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City of London Cemetery

6 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.55935, 0.05153

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 283m away — 16 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Firebug, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Field Grasshopper +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Field Grasshopper +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

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The LineWalking route
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Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
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Capital Ring link to West Ham stationWalking route
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Cycling

146 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 11 (quiet route)Cycling route

'Quiet' alternative route on Stratford to Leytonstone cycling route

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LCNCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Celebrating the City of London Cemetery (58)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Celebrating the City of London Cemetery (58)

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🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Plashet ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Barking ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱West Ham ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱2012 GardensUrban park5 km→

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