I enjoy looking through old and interesting cemeteries, we will be in London and was wondering if there are any you can suggest? I have read about Highgate but was wondering about others or is it really the best!?
Highgate is probably the most spectacular and is the only one that has frequent guided tours. Kensal Green is one of the biggest and also has many interesting tombs and individuals. One of the most central that is also very much worth visiting is Brompton Cemetary (which is often used to play Highgate in films and TV because it is relatively flat, whereas Highgate is quite hilly which makes filming more difficult).
Part of Highgate is only accessible by tour: you can find that information here:
http://highgatecemetery.org/visit
Brompton is closest to central London, especially if staying in or exploring the Kensington/Chelsea area:
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/brompton-cemetery
And. of course. Westminster Abbey is a cemetery of sorts, albeit indoor. :O)
Although, not what one would call a proper cemetery, you might enjoy Café in the Crypt adjacent to Trafalgar Square. Fine food and a reasonable price for London, whilst dining above the final resting place of many early Londoners.
http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/cafe-in-the-crypt
I have been there twice over the years, and enjoyed it immensely
Westminster Abbey. It's a giant cemetery inside a church.
Check out Bunhill Fields Burial Ground. Very interesting and old cemetery, yet easy to find. William Blake and Daniel Defoe are among buried there.
I also recommend visiting Golders Green Crematorium. There is not something like an official tour there, but if you ask at the reception for a staff member to assist you, you may be given an excellent walk. Marc Bolan, Keith Moon, Sigmund Freud, Bram Stoker, Peter Sellers are just a few of many names being a great reason for a visit.
Hi Disneygal,
This last June 2015 I visited the Cross Bones Graveyard in Southwark London. This is a very old cemetery on the Southbank that the website says "... going back to medieval times." It was here where the "Single Women" or a "Goose of Southwark" were buried. The website is www.crossbones.org.uk and the address is Redcross Way Lonond SE1 1TA. When I went I brought with me a yard of lace that I tied to the iron gate for Geese of Southwark.
Enjoy London, Cathy