Attraction · Camden · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Highgate Cemetery is an attraction in Camden, London. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 80 m you'll find a public toilet, a water point and a bench.
Audio tour · Highgate Cemetery
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You're standing at Highgate Cemetery in North London. The road here, Swain's Lane, splits the cemetery in two: on either side lie the West and East Cemeteries. Together they hold around 53,000 graves and some 170,000 people.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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Mar-Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov-Feb 10:00-16:00; Dec 25,Dec 26 off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes: a public toilet at 20 m and a water point at 30 m.
When you stand at Highgate Cemetery, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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