Obscura Day 2015: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Join us on Obscura Day for a tour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, one of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries and the city's most urban woodland.

Opened in 1841 and closed for burials in 1966, The City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery is now a designated park, Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. Thirty one acres of beautiful and atmospheric woodland in the heart of East London, the cemetery is an important home for rare and endangered species of plants and animals and serves as an open-air classroom for local students.

This Obscura Day, join Ken, the Cemetery Park Manager for a tour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Hear the stories of the east end, the lives lived and the cemetery's permanent residents while discovering the plants and wildlife of the park. See butterflies, wildflowers, and grand Victorian monuments. Be prepared to touch, taste and smell many of the plants that make Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park their home.

Ticket Cost: £5, taken day of tour.