Thu 16 Apr
|Route A
SOLD OUT Highgate Cemetery tour £88 Route A
An outing has been arranged to visit the extraordinary Highgate Cemetery with a fish and chip lunch, a guided tour and free time to admire the gothic architecture of this prestigious Victorian resting place.
Date, First Departure & Route
16 Apr 2026, 09:50
Route A, Highgate Cemetery, London
About the event
Our coach will depart from The Barming Bull bus stop at 9.50am, Teston Village Hall at 10am and the Wateringbury Hotel bus stop at 10.10am.
Returning to the Villages about 7pm.
When London's churchyards filled up, just as a young Queen Victoria came to the throne, a scheme was launched to build The Magnificent Seven - huge, modern cemeteries in a ring around the city. As soon as it opened in 1839, Highgate Cemetery in the Northern hills became THE place to be buried if you were rich or famous. Highgate would become one of the greatest cemeteries in the world, full of eccentric funerary architecture. In the heart of the grounds the Egyptian Avenue leads to the Circle of Lebanon created by earth being excavated around an ancient Cedar of Lebanon.
The cemetery fell into ruin for many years until in the 1970’s, The Friends of Highgate Cemetery was formed to buy the freehold - the tours are run to raise money to look after it. Nature has gradually taken over and this remarkable site is now also an important wild-life reserve. Come and meet London's famous dead in this Victorian Valhalla and enjoy the best fish and chip lunch in London.
After our fish and chip lunch, we head to Highgate Cemetery for a guided tour of the West Cemetery (the extraordinary side with all the gothic tombs), which lasts around 70 minutes. The paths are a little steep and sometimes muddy and there are two flights of stairs. Please wear appropriate footwear. There is time for a self-guided visit to the East Cemetery (where Karl Marx is). This is on a gentler slope with no steps and predominantly tarmac paths and is therefore more easily accessible.
There is a little cafe at the cemetery where you can get take-away hot drinks before heading home should you wish.
Included in the price:
Travel by executive coach with on board washroom facilities.
Allocated coach seat if the coach is full.
Fish and chips and peas, cheesecake for dessert and tea or coffee (vegetable croquettes or roast chicken options available)
Visit to Highgate with a guided tour of the West Cemetery plus free time in the East Cemetery.
Escorted by and exclusive to Claire’s Days Out
To reserve your places, please contact Claire on 07725 570547 email info@cdogrouptravel.com
Claire’s Days Out reserves the right to refuse patronage on any of its outings.