Photos: Colin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Robert Lamb, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo credits
Photos: Colin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Robert Lamb, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
A closer look at Highgate Cemetery's most notable graves
Your local guide
Isabelle Moreau
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Highlights
- Notable graves discussed in depth
- A cemetery's fall and restoration
- Victorian memorial design explained
- A considered conversation, not a filmed walk
- A reading list sent afterwards
About this tour
This call is a focused conversation about Highgate Cemetery's most notable graves and its Victorian design, using photographs and personal notes rather than filming among the graves themselves. We talk through the cemetery's fall into disrepair and its later restoration by volunteers. It draws on years of personal research into the site's history.
We start with whichever graves or period interests you most, and I talk through the history and design behind them. Questions can range across the cemetery's whole history, and I follow wherever they lead. I send a short reading list afterwards for anyone who wants to go deeper.
It suits anyone with a genuine interest in Victorian memorial design and social history. It also suits viewers who prefer a considered conversation over a filmed walk through a cemetery.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning London, recommendations, or just questions.
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Notable tombs and restoration 17 min
We talk through a handful of the cemetery's most visited graves and how the site fell into disrepair before volunteers restored parts of it decades later.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through London: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We talk over a video call using photographs and notes, since a lighter touch suits a cemetery better than filming among the graves.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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