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Highgate Cemetery

 
 
ADDRESS
Swains Lane, Hamstead, London N6 6PJ 
 
TELEPHONE
020 8340 1834 
 
OPENING TIMES
Summer Mon to Fri 10am-5pm, Weekends & Bank Holidays 11am-5pm | Winter Mon to Fri 10am-4pm, Weekends & Bank Holidays 11am-4pm | Tours hourly during opening times
 
PRICES
£3 (East Cemetery), £7 (West Cemetery)
 

Nearby Highgate Cemetery

 
 
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Highgate CemeteryWild woodland Victorian cemetery.

Perched at the top of the winding and woody Swain’s Lane, close to Highgate village with its soaring views over the city, Highgate Cemetery offers a romantic, rambling, rustic retreat from everyday life – in more ways than one. Crammed full of gravestones, tombs, catacombs, monuments and mounds dating from Victorian times to the present day, the cemetery is a more a woodland wilderness than a neatly laid out burial ground. Divided into two cemeteries – the East and the West – many of the graves are either covered in ivy and brambles or overrun with tree roots. As a result, spotting the graves of most importance is hard, which makes a guided tour an ideal option for those who really want to explore the cemetery’s hidden treasures. The West Cemetery boasts some of the finest tombs and can only be entered as part of a guided tour, which is reason in itself to take a tour. There are known to be at least 850 notable people buried at Highgate. Among these are 18 Royal Academicians, 6 Lord Mayors of London, and 48 Fellows of the Royal Society. You are also likely to stumble across the familiar names of Faraday, Karl Marx, George Eliot, Radclyffe Hall, Carl Rosa and Sir Ralph Richardson. One of the nicest cemeteries in London, Highgate Cemetery has a peaceful air about it and a truly unique charm. Finish off by walking up to Highgate village through Waterlow Park, taking in the views over London. Finish off with a pint at the historic Flask pub (77 Highgate West Hill) in Highgate village.

Best for:
Tombs and views, woods and walks, Karl Marx and George Eliot.

Did you know?
Highgate Cemetery is now a Grade II listed park.
 

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Location map of Highgate Cemetery

LondonTown.com - Highgate Cemetery Location Map
 
 
Underground Stations

Underground Stations

 
Archway Tube Station
 
14 minutes walk
 
Highgate Tube Station
 
15 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
 
 

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Hotels near Highgate Cemetery

Near Highgate Cemetery
Holiday Inn Camden Lock London
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Holiday Inn Camden Lock
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double/Twin Rooms: 76% off from £96
30 Jamestown Road London, NW1 | 2 miles from Highgate Cemetery
Housed in an exciting modernist 'white box' building, and with some of London's maddest and most entertaining shopping and nightlife on the doorstep, the Holiday Inn ...More
 
 
 
Holiday Inn Express London-Swiss Cottage London
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Holiday Inn Express London-Swiss Cottage
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double/Twin Rooms: 87% off from £42
152-156 Finchley Road, NW3 | 2 miles from Highgate Cemetery
Swiss Cottage is an ideal place to stay if you want a peaceful spot that's still close to the centre of town. With attractions like London ...More
 
 
 
King Solomon Hotel London
King Solomon Hotel
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 62% off from £41
155/159 Golders Green Road, NW11 | 2.5 miles from Highgate Cemetery
For comfortable, budget accommodation in Golders Green the King Soloman fits the bill with 80 bedrooms and complimentary buffet breakfast. Rooms are basic but they all ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Sights nearest Highgate Cemetery

Nearest to Highgate Cemetery
BBC Broadcasting House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
BBC Broadcasting House
London > Attractions > Sights
2-22 Portland Place, Fitzrovia, London W1A | 3.5 miles from Highgate Cemetery
BBC HQ and home, in particular, to the BBC's famous Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House is an iconic building in Portland Place. This purpose-built broadcast centre, erected ...More
 
 
 
Speakers' Corner London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Speakers' Corner
London > Attractions > Sights
Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 4 miles from Highgate Cemetery
Not strictly classed "entertainment", this bastion of British free public speech and free assembly can prove one of the most absorbingly unique, theatrical activities the city ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Trellick Tower
London > Attractions > Sights
5 Golbourne Road, Kilburn, London W10 | 4 miles from Highgate Cemetery
Towering over Golborne Road, the famous Trellick Tower has become a much talked about landmark, loved and loathed in equal measure but protected from any wrecking ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Highgate Cemetery

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Highgate Cemetery
London International Gallery of Children's Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London International Gallery of Children's Art
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
Waterlow Park Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, N19 | 6 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
This fascinating gallery displays exhibitions of children's art from every corner of the world, including artwork by local youngsters. Moving from their original home, a small ...More
 
 
 
Hampstead Heath London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hampstead Heath
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
NW3 | 20 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
The wildest of London's parks, Hampstead Heath has fields to run in, long grass to roll in, woods to hide in and, most famously, ponds to ...More
 
 
 
Kenwood House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kenwood House
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Hampstead Lane, Hampstead, NW3 | 21 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neo-Classical villa perched by a lake on top of Hampstead Heath. Works by ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Highgate Cemetery

Near Highgate Cemetery
The Marvellous Magical Coat (Ages 3-8) London
The Marvellous Magical Coat (Ages 3-8)
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: Saturday 11th February 2012 at 10am-10.45am and 11.30am-12.15pm
Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, N6 | 4 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
...More
 
 
 
James Brawn
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Saturday 11th February 2012 - 7.30pm
The Red Hedgehog, 255-257 Archway Road, Highgate, N6 | 12 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
The pianist performs works by Beethoven....More
 
 
 
Las Vegas Women's Institute
London > Events > Clubbing and Nightlife  Dates: Thursday 16th February and Thursday 23rd February 2012 - 7pm-1am
The Hideaway, 114 Junction Road, Archway, N19 | 16 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
The DJs spin soul, chillout and lounge house....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Highgate Cemetery

Near Highgate Cemetery
Upstairs At The Gatehouse London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Upstairs At The Gatehouse
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Hampstead Lane, Highgate Village, N6 | 6 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
This popular pub theatre in Highgate has, over the years, served as a music hall, cinema, Masonic lodge and a jazz and folk music club. Now ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Jacksons Lane Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
269a Archway Road, N6 | 14 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
This multi-arts, theatre and dance venue in Highgate has a regularly changing programme of live performances including plays, circus and cabaret. Jacksons Lane's 163-seat theatre is ...More
 
 
 
Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest)
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Hampstead Lane, NW3 | 21 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Robert Adam's neoclassical villa housing a notable collection of paintings. A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neo-Classical villa perched ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Highgate Cemetery

The best shops and markets near Highgate Cemetery
Fisher & Sperr London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fisher & Sperr
London > Shopping > Books
46 Highgate High Street, N6 | 4 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
An old second-hand bookshop to delight the enthusiast. One room is turned over entirely to titles on London. History, ancient and modern, literature, travel and philosophy ...More
 
 
 
Wine of Course London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wine of Course
London > Shopping > Wine Merchants
216 Archway Road, N6 | 11 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
This shop features a wide selection of high quality wines from around the world. They use a unique way of listing the wines by purpose of ...More
 
 
 
Walter Purkis & Sons London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Walter Purkis & Sons
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
17 The Broadway, Crouch End, N8 | 29 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
The century-old smokehouse at the rear of Walter Purkis provides excellent, and reasonably priced, smoked salmon to both branches (the other is in (Muswell Hill) of ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Highgate Cemetery

What are the best dining options near Highgate Cemetery London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Strada
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
4 South Grove, N6 | 3 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Strada has started something of a pizza revolution and knocked Pizza Express off its perch (as well as, more regrettably, being the final nail in the ...More
 
 
 
Rose and Crown London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Rose and Crown
London > Restaurants > French restaurants
86 Highgate High Street, N6 | 4 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
In a world of gastropubs and chain restaurants, the Rose & Crown tries to give us something different. Ok, the Rose & Crown sounds like a ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cafe Mozart
London > Restaurants > Central European restaurants
17 Swaines Lane, N6 | 11 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Modelled on an Austrian kaffee house, this place has real charm and atmosphere, and is suitable for breakfast, lunch or teatime rendezvous as well as dinner. ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Highgate Cemetery

Near Highgate Cemetery
Out of the Bloom London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Out of the Bloom
London > Education > Evening Classes
89/91 Bayham Street, Camden Town, London NW1 | 2.1 miles from Highgate Cemetery
Unique and innovative workshops teaching flower arranging and floristry with monthly, weekly or daily workshops. This is a really enjoyable art form that allows its students ...More
 
 
 
The Make Lounge London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Make Lounge
London > Education > Evening Classes
49-51 Barnsbury Street, Islington, London N1 | 2.6 miles from Highgate Cemetery
The Make Lounge runs craft workshops where you can learn how to sew, decorate, stick and cook in a relaxed and friendly setting. With 'make do ...More
 
 
 
Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique
London > Education > Evening Classes
Unit 207, Belgravia Workshop, 157-163 Marlborough Road, N19 | 26 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Only the French could come up with an art form so bizarrely fascinating. Mime is as relaxing as Tai Chi, as healthy as yoga, and as ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Highgate Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Waterlow Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waterlow Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Dartmouth Park Hill, N19 | 6 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
One of our favourites, this beautiful park occupies a dramatic sloping site overlooking the city and was given to Londoners by Sir Sidney Waterlow as a ...More
 
 
 
Hampstead Heath Swimming Ponds London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hampstead Heath Swimming Ponds
London > Leisure > Activities
Hampstead Heath, NW5 | 13 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Since as early as 1860, and probably before, many hardy London folk have taken a dip before work in one of three wooded ponds on Hampstead ...More
 
 
 
Parliament Hill Lido London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Parliament Hill Lido
London > Leisure > Activities
Parliament Hill Fields, Gordon House Road, NW5 | 20 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
The gorgeous unheated Parliament Hill Lido on Hampstead Heath (also called 'Hampstead Heath Lido') was upgraded not so long ago when it had a generous £2.9million ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Highgate Cemetery

The best pubs near London Highgate Cemetery.
The Flask Tavern London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Flask Tavern
London > Nightlife > Pubs
77 Highgate West Hill, N6 | 4 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Stooping ceilings, creaking floors, solid wooden panelling, beams and small interconnecting rooms combine to make The Flask Tavern, a traditional 18th century English pub, among the ...More
 
 
 
The Bull London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Bull
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
13 North Hill, N6 | 12 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Out of Highgate Village and down the hill from London's highest point, the Bull sits on the western side of North Hill next to white modernist ...More
 
 
 
St John's Tavern London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St John's Tavern
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
91 Junction Road, Archway, N19 | 14 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
Slap bang in the middle of Junction Road sits the St John, one of the earliest, and best, gastropubs in North London. With its intimately lit, ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Highgate Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
The Champagne Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Champagne Bar
London > Nightlife > Bars
St Pancras International, Euston Road, NW1 | 1.7 miles from Highgate Cemetery
At 90 metres, The Champagne Bar at St Pancras International is Europe's longest and presents a very glamourous way to start your journey to Paris before ...More
 
 
 
The Flowerpot London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Flowerpot
London > Nightlife > Bars
147 Kentish Town Road, NW1 | 1.7 miles from Highgate Cemetery
The trendification of every last corner of North London continues apace with the opening of this smart bar on a site that was once home to ...More
 
 
 
The Boogaloo London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Boogaloo
London > Nightlife > Bars
312 Archway Road, N6 | 13 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
The Boogaloo has succeeded in breaking the all pervasive contemporary pub blueprint, fashioning a popular alternative with a great atmosphere - and not an inch of ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Highgate Cemetery

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Highgate Cemetery.
Roundhouse London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Roundhouse
London > Business > Venue Hire
Chalk Farm Road, NW1 | 1.8 miles from Highgate Cemetery
Can accommodate up to 1800 people....More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Union Chapel
London > Business > Venue Hire
The Vestry, Union Chapel, Compton Avenue, N1 | 2.6 miles from Highgate Cemetery
...More
 
 
 
Kenwood House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kenwood House
London > Business > Venue Hire
Hampstead Lane, NW3 | 21 minutes from Highgate Cemetery
A rich collection of famous paintings are housed within the walls of this neo-Classical villa perched by a lake on top of Hampstead Heath. Works by ...More
 
 
 
 

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The Marvellous Magical Coat (Ages 3-8)
Theatre | On 11th February 2012 

Lauderdale House 4 minutes walk from Highgate Cemetery

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The Merry Opera Company: La Traviata
Concerts | Until 3rd March 2012 

Upstairs At The Gatehouse 6 minutes walk from Highgate Cemetery

Kit Hesketh-Harvey's adaptation of Verdi's opera, with the action now set in contemporary East London. With musical direction by Stephen ...More

James Brawn
Concerts | On 11th February 2012 

The Red Hedgehog 12 minutes walk from Highgate Cemetery

The pianist performs works by Beethoven....More

French For Children
Kids Events | Until 25th February 2012 

Highgate Library 16 minutes walk from Highgate Cemetery

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The Estimators, The Apocryphalites, The Snare, Belfast Eric
Concerts | On 11th February 2012 

Nambucca 1.16 miles from Highgate Cemetery

The London-based outfit plays traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady and early reggae....More

Comedy Cabaret
Comedy | On 11th February 2012 

Downstairs at the King's Head 1.17 miles from Highgate Cemetery

Deadpan and intelligent stand-up from David James, plus Howard Read, Dave Johns, David Hadingham and MC Dominic Frisby....More

Valentine's Weekend at Keats House
Tours | Until 12th February 2012 

Keats House 1.27 miles from Highgate Cemetery

What better place to whisper sweet nothings in your loved one's ear this Valentine's than in the very house where ...More

Monkey Business Comedy Club
Comedy | On 11th February 2012 

The Oxford 1.31 miles from Highgate Cemetery

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Disco Inferno Annies Bar Big Party Night
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 25th February 2012 

Annies Bar 1.48 miles from Highgate Cemetery

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Around Jules Verne In 80 Minutes!
Theatre | Until 12th February 2012 

The Lion & Unicorn Theatre 1.49 miles from Highgate Cemetery

Exchange Theatre Company presents a comedy-drama which pays affectionate tribute not only to the Victorian sci-fi author's characters, including Passe-Partout, ...More

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