Tours & Walks 2024
All tours listed below start at the North Lodge Information Centre (Brompton Road Entrance), unless otherwise stated. Refreshments and toilet facilities are available in the cafe opposite the Information Centre.
Scheduled general tours
In 2024, there are guided tours of the cemetery every Sunday from March to November. Tours from December 2024 to February 2025 will be fortnightly. Please see this website, Eventbrite or The North Lodge Information Centre for dates.
Our general tours start at 2 pm outside the North Lodge Information Centre. A suggested donation of £10 is appreciated, but we welcome whatever you can contribute. You can either book online and pay in advance via Eventbrite, or join us on the day and pay by card or cash.
Special intererest tours
We offer a range of Special Interest tours, for example, International Women’s Day, Symbolism, Musical and Theatrical and Common Graves. Look out for these and other tours on this website, Eventbrite, The North Lodge Information Centre or our social media sites (Facebook, Instagram and X).
Catacomb tours
We offer tours of the catacombs three times a year, including on our annual Open Day. These tours are incredibly popular therefore we recommend advance booking. Check for dates on this website, Eventbrite, the North Lodge Information Centre or on our social media sites (Facebook, Instagram and X).
Catacomb tours will depart from The Chapel.
Please note that filming and photography in the catacombs is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of The Royal Parks.
‘We are privileged in having accessible catacombs at Brompton. Catacombs were usually installed beneath a chapel, where access today can be difficult, if not impossible’ .
‘It is not at all crowded and seems orderly and dignified; a testament perhaps to Victorian planning and sense of purpose in their building’.
Photograph and quotes © Joanna Hackett
Group tours on request
We can also arrange general tours at other times, or one-off tours on a range of topics relevant to people buried in the cemetery. A minimum of 10 people is usually required and a donation of £12 per person. Previous tours have included Military Connections; Victoria Cross Holders; Young, Gifted and Dead; Artistic Connections; Sportsmen and Women of Brompton Cemetery. If interested, please apply to events@brompton-cemetery.org.uk
Walks
‘'Scent Stroll through Brompton Cemetery'
Saturday 14th December, 1.00-2.15pm
Led by Yasmine El Ghamrawy, a registered aromatherapist
Meet outside the North Lodge 15 mins before the Stroll start
Immerse yourself in nature and discover the benefits of essential oils extracted from plants you encounter on your daily walks.
Tickets are £15 (& booking fee), which includes a take-home aromatherapy sample.
Find out more and book tickets
'End-of-Year Wild Flower Hunt'
Monday 30th December, 11.00am
Learn to identify wild flowers scattered abundantly in Brompton Cemetery with a botanist guide.
The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland will hold its 14th New Year Plant Hunt between 29 December 2024 and 1 January 2025. During a Hunt in Brompton Cemetery on 31 December 2023, eighteen species of plants were found in flower. Our second End of Year Wild Flower Hunt at Brompton Cemetery, led by Roy Vickery, a former vice-president of the Society, will be held on Monday 30, starting at 11.00am, and continuing for about an hour. No expertise is required, please come along and see what we can find.
Your volunteer guide, Roy Vickery, is a researcher and lecturer on plant folklore. Following his career as a botanist at the Natural History Museum, he continues to serve as a Scientific Associate there. He has collected plant folklore for over four decades, producing some 130 publications on the subject.
Free event.
Reserve a place
The Friends of Brompton Cemetery
North Lodge East Wing
Old Brompton Road
London SW5 9JE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3876 4278