Tours & Walks 2025
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 2025, there are guided tours of the cemetery every Sunday from March to November. Tours from December to February will be fortnightly. Please see 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.
Sat 1 Feb 2025 - Catacomb Tours
Saturday 1st February 2025, 10.00am-4.00pm (every 30 minutes)
The catacombs at Brompton Cemetery are only open to visitors two to three times a year. Join us for our next opening, and enjoy a guided tour with our volunteer guides. Tours last about 20 minutes.
Suitable for over 12 years. Please note that there are steps and uneven surfaces.
Please go to the Ticket Desk 15 minutes before your chosen time to validate your booking and collect a paper entrance ticket. Weather permitting, the Ticket Desk will be located outside, in the Great Circle, at the head of the catacomb steps - otherwise, it will be in the Chapel. Once you have your paper ticket from the Ticket Desk, you may assemble at the steps leading down to the Catacombs in time for your tour. The Catacombs entrance is part way down the Avenue between the Chapel and North Lodge on Old Brompton Road.
Tours are £5 per person plus £1.13 booking fee.
Find out more and book tickets
‘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
International Women's Day Walk
Saturday 8th March 2025, 2.00pm
Celebrate International Women’s Day by joining Caroline Ellis on an Inspiring Women walk around the cemetery.
Start at the North Lodge. The walk will take approximately 1.5 hours, and end at the Chapel where women artists will be exhibiting their work continuing the theme about women. There will also be refreshments served. 4.30pm end.
Suggested donation £5 - £10. Please pay what you can.
The Friends of Brompton Cemetery
North Lodge East Wing
Old Brompton Road
London SW5 9JE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3876 4278