Highgate Cemetery

George Eliot and Karl Marx

Address:

Swain's Lane - Highgate Village
N6 6PJ - Camden
London

Nearest Bus or Train:

Highgate

Open Hours:

9a-5:30p M-F

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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