Camberwell Old and New Cemeteries, London

Camberwell Old Cemetery and Camberwell New Cemetery, south London

Visited August 2010

Camberwell Old and New Cemeteries are close together in Honor Oak, South London. The Old cemetery was opened in 1856, and had largely gone out of use by the 1930s, when the new cemetery was up and running. It's gone some inaccessible wild spots (although there is currently a plan to clear some of them), while other bits are rather manicured and flat. Not the most inspiring spot I've visited.

The New Cemetery was first used for burials in 1927, and is a rather modern, manicured and landscaped area with few burials of note. It is very much a working cemetery and crematorium. The views from it over to Docklands are spectacular on a clear day.

Camberwell Old Cemetery

Camberwell New Cemetery