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Events

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Valhalla Tours 2023

Wednesday 5 July 2023 £15Book now

Valhalla Tours 2023

Every Wednesday evening in July we have three special guided tours. The themes are chosen by the guides, so check to see what you might be signing up for - however we guarantee an interesting tour. Allow an hour and a half for your tour. The East cemetery will be closed on these evenings, so if you would like to see Marx, or others in the East cemetery, come before that side closes at 5pm (although some Valhalla tours may include graves in the East).

You can book using our standard link above - choose the tour you would like from this list and then book the time - it will appear as a Highlights Tour, but in the evening. We book tours four weeks in advance. 

5 July 
6.30 Martin Ransley - What's so Gothic about Highgate Cemetery: Wilderness, Ruins and Fragments, and if you must, the Pointed Arch!
7.00 Lily Flavia Silvestri - Women's History - you could say this is a Heritage tour
7.30 Hala Haddad - Love Triangles Beyond the Grave: Jealous Wives and Jilted Lovers 

12 July
6.30 Anya Hastwell - Purveyors of Prose and Wild Imaginations. It had barely opened its gates in 1839 before Highgate Cemetery became a place beloved by writers, not only as a source of inspiration for their work but as a place to rest for all eternity too
7.00 Simon Edwards: Fakers, Felons and Fraudsters - spend an evening with some headline makers
7.30 Peter Shewry - Stories in Stone: Sculpture and Sculptors

19 July
6.30 Richard Kuhn - Death By Any Other Name: a highlights tour of both sides of Highgate Cemetery, focusing on the symbols and images to be found on the wide range of memorials
7.00 Ben Nathan - East vs West! Compare free-thinkers, artists, businessmen and criminals buried on each side, as together we attempt to resolve, once and for all, which side of the cemetery is the better.Come prepared for a lot of walking on this wide-ranging East and West tour!
7.30 Richard Skelt - Musical Instrument, Music and (possibly) Trouble Makers

26 July
6.30 Henry Flynn - Numismafia - designers, makers and collectors of medals, art, sculpture and monuments
7.00 Charo Rovira - The Dead Speak - a walk through the epitaphs of Highgate Cemetery
7.30 Corinna Goldsmith - Flights of Fantasy: Highgate Cemetery in Gothic literature and film

Stonemasonry Workshop with Neil Luxton

Saturday 16 September 2023 £150Book now

Spend a day under the colonnade in the courtyard at Highgate Cemetery to work on your own stone slab to take home (A4, so you can bring an idea you have already designed to transfer to the stone - keep it relatively simple if it is your first session).Master craftsman Neil will guide you through the techniques needed to get the best out of your design, and tutor you on an individual basis as your work progresses.

Tea, coffee and biscuits provided - bring your own lunch.

10.00am to 4.00pm

Opening times

East Cemetery

Open every day from 10am to 5pm. (4pm close from November - February) Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. 

The East Cemetery is where Karl Marx is buried. Visitors may roam freely on this side, but there is an entrance charge.

Admission is by timed ticket which you can purchase here or upon arrival. If you are planning to visit both sides please buy a West Cemetery ticket as access to the East Cemetery is included in the price. 

West Cemetery

Open every day from 10am to 5pm. (4pm close from November - February). Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. 

Admission to the West Cemetery is either by Guided Tour or by a Self-Guided visit. We advise booking in advance (especially Guided Tours), but you can purchase upon arrival. For further information and to book, see Visit > West Cemetery

Please remember to allow sufficient time to visit the East Cemetery (which is included in the price) if your tour is late in the day. 

How to get here

Please visit us by
walking, cycling, or public transport

Our address is Highgate Cemetery, Swain’s Lane, London N6 6PJ. Download our handy map

Plan how to get here at www.tfl.gov.uk or citymapper.com/london. Public transport may be affected by engineering works and station closures. Please check your journey in advance.

There is a bicycle rack outside the West Cemetery gates.If that's full, there are other racks further down the hill. 

Parking

As there is no off-street visitor parking, we encourage you to leave your car at home if possible. Parking restrictions are in place on the surrounding streets between 10am and 12 noon Monday to Friday. After those times and at weekends, on-street parking is free. We do keep a small number of parking spaces for grave owners and visitors with disabilities.

Contact us

Email info@highgatecemetery.org

To find out whether someone is buried here, go to Searches. We have an online search tool. 

Telephone enquiries

Monday to Friday
General enquiries 020 8340 1834
Burials, memorials, grave ownership 020 8347 2471
Filming or photography requests 020 8347 2472
Group visits 020 8347 2475
Volunteering 020 8347 2474

You should know...

The cemetery can get muddy underfoot, so do wear sensible shoes.
Only Highgate Cemetery guides are permitted to conduct tours of the Cemetery.

Photography

Still photography of graves is allowed for personal use only. We don't allow the cemetery to be used as a backdrop for unrelated subjects such as fashion shoots. No video. You can use a tripod, but not on tours.

Animals

No animals are permitted with the exception of assistance dogs.

Accessibility

Visitors to the West cemetery should be aware that the paths are steep, and the tour route also includes two flights of stairs. The East cemetery is on a gentler slope with no steps and predominantly tarmac paths and is more easily wheelchair accessible. A small amount of disabled parking is available outside the cemetery’s entrance on Swain’s Lane. There is a disabled toilet in the West Cemetery. For further information, please contact the office in advance of your visit. 

More rules

You can download a full set of our rules here. 

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