Abney Park Cemetery
A Victorian garden cemetery in Stoke Newington, opened in 1840 and now a woodland Local Nature Reserve with a Gothic chapel at its centre, entered through Egyptian Revival gates.
- Hidden gem
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Its Egyptian Revival gateway is claimed to be the earliest complete design for a permanent Egyptian Revival cemetery entrance anywhere in the world.
Local tip
Free; open from 8am until dusk (closing ranges from about 4pm in winter to 7pm in early September) and closed during yellow wind warnings. The Abney Park Trust runs history tours on the first Sunday of every month.
Finding it
- Address
- 219 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 0LH
- Nearest station
- Stoke Newington (National Rail), 316 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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