Highgate Cemetery
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Overview
Highgate Cemetery is the most impressive of a series of large, formally arranged and landscaped cemeteries, which were established around the perimeter of London in the mid-19th century. There's a wealth of fine sculpture and architecture amongst the tombstones, monuments and mausoleums as well as the graves of such notables as the Rossetti family, George Eliot, Michael Faraday and Karl Marx. It is also a Grade I listed park.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year: Eastern Cemetery daily 10-5 (opens at 11 at wknds and closes at 4 in Winter). Western Cemetery by guided tour only: Sat & Sun 11-4 (3 in winter); midweek tours at 1.45, essential to book. Closed 25-26 Dec & during funerals
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
About the area
London, the UK’s capital, is a metropolis of famous landmarks, unrivalled shopping, world-renowned arts venues, galleries and museums, dining and award-winning theatre. London is steeped in royal history, and visitors can watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, learn about the final days of Anne Boleyn at the Tower of London, or take a leisurely stroll around the capital’s Royal Parks.
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