This has got to be London's most famous cemetery, offering bags of high Victorian atmosphere, Grade II-listed catacombs, and illustrious graves galore. It's split into two sections, the east (which includes a towering monument to Karl Marx) and the west (the final resting place of popstar George Michael, among others), which offers guided tours. You'll have to splash out for a ticket to this one (£4.50 for just the east part, £10 for both) but you'll be rewarded by the chance to hobnob with north London's latest and greatest.
Suggesting a trip to a graveyard as a day out in London might get you the odd funny look. Your friends will instantly assume you’re going through a goth phase. The truth, however, is that our city’s cemeteries are some of the most astonishing in the whole world.
Not only are these historic places of rest the permanent homes of some of London’s most famous residents, but the on-site architecture is also often spectacular. Little wonder some of the capital’s writers have traditionally used them as places to walk and think. So why not swap an afternoon in a London park for a peaceful wander through one of these grand and picturesque cemeteries?
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