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City of London Cemetery

3 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.55559, 0.05328

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 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

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Firebug, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Field Grasshopper +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Field Grasshopper +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

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

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Capital Ring link to West Ham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

163 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route
Cycleway 25Cycling route
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route

Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 26Cycling route
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Celebrating the City of London Cemetery (8)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Celebrating the City of London Cemetery (8)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Plashet ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Barking ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱West Ham ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Beckton District ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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