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Highgate Cemetary

Description: Swain’s Lane / N6 Underground / Station Archway / Öffnungszeiten Ostteil: Apr. / Oct.: Mo / Fr: 10.00 – ... more

Highgate Cemetary ... 17.00 / Sa / Su: 11.00 / 17.00 / Sunst 1 Stunde früher zu. Westteil – Touren!: Apr. / Oct.: Mo / Fr.: 12.00 / 14.00 / 16.00 / Sa / Su auch um 11.00 / 13.00 / 15.00 / Nov. / Mär.: nur Sa / Su von 11.00 – 15.00 stündlich.

Newest Review: ... and amazingly detailed private vaults. Again, the trees and ivy look as though they’re trying to suck the life from the Avenue and this creates a fantastic Hollywood horror film sensation. Ultra spooky. The Avenue leads you to the Lebanon Circle vaults, which are (as the name suggests) a series of ornate vaults laid out in a circle with a Lebanon Cedar tree planted at its very centre. ... more

... This section of the cemetery sums up Highgate Cemetery perfectly in the sense that there are so many different styles of architecture crammed into one smallish space. Something else worth a mention is a little story which our tour guide told us relating ...more

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Highgate Cemetary: If Visiting Graves Is Your Thing...! (905 words)
by - written on 26/08/06 (Very useful, 1237 readings)
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I love wandering round cemeteries, sounds morbid I know but there’s something peaceful about these places which appeals. Highgate Cemetery in North London definitely appeals. After hearing that the West Cemetery was the inspiration behind much of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, I decided to set aside a couple of hours to visit. The cemetery is split into two sections (the old West and newer East cemeteries) and while you’re not allowed to wander around the West cemetery, the Friends of Highgate Cemetery lay on very good tours through the day. A tour of the West cemetery costs just £3 which is brilliant value when you take into account the knowledgeable tour guide ... Read the complete review

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