Brookwood Cemetery

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Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. The cemetery is listed a Grade I site in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1852 (173 years ago)Coordinates: 51°17'55"N, 0°37'49"W

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Brookwood Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mizens Railway, Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking Park, Christ Church.

2.1 miN
Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Light rail
Mizens Railway, Woking
53 min walk • Mizens Railway is a 7¼ inch gauge miniature railway located in a 10-acre site near Woking in Surrey, England. The railway comprises three routes, the longest being nearly 1 mile long. A variety of locomotives are in use, including several steam engines.
0.5 miW
Memorial
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking
14 min walk • Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. Located approximately 28 miles southwest of London, Brookwood American Cemetery contains the graves of 468 American war dead, including the graves of 41 unknown servicemen, from World War I.
3.3 miE
Park
Woking Park, Woking
84 min walk • Woking Park is a large park and leisure complex in Woking, Surrey, operated and maintained by Woking Borough Council. The park is in the Hoe Valley and will be affected by the Hoe Valley Scheme.
3.4 miNE
Church
Christ Church, Woking
88 min walk • Christ Church is located in Woking, England. The church is in the Diocese of Guildford.
3.1 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Woking
79 min walk • The church of St Mary-the-Virgin in Horsell is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Guildford. It is located about one mile away from Woking town centre. The current Vicar is Dmitry Lutsenko. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
1.8 miNE
Church
St John's Church, Woking
46 min walk • St John's Church is located in St John's, Woking, England. The church is in the parish of St John's, Diocese of Guildford, which in turn is in the Province of Canterbury. The local village is named after the church.
2.5 miNE
Lake
Goldsworth Park, Woking
65 min walk • Goldsworth Park is a large housing estate to the north-west of Woking in Surrey, England. It was named after the nearby Goldsworth area which was a large 'tithing' of Woking Parish.
3.4 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
87 min walk • The New Victoria Theatre in Woking, England opened in June 1992. The main theatre seats approximately 1,300 people, making it one of the largest receiving house theatres outside London.
3.3 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Peacocks Shopping Centre, Woking
85 min walk • Woking Shopping is a multi-storey shopping and leisure centre in Woking, Surrey, England construction of which completed in 1992 providing approximately 90 consumer service/retail units; nine varieties of daytime restaurants, fast food shops and cafés and a link to the area's...
3 miSE
Park
Chitty's Common, Guildford
76 min walk • Chitty's Common is a 5-hectare nature reserve in Guildford in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. This urban common has wet and dry woodland, grassland, ponds and ditches. There are large amounts of dead wood which provide a habitat for invertebrates such as stag beetles.
2.6 miE
Park
Mayford Meadows, Woking
67 min walk • Mayford Meadows is a 4.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Woking in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Woking Borough Council. Management of meadows aims to encourage wet grassland with a rich variety of flora.