Highgate Cemetery is one of London’s most infamous cemeteries. It opened in 1839 as one of the city’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ park cemeteries.

Highgate Cemetery is still open for burials, although there are a limited number of plots available. They may be purchased for immediate use.

To buy a plot in advance you must be over 80 years of age or terminally ill.

A beautiful 190 acre cemetery located in East Finchley. A wide range of services and burial options is available to accommodate all beliefs. A woodland area for natural burial is also available.

The cemetery is a flat plaque, lawn style cemetery and is set in a very quiet and tranquil location in Cockfosters.

It has its own chapel, dedicated Book of Remembrance and a small garden for ashes within the cemetery grounds.

Rich in heritage, Hampstead Cemetery was opened in 1876 and is located in West Hampstead. A butterfly wild flower meadow has been created in the lower right of the grounds.

The cemetery is now closed for new graves. However there is a Garden of Remembrance where ashes can be placed.

Hendon Cemetery has been providing burial options since 1899. Anyone may be buried at Hendon irrespective of faith.

Opened during the First World War, Alperton is a ten acre cemetery and lies between the Grand Union Canal and the Bridgewater Road.

Carpenders Park was opened in 1954. The Hartsbourne stream runs through fourteen acres of mature woodland. There’s a small lake with ducks, sticklebacks and moorhens and regular visits from grey squirrels, jays and kingfishers.

The cemetery is listed in the National Register of Parks and Gardens, and won an award in the National Cemetery of the Year award 1999.

There is a bee yard within the cemetery producing 'Tombstones honey'.

Willesden New Cemetery was opened in 1891. It includes the Willesden Civilian war memorial, a tribute to local civilians who died in the second world war.

Opened in 1996, Wood Green is Haringey's newest cemetery. It has a dedicated Muslim section and was first awarded a Green Flag in 2009 in recognition of it being one of the best open spaces in the area.

Tottenham Cemetery was opened in 1858. The West chapel is available for burial services. There is a large lake fed by a natural spring, which is home to an abundance of wildlife.