West Norwood Cemetery

Events

	FREE Guided Walk to St Stephen's Chapel and the Hellenic Enclosure Saturday 24 May 11.30am-12.30pm Yes, the amazing restoration of St Stephen's Chapel in the Hellenic Enclosure is now complete and this is your chance to be amongst the first to see inside. This is a completely FREE walk, but booking essential as places limited Click on the headline for more info and how to book your place ...
	The Victorian Way of Death, guided walk by the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery Saturday 24 May 2.30pm-4pm Join Andrea Woodside, a Friend of West Norwood Cemetery and one of its tour guides, on a visit to the resting places of many well-known Victorians whose monuments bring to vivid life the Victorian way of death.
	FREE Spring Bat Walk no2 in West Norwood Cemetery Saturday 24 May 9pm-10.15pm Join this magical dusk walk as we hunt for bats - we have enough detectors for every family group to have one of their own! This is a free event, but booking is essential due to limited places. Please click on the headline for more info ...
	FREE Stone Carving at the Chapel Sunday 25 May 11am-3pm When you visit the Chapel during our Open Weekend, there's also a chance to have a go at stone carving too with our regular stone mason Rob Postle - be inspired by the amazing monuments around you. No need to book - just drop-by
	FREE Wild Plant Survey with South London Botanical Institute Sunday 25 May 11am-12.30pm Amanda Tuke and Roy Vickery from South London Botanical Society will be leading a botany field meeting and continuing a long-term survey of the wild flowers growing in West Norwood Cemetery. This is a FREE event and all are welcome, regardless of level of expertise.
	FREE Guided Walk to St Stephen's Chapel and the Hellenic Enclosure Sunday 25 May 11.30am-12.30pm Yes, the amazing restoration of St Stephen's Chapel in the Hellenic Enclosure is now complete and this is your chance to be amongst the first to see inside. This is a completely FREE walk, but booking essential as places limited Click on the headline for more info and how to book your place ...
	FREE Perseus and Pegasus by storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton Sunday 25 May 3pm-4pm A 60 minute performance for children aged 5 upwards and their families. Thrilling Greek myths! Meet hero Perseus and gorgon Medusa with snaky hair. Find out how Goddess Athena helps the hero. This is a completely FREE event, but booking is essential due to limited seats. Please click on the header for more information ...
	FREE Moth Trapping Evening Saturday 31 May 9.30pm-11.30pm Come and find out what moths and other night-flying insects there are in West Norwood Cemetery, using a portable moth trap. The moth trap humanely draws moths to a bright light where they can be examined and identified. This is a completely FREE event, but booking is essential due to limited numbers. Please click on the headline for more info....
	Friends of West Norwood Cemetery: Introductory tour Sunday 1 June 2:30pm-4pm NOTE the Friends 'first Sunday' walks are currently in the afternoons The Friends of West Norwood Cemetery are experts on the cemetery, with research continued over thirty years into its social history, and the characters buried here.
	FREE Persephone – a unique story walk for adults and the over 7's Sunday 1 June 3pm-4:10pm An extra special story walk for adults and the over 7’s. The story of Persephone is revealed as we walk through the Cemetery. This is a completely FREE event, but booking is essential due to limited seats. Please click on the header for more information.

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