Kensal Green Cemetery
Visited May 2017
Kensal Green cemetery in North West London is one of the Victorian 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries, and possibly one with the most impressive monuments (sorry, Highgate!). It's not as overgrown as some, and there are parts which are still in use and well tended as lawn cemetery areas. The cemetery also contains the West London Crematorium, which is still active, and there are areas set aside for the Gardens of Remembrance.
Among the trees and beyond the Anglican chapel are the best mausoleums and the burials of the great and the good, including Royalty and circus performers not far from each other... It's free to visit, covers over 70 acres, and is close to the underground (Bakerloo line), so no reasons for not visiting!
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