Volunteer

Whether you love Highgate Cemetery for its beautiful tranquillity, its interesting stories or its spotlight on Victorian history, it is a wonderful place to volunteer.

Volunteers help us in a wide variety of roles, providing tours and information, selling tickets and assisting with gardening. Joining as a volunteer, you become an important part of our team, learn new skills, meet new people and enjoy special volunteer events. We are grateful to all our volunteers for their vital role in preserving Highgate Cemetery as a place of historic interest and beauty. 

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TOUR GUIDES 

Our tour guides make Victorian history come alive. They take groups around the cemetery, sharing stories of people buried here, the symbolism of their graves. Tour guides start as Visitor Assistants to learn about the cemetery before beginning their guide training.  

SEE TOUR GUIDE ROLE DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

VISITOR ASSISTANTS 

Visitor Assistants are the friendly face of Highgate Cemetery. They are responsible for welcoming visitors, selling tickets and answering questions. Visitor Assistants know what great customer service looks like and provide a warm welcome to anyone coming to the cemetery.

SEE VISITOR ASSISTANT ROLE DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION 

GARDENING VOLUNTEERS

Our gardening volunteers ensure that Highgate Cemetery continues to look its best. Responsibilities include weeding, clearing of paths, walkways and monuments, and tidying and cutting back bramble. Our gardeners are happy to be outside in all weathers, pitching in alongside our staff team.  

SEE GARDENING VOLUNTEERS ROLE DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION.  

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YOUR DATA:  

The information we collect about you will only be used for selecting and managing volunteers, including keeping volunteers informed of developments at Highgate Cemetery. It will never be sold or passed to any third party except as provided for in our volunteers' Privacy Notice.