Nunhead Cemetery
A wooded Victorian cemetery on a South London hill, half-swallowed by trees, with crumbling monuments, an Anglican chapel and views towards St Paul's Cathedral.
- Hidden gem
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Consecrated in 1840 as All Saints' Cemetery, it reopened in May 2001 after a restoration funded by Southwark Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Local tip
Free entry, open 8:30am to 7pm from April to September and closing earlier in autumn and winter. The Friends run free guided tours that need no booking unless stated.
Finding it
- Address
- Linden Grove, Nunhead, London SE15
- Nearest station
- Nunhead (National Rail), 315 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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- The Ivy HouseLondon's first community-owned pub, a 1938 Grade II-listed Truman's 'improved public house' in Nunhead that mixes gigs, quiz nights, and Sunday roasts under a locally owned co-operative.
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- Peckham Rye ParkA Victorian park south of Peckham with a Japanese garden, stretches of the old River Peck and a weekly parkrun.