East Cemetery

Open:  from 10 am weekdays, 11am weekends
Closing Time:  1st March - 31st October 5pm (last admission 4.30pm)  1st November – 28th February 4pm (last admission 3.30pm)                                             
Tickets (cash only):  £3 per adult / £2 for students with valid NUS card or equivalent
Ticket price includes permission to take photos for personal use only. Video cameras and the use of tripods are not permitted. Photographers are asked to ensure that their photographic activities do not impede the progress of  tours.  Please contact the office regarding requests for filming, professional or commercial photography.

There is no charge for children under the age of 16 when accompanied by an adult.

East Cemetery Tours: There is a guided tour of the East Cemetery once a month, on the first Saturday of each month. Tours are about one hour in length and are limited to 15 people. Tickets are sold at the East Cemetery gate on the day of the tour on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. The tour cost of £7 includes entrance to the East Cemetery. Visitors are asked to gather at 2:15pm for a prompt start at 2:30pm.

Please note:  As Highgate is still a working cemetery, it is not open to visitors other than grave owners for the 30 minutes before and during the course of funerals.  Regretably, it is not possible to publish dates and times of every funeral that takes place.  Visitors arriving at the gates will be advised if a funeral is due to take place during their visit and tickets purchased before a funeral will be respected for the rest of the day.

West Cemetery

Admission by guided tour only.
Tours:  Weekdays at 2pm from 1st March to 30th November (please book by telephone 10am-5pm Mondays to Fridays only)  Weekends hourly from 11am  - until 3pm from 1st November to 28th February and until 4pm 1st March to 31st October  (no advance booking) 
Tickets (cash only):  £7 per adult, £3 for children aged 8 to 16  .  There are no other concessions.
We regret that children under eight years old are not 
allowed on the tours.  They are welcome to visit the East Cemetery. 
We have tours throughout the year. If you have a large group or a group with a special interest, you should consider a ‘special tour’ (see below).

Each tour is for a maximum of 15 people on a  ‘first come, first served’ basis. It is advisable, especially in holiday seasons, to come at least half an hour before the scheduled time. Sundays are particularly popular and it is sometimes not possible to accommodate everyone wishing to visit.

Ticket prices include permission to take photos for personal use only. Professional photography, video cameras and tripods are not allowed. Photographers are asked to ensure that their photographic activities do not impede the progress of  tours.  Please contact the office regarding requests for filming, professional or commercial photography. Special arrangements can be made for project work, photographic societies, publications and filming. Please call the office on 020 8340 1834 to discuss such arrangements.

These are intended for groups of up to 10 people, at a minimum charge of £140.  Additional people can be added at a cost of £14.00 each.  Special tours are available on weekday mornings or on light evenings. They must be booked in advance by telephone. There is a non-refundable deposit of the minimum charge of £140.   For further information, please contact the cemetery office (see 'Contact Us' above).


All Tours

Please note the following:

• This is a 'working' cemetery, with burials and stone settings taking place on a regular basis.  Visitors are asked to dress appropriately and to be sensitive to the needs of mourners and grave owners.
• The average length of the West tour is one hour.
• Surfaces are uneven and some of the tour is uphill. In wet
conditions, it is advisable to wear walking shoes or boots.
• There are toilet facilities in the cemetery.