, Australia, and Europe. Among others, the collection consists of a brain of a dog, a monkey, a gibbon, a rabbit, and an infant tiger.
Fossils
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Grant Museum of Zoology is proud to have a number of well-reserved fossils of long extinct dinosaurs, such as Ichthyosaur, a marine reptile lived 250-90 million years ago or Pterosaur, a flying dinosaur we all know from Jurassic Park and Jurassic World blockbusters.
The Micrarium
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The Micrarium is a back-lit corner displaying over 2,000 of the tiniest microscopic specimens, all in just 2.52 square metres. The slides mostly show whole tiny animals but there are bits of bigger animals, too, for example mammoth hair.
A narrow cast iron staircase leads to the basement to Museums of Curiosities. You descend to a rabbit hole where nothing makes a lot of sense; to a different world which is bizarre and sometimes even scarry but wakes up your curiosity and makes you wanting to discover more.
The space is small and narrow but is loaded with so many oddities that, if you really want to see everything, you could spend hours down there.
Occult Cabinet, Fairies, Dead Pets, Tribal Art and More
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Museum of Curiosities is divided into multiply sections, such as ‘Cabinet of Monsters’ that includes preserved animals in jars, while ‘Fairies, Mermaids & Giants’ section includes mummified fairies, the legbone of an Irish Giant, preserved remains of a mermen and more. ‘Magick & the Occult’ section includes a fully functioning Occult Temple, a jar of moles (yes, you read it right), Woodoo artefacts from West Africa, and an occult cabinet, just to name a few.
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There are countless of other sections and artefacts to discover, including erotic-themed paintings, artworks and photos, mummified pets, a large collection of butterflies, creatures of the deep sea and human hair, including Elvis Presley’s hair, the hair of a Titanic survivor and an 18th-century human scalp.
Absinthe Parlour & Cocktail Bar
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I would highly recommend not to leave the museum without trying one of their absinthe cocktails at their absinthe parlour. Museum of Curiosities’ absinthe parlour has the largest collection of traditionally made absinthes.
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Order an absinthe fountain, sip one of their absinthe cocktails or bring home a bottled absinthe or tasting set from the bottle shop.
Interested in occultism and occult cocktails?
Then you might want to take a look around the museum’s mini shop, where absinthe glasses & spoons, books, – such as a signed copy of ‘A Grimoire of Occult Cocktails & Drinking Rituals’ – artefacts, prints and more are available to purchase.
NOTE: Due to the adult nature of some of the exhibits (dead people, erotica) under 18s are only allowed before 5pm and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Locals living within walking distance with proof of address may buy £6 tickets on the door
Tuesday discount
Discounted tickets are £5 on Tuesdays (walk-in only)
OR
£2.50 on Tuesdays (walk-in only) IF you order a drink at the bar
Opening Times
Tuesday – Friday 15:00-23:00
Saturday 12:00 – 23:00
Sunday 12:00-22:00
Ready for your next adventure? Do you think you could solve the hundred-year mystery around the identity of Jack the Ripper? Visit Jack the Ripper Museum.
Located next to London Bridge station, The Old Operating Theatre is Europe’s oldest surviving operating theatre. You might remember from movie scenes when medical students gather around an autopsy table in a horseshoe-shaped room to witness an autopsy or an operation on a human body to learn about the organs and anatomy.
Well, let’s step into that movie scene…
Watch mini video tour here (coming soon).
Access Through a Spooky Narrow Spiral Staircase
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The Old Operating Theatre is an extraordinary museum in many ways, but it’s really not for everyone. Here’s why.
The museum is housed in the attic of an 18-century church. This church once belonged to St Thomas’ Hospital.
In order to get access to the museum, you have to climb a 52-steps narrow spiral staircase. This experience is spooky enough by itself for some of us to decide to quit the whole thing. It also means, that currently there is no wheelchair access to the museum.
Original Herb Garret
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The original Herb Garret used to dry and store herbs in this attic in 1822 where the operating theatre was included.
This original timber framed Herb Garret is where your theatre journey starts. Here you’ll learn more about herbs and for what and how they were used back in the 19th century and how apothecaries used those herbs to make medicines.
Horrifying Facts
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Leaving the Herb Garret your journey gets more thrilling.
You’ll learn about (the lack of) hygiene, pain relief methods and equipment used in the 19th century.
During the period the operating theatre was in use – between 1822 and 1862 – surgical equipment was rarely washed before the operation. Bandages were often reused, and surgeons washed their hands and the medical equipment after the operation rather than before. This practice caused serious infection and later the death of many patients even if the operation itself was successful. This became known as ‘ward fever’.
In the 19th century, forms of pain relief were most often alcohol or opium. Sometimes, however, surgeons administered too much or too little pain relief that resulted the patient not waking up at all after the operation or waking up throughout the operation.
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Despite of the high mortality rate, which was 30% in the 19th century, amputation was regularly performed for cases of disease, accident, or trauma. But even if the patient survived, they had to face the high risk of infection caused by that fact that surgical equipment at that time was not cleaned properly.
Before 1846, amputations were performed using a knife or saw. Many of that hair rising equipment is on display in the theatre. (I am so glad I am living in the 21st century…)
The Operating Theatre
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The next room to visit is the operating theatre itself. It’s a small horseshoe-shaped room with high glass ceiling to let as much light as possible for clearer view.
Despite of the theatre’s relatively small size, it allowed 140 people in total to witness an operation or autopsy.
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Here the exhibition gets even more interactive. If you download The Old Operating Theatre mobile app and follow the instructions, you’ll get access to an Augmented Reality experience: you’ll step into the shoes of a 19th century medical student and get fist-hand information of the latest procedures. (Don’t worry, nothing disturbing will happen during the AR experience)
Preserved Organs and Women’s Health
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Continuing your journey within the museum, you’ll get the opportunity to see some human organs floating in formaldehyde and learn more about anatomy and dissection.
You’ll learn for instance, that by the middle of the 18th century dissection of the dead had become a central to surgical education. It means that fresh human corpses had become extremely valuable in surgery to rehearse operations and educate anatomy.
Due to the extreme high demand, the number of available human bodies became limited, and this was the point when body snatchers started stealing recently buried bodies and sold them to anatomy schools.
The next section is dedicated to women’s health, focusing on birth giving. Here you’ll see a number of absolutely blood-curdling forceps, scissors, crochet hooks, and other equipment you would never want to be used on you. (Again, glad to live in the 21st century…)
Events at The Operating Theatre
There are a number of events The Old Operating Theatre hosts throughout the year.
Upcoming events for example: Surgery & the Victorian Operating Theatre Live Event, Mummies and Medicine, A Victorian Mummy Unrolling Demonstration, Victorian Gothic Tales, and there are so much more down the line.
Unique accessories that go perfectly well with your Halloween costume, such as brain stud earrings, heart stud earrings, apothecary poison bottle earrings & necklace, bone saw pedant and brooch, scull brooch, blinking doll eye necklace, keychain & hair grips, and the list goes on.
Cool! What else?
How about a graduation brain cell keyring, Coronavirus plushie, DNA plushie or uterus plushie?
Hmmm, would you try some cubed earwax, organ marmalade or olde fashioned brain jam? If you’re craving for something crunchy, I would recommend the toasted bone chunks to try. All those yummy treats from Hoxton Monster Supplies.
Apart from all of these, the shop offers lots of books, original artworks inspired by the museum, board games and more.
Practical Info
Please note: There are no public toilets onsite at the Museum.
Jack the Ripper is one of the most famous serial killers in the world who is believed to have killed eleven women in Whitechapel, London between 1888 and 1891. Despite of the fact that he sent multiply hand-written letters to the police and newspapers, the grisly murderer’s identity is still a mystery after 100 years. Jack the Ripper Museum is displaying original artefacts and recreate crime scenes.
The mysterious murderer inspired countless of books, movies, and theories, trying to solve the Ripper’s case, however, it still remained unsolved even today.
Jack the Ripper Museum is located on Cable Street which location does actually have connection with the Ripper’s third victim, Elizabeth Stride: her body was taken to St George-in-the East Mortuary off Cable Street.
Original Artefacts and Recreations of the Crime Scenes
The original “From Hell” letter believed to have been hand-written by The Ripper
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The museum is a 6-floor Victorian building packed with never-seen-before original artefacts, such as the famous original “From Hell” letter, written by the Ripper and sent to George Lusk, the president of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee on the 16th October 1888. Along with the letter The Ripper sent a three-inch cardboard box that contained a half human kidney that is believed to once have belonged to Catherine Eddowes, the fourth victim of the Ripper.
Original artefacts: whistle and handcuffs PC Watkins was carrying on the night of discovering Catharine Eddowes’ body
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The museum provides detailed exhibits of the Ripper-related crime scenes, the investigation, the recreation of The Ripper’s final victim, Mary Kelly’s bedroom, the recreation of how Jack the Ripper’s sitting room would have looked, original newspaper cut-outs and more.
Disturbing Original Photos of the Victims’ Dead Bodies
The most disturbing room within Jack the Ripper Museum
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Jack the Ripper Museum is not for everyone. In the basement, there are original photographs of the victims’ dead bodies and an authentic autopsy table. This room is the most disturbing among of all, so if you don’t want to see the photos, simply skip the basement, and start your tour on the first floor.
(The restroom is also in the basement, but none of the photos are visible from the outside of the exhibition room and there is also a warning sign on the door.)
Everything to Know about the Ripper
Recreation of The Ripper’s final victim, Mary Kelly’s bedroom
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Although, some of the rooms and artefacts might be disturbing to some of us, Jack the Ripper Museum is designed to educate their visitors by giving information of the history of women in the 19th century and how life was in the East End of London during the Victorian times.
As Jack the Ripper’s victims were all appeared to be prostitutes, the museum gives a detailed description on how difficult life was for those living in poverty during the Victorian era.
Walking through the museum feels like visitors was really strolling on the streets of the Victorian London: sounds and smells help visitors time travelling to the 19th-century Whitechapel under the dim lights.
Highlights of Jack the Ripper Museum
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The original “From Hell” letter believed to have been hand-written by The Ripper
The original whistle, handcuffs, truncheon and notebook PC Watkins carried during the night when he discovered Catharine Eddowes’ body on Mitre Square at 1.44am on 30th September 1888
Original newspaper articles about the crimes
The recreation of The Ripper’s final victim, Mary Kelly’s bedroom
A lock of Mary Kelly’s hair
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Lock of hair of The Ripper’s final victim, Mary Kelly (find it on the wall in the Ripper’s sitting room)
Original photos and illustrations of the victims
Recreated scenes with life size wax figures
Jack the Ripper’s sitting room as it would have looked like based on the beliefs of his identity
Victorian style props
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If you enjoyed your visit, don’t forget to purchase some souvenir in the shop to support this extraordinary museum.
After collecting the best shops for Halloween, it’s time to explore London’s weirdest, spookiest yet most wondrous museums to visit in London during the spooky season.
Located in the attic of an early 18th-centurey church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital, The Old Operating Theatre & Herb Garret is Europe’s oldest surgical theatre.
The museum takes you back to the Victorian era and showcases the equipment, tools and guide you through the most common surgical procedures have been taken place 200 years ago.
In the 18th century more than 150 medical students gathered in this original space to learn about surgery.
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The museum regularly hosts online and offline events. They also offer spine-shivering quirky treats, human preserves and edibles. Why not treat yourself with some Sugar Dusted Bogies, Cubed Earwax or 0+ / AB- Blood Drops after your museum experience?
NOTE: The entrance is via a 52-step narrow spiral staircase.
Opening Times
Fridays and Saturdays only, 10:30am – 5pm (last admission is 4:15pm)
The notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper committed a series of murders in London during 1888. Despite of the hundreds of theories, movies and books trying to solve the mystery, The Ripper’s identity remained unsolved.
Jack the Ripper Museumis situated in the heart of Whitechapel, not far from the very spot where the Ripper’s third victim, Elizabeth Stride’s, body was found.
By exploring the museum, you will discover everything to know about the Ripper’s victims, the main suspects of the murders, the police investigation, and the details of each murder, including names, ages, locations, newspaper reports, and even illustrations of the crimes.
The museum offers guided tours to visit the crime scenes, museum-only tickets, and hybrid tickets.
Opening Times
7 days a week from 10am. Last entry 5:30pm
Tickets
Start from £10 for adults and £8 for children.
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History
As its name suggests, The Museum of Curiositiesshowcases weird and wonderful artifacts and treasures collected from different corners the world. Creatures with extra head and limbs, African masks, conserved head in a jar, creepy dolls, occult cabinets, and other oddities to be seen. This museum is not for the faint-hearted.
The museum has an award winning Absinthe Parlour & Cocktail Bar where you have the opportunity to explore and taste the most extraordinary elixirs from the furthest corners of the world.
Opening Times
Thursday – Saturday 3pm – 11pm
Sunday 2pm – 11pm
Tickets
Adult: £10
Concessions: £6
Special offer: £5 / £2.50 Concession admission on Thursdays for walk-in customers
Locals living in a walking distance with proof of address can buy a ticket for £6 on the door
Dating back to 1144, The Clink Prison Museum is one of the oldest and most notorious prisons in England.
Ring the bell for jailer and step inside through the original entrance of the prison. The museum will guide through the cells where prisoners were living, explore different torture methods witches, pirates and other criminals were being hit by and you can even open a mysterious coffin and discover what’s inside at the end of the tour – if you dare.
Don’t forget to have your own free imprisoned photo taken before you leave.
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The Clink Prison Museum is undoubtedly one of the most hunted places in London. If you feel the brave in your heart, you can book a Ghost Hunt Experience to attempt to make connection with the spirits still living within the prison’s walls using Ouija Boards, Glass Divination and other methods.
Other guided tours, including fun educational tours are also available.
Opening Times
7 days a week, 10am – 6pm
Last admission is 30 minutes before closing.
Tickets
NOTE: The museum and the tours are suitable for children aged from 7
Pollock’s Toy Museum is the oldest toy museum in the UK. The museum has two buildings and 6 different atmospheric rooms to display their extensive collection of dolls, puppets, Teddy Bears, dolls houses, optical toys, and toy theatres of the past.
The museum hosts regular events and workshops. They have plenty of events and activities for all ages this October, such as Magic Lantern Workshop, Incy Wincy Spider Trail or Magic Lantern Storytelling Tours, just to name a few. Ticket prices for events are vary.
Opening Times
Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday CLOSED
Tickets
Adult: £9
3-15 Child: £8
Under 3: Free
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