"They who go down to the sea in ships"

Join Abney Unearthed for this newly revised tour based on research into the 200,000+ people buried in the cemetery. This tour has been researched by Abney Unearthed volunteer Alison Palmer, who will be your guide on the day. 

For many the sea has a draw that entices them to take to ships for work, necessary travel or pleasure. Several headstones at Abney Park commemorate these people who have not returned – and some who have. This tour tells of the ships they boarded and some of the diverse, and often treacherous, journeys they made. 

Free - booking essential

Enter at the Stoke Newington High St entrance and follow the pedestrian walkway, where the path splits into three.

The tour will last around 80 mins.
Please arrive 5 minutes early for the 2pm start.
Please wear suitably sturdy footwear.
There are no toilet facilities available.

Please check your emails on the morning of the event - we may need to cancel at short notice if the weather is adverse.

Abney Unearthed is a project funded as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hackney Council- funded Abney Park Restoration Project.