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003: Highgate Cemetery

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SWAIN'S LANE
N6 6PJ
TUBE: ARCHWAY
+44 (0)20 8340 1834
highgatecemetery.org

Opened in 1839, Highgate Cemetery contains some of Britain's finest funerary architecture and many prominent figures are buried here. The most famous is perhaps Karl Marx, whose tomb is Grade I listed. Famous sections of the cemetery include the Circle of Lebanon, an impressive row of vaults topped by a Lebanese cedar tree; and Egyptian Avenue. The cemetery is split between east and west. The east side contains Marx's tomb and is open to the public. Admission is £4 for adults. Visitors must pay to join a tour in order to see the most interesting parts of the cemetery in the west side, and tours run daily.