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Welcome to the Home Page of The Brookwood Cemetery Society

The Brookwood Cemetery Society is a voluntary group dedicated to the preservation, history and appreciation of Brookwood Cemetery.  The cemetery was opened in November 1854, and was the largest in the world. It was originally called the London Necropolis or Woking Cemetery.

News Update

Restoration News

We are pleased to report English Heritage has upgraded Brookwood Cemetery to a Grade I Historic Park & Garden. You can read more here.

There are revised opening times for the cemetery: Daily from 7am to 5pm (Winter: October to March); from 7am to 7pm (Summer: April to September); Glades of Remembrance (8am - 5pm).

All our guided walks now start from the entrance to the Glades of Remembrance, adjacent to the Cemetery Office.  There is a separate entrance to the Glades, with its own lay-by, off Cemetery Pales. Parking is available inside the entrance. Refreshments and toilet facilities will usually be available.

There are new arrangements for all private guided walks in the cemetery, for which see this link on the Company's Website.

The emergency repairs to the roof of the Columbarium have now been completed! Thank you for your generous support and donations. You can read more here.

The Lake in the Glades of Remembrance has also been restored by Brookwood Cemetery Ltd. You can read more here.

Other Recent News

Contact Us

Our latest newsletter has now been circulated to members.

The latest issue (No. 3) of Necropolis News, our occasional magazine, is now available.

Photography in the cemetery
If you are taking photographs in the cemetery you will need permission to do so. Please enquire via the Cemetery Office.

For further information about the Society, please contact:

Margaret Hobbs
75 Ranelagh Crescent
Ascot
Berks
SL5 8LQ
 

Tel. (01344) 891041

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