The Madness And Marvels Of Victorian London With Highgate Cemetery

The Madness And Marvels Of Victorian London With Highgate Cemetery

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Free Cancellation
  • Duration: 3 Hrs 45 Mins
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    12:45 PM
  • Departure Details :
    King's Cross, Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9AL, UK
  • Return Details :
    Returns to original departure point
  • Cancellation Policy :
    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Step back in time to explore the teaming streets of Victorian London through the eyes of an expert guide. Visit some of the citys crowning architectural achievements, like Kings Cross and the Renaissance Hotel, alongside her darker corners, like graveyards where body snatchers used to go about their macabre business. Finish up in Highgate Cemetery, one of Londons most unique burial grounds, for an exploration of life and death in an era that changed the world.

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Begin by meeting your expert guide and small group of 15 people or fewer at Kings Cross, Londons most iconic train station, and a symbol of the immense advances that the City underwent under the reign of Queen Victoria. Stop in front of the nearby Renaissance Hotel to marvel at the architecture and learn how the upper crust of British society used to live - and why they were still called the middle class.

Leaving behind all that splendor, stroll down streets that used to wind through some of the worst slums in the city and into the graveyard of St. Pancras old church. Here the ground literally bulges with all the bodies that were packed into it, and youll learn about some of its more interesting inhabitants, like an heiress who became one of the 19th centuries greatest social campaigners, and a tortured doctor who wrote the first vampire story. Youll also learn about the dangers that faced Victorians even after death, like the resurrectionists who stole bodies for a living.

Take a tube from one of the oldest underground stations in the world up to Highgate Cemetery for a walk around the west cemetery, which is closed to anyone who is not on an official tour. As you wander the beautiful and atmospheric paths, youll learn about the amazing lives and (sometimes very strange) deaths of the famous Victorians buried here. After the cemetery, take a tube back down to Kings Cross with your guide and get plenty of recommendations on what else to see and where to eat during the rest of your trip.

Inclusions

London Underground journey (Mornington Crescent to Archway and Archway to King's Cross)

Bottled water upon arrival to Highgate

Headsets

Small Groups of 15 or smaller

Exclusions

Gratuities

Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Not wheelchair accessible

For security reasons, Highgate Cemetery may subject to unforseen closures due to high winds and/or ice.

This tour includes an underground train ride. Unfortunatley the underground station is not wheelchair accessible. This tour is thus not suited to people confined to a wheelchair, as it requires walking short distances, including down and up stairs.

Terrain around Highgate is steep and uneven in places. Please ensure comfortable shoes are worn.

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers