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Highgate Cemetery
Swain's Lane, London, N6 6P, United Kingdom
+44 20 8340 1834
site: Highgate Cemetery
#266 of 1227 things to do rated by Real Travelers

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There are mausoleums, catacombs and ornate crumbling tombs of eminent writers, politicians and artists in the rambling, overgrown west section of this woodland graveyard. Celebrity corpses include Karl Marx, Michael Faraday and Christina Rossetti. Be aware that you must purchase a photography license in order to take photographs within the cemetery. Take advantage of the special guided tours. There are no weekday tours in December, January and February. The tour charge will cost £5.00 from the September 1st, 2005.

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Hours

9a-5:30p M-F

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