This Victorian cemetery, dated from 1839, is divided into two parts, known as the East Cemetery and the West Cemetery. Situated in the London Borough of Camden, it is run by a charity, the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust since 1981.
The East Cemetery
This part of the cemetery was extended in 1854 due to the high success of the former cemetery and therefore, 20 more acres were added to the 17 acres of the so-called West Cemetery. They are divided by Swains’ Lane, one entrance nearly facing the other, although connected by a tunnel.
The admission price for adults is £4.
Undoubtedly the most famous interment in Highgate Cemetery is in the East Cemetery and is that of the German philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883). His tomb is reckoned to be amongst the most visited in London.
A little message from one of his many followers…
Some personalities also buried in this cemetery are the English scientist Michael Faraday, who died in 1867 and Charles Dickens’ relatives, amongst others.
Location: Swain’s Lane, N6 6PJ Highgate London. The closest tube is Archway, in the Northern Line (grid B5).
To visit the West Cemetery, you need to book a guided tour in advance, online or over the phone, which lasts 90 minutes approximately. It currently costs £12 and includes the entrance to the East Cemetery and a map. Nowadays, there is a daily tour from Monday to Friday at 1.45pm and several tours during the weekend, from 11am to 4pm.
The cemetery inexplicably prohibits everyone from displaying any photographs taken on this part of the cemetery.
For more information, visit the official website www.highgate-cemetery.org.
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Hi Fitzroy! I like Karl Marx’s tomb, a great philosopher. Thank you for the info, very helpful and detailed.
Thank you Alvin! Actually, it was a great surprise to bump into Marx’s tomb. I have to admit that at that time I did not know he was buried in there. Merry Christmas!
Please take more pictures with loving messages in the tombstones, they are beautiful! Here in Spain they are very rare… XXX
I will, do not worry! Thanks for following the blog
I’m glad you published another article. You’re doing a great job about the subject. I hope you keep on this way! Congratulations Fitzroy
I am doing my best!!! I will publish another one next week. Do not miss a thing! Thanks for your support M.T.
I encourage you to continue like this! It would be great if you also included other topics on your blog. Thanks
Thanks Raymond! For the time being, the blog is all about London cemeteries but I am also planning to do another one about other subjects. I will keep you updated!!!
I LOVE IT!!! The pictures and the content are just great!!! I follow you! Xxx
Welcome Carlo! I never thought I was going to be praised in such a way for my pictures… Many thanks for following me! xxx
Great messages! All these cemeteries look like those that appear in the films! Beautiful scenery to look at and enjoy quietly…
Actually, Highgate Cemetery has been the film location for some movies such as Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), High Hopes (1988), Dorian Gray (2009).
Also Brompton Cemetery has been very popular when it comes to films: Afraid of the Dark, Eastern Promises, The Wings of the Dove, Johnny English and Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, amongst others.
Very, very interesting!
I love how you have put so much into this blog, it’s beautiful and there aren’t many others which cover like you have – Bravo! xxx
Many thanks Louis! I am really excited with the blog!!!
La foto del ángel con la hiedra cubriéndolo, es maravillosa !!!