If Visiting Graves Is Your Thing...!

• 5 out of 5 stars by chrisandmark from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
• November 30, 2011

Quote: 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... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal Our Weekend In London

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Life and Death on Highgate Hill

• 4 out of 5 stars by sararevell from London, United Kingdom
• May 17, 2011

Quote: One of Highgate’s biggest attractions is its beautiful Victorian cemetery where some 53,000 graves are spread over 37 acres of leafy land. It opened in 1839 during the reign of Queen Victoria and is split into ‘East’ and ‘West’ sides. It is still a... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journals The Highs and Waterlow of Highgate, Low Cost London

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Do Not Mention Vampires

• 5 out of 5 stars by Cindy Grant from Petersburg, Virginia
• October 12, 2010

Quote: Highgate Cemetery is a truly creepy destination. The cemetery was built in 1839. It has an eastern side, with gravestones belonging to Karl Marx, and the writer George Eliot. Then there is the old and wonderfully overgrown western side. Many of... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal Ghostour

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A Different Afternoon Out

• 4 out of 5 stars by Essexgirl09 from London, England, United Kingdom
• February 15, 2010

Quote: Most people think it strange when I say that Highgate Cemetery is an afternoon out worth doing. After all it is just a graveyard isn't it?!The cemetery was opened in 1839 and currently has over 150,000 people buried in over 50,000 graves. It is... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal Things to Do in London

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Highgate Cemetery - A "Westside" Story

• 5 out of 5 stars by Slug from Huddersfield, United Kingdom
• March 1, 2008

Quote: I reflected that it’s probably not everybody’s idea of fun, as we came to the circle of old tomb style family plots. However, I enjoy poking around old graveyards, and Highgate Cemetery in North London has to be one of the best. We were in one of... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

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Highgate Cemetery

• 5 out of 5 stars by jennlx from London, United Kingdom
• November 15, 2006

Quote: I have lived in London for five years, and the Highgate Cemetery must be one of my very, very favourite attractions. I love it because it is not glitzy and commercial - the Friends of Highgate Cemetery operates only to make money to reinvest back in... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal London

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Highgate Cemetary

• 5 out of 5 stars by Leralie from Jackson, Wyoming
• May 20, 2005

Quote: On Halloween, my parents and I vowed to do something creepy and fun to celebrate the holiday. It's not a big deal in Britain, but for us, a family of American tourists, we wanted to find London's creepiest ghosts. After some research, we discovered... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal Often-Missed London Cemetary

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Highgate Cemetery

• 4 out of 5 stars by Idler from Poolesville, Maryland
• March 23, 2002

Quote:           It may seem rather macabre, but one thing I've always enjoyed is a historic cemetery, the more atmospheric the better. One of my favorites is Highgate Cemetery, just on the outskirts of London. Karl Marx is perhaps its most famous... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal Footloose Female Off the Beaten Path in London

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Highgate Cemetery

• 4 out of 5 stars by cls223 from Chicago, Illinois
• March 25, 2001

Quote: Tube: Archway. Be prepared for a lot of walking if you visit Highgate, as the tube is not exactly close to the cemetery. If you ask at the tube station, you should be able to get directions and a map (although I'm not sure whether the map helped... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal 48 Hours in London

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Karl Marx and Vampires - Highgate Cemetery

• 0 out of 5 stars by actonsteve from London, United Kingdom
• December 30, 2000

Quote: I think Londoners are somewhat proud of having Karl Marx live and die in their city. He lived in posh Hampstead, completed 'Das Kapital' at the British Museum, had boozy pub-crawls down the Tottenham Court Road and got his maid pregnant when living... Read the full Highgate Cemetery review

From journal London - Cultural Powerhouse of Europe

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