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 more or hindered!). Once you get there, you may only be able to see the Eastern cemetery, as the Western cemetery is shown on a guided tour, and I believe these are available only in the summer. You can guide yourself through the Eastern cemetery: stop and get a map at the entrance. The fee is about $3, and it's an extra $3 for a permit to take photographs. Please note, however, that depending on the size and type of camera you have you may be prohibited from taking pictures; this is solely at the wardens' discretion. Highgate is still in use, but I found it peaceful and relatively deserted on a Sunday morning. It was interesting to wander down the paths and read the various inscriptions and see the way flowers and other vegetation had been able to overrun some of the tombstones. Visitors to the Eastern cemetery shouldn't miss the grave of Karl Marx (1818-1883), father of Marxist philosophy.
by cls223 on March 25, 2001
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