Brookwood Cemetery Walks
The Brookwood Cemetery is a Surrey based grade I listed site which includes a 220 Acre park.
It's a nice peaceful place for a stroll with a series of attractive tree lined avenues and lots of flora and fauna to see. The site is notable as the largest cemetery in the UK and includes many ornate statues, large heathland areas and rhododendrons.
The cemetery is located in Pirbright which is also worth exploring. The attractive village includes a village green with picturesque duck pond and cricket pitch.
Postcode
GU24 0BL - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPlease click here for more information
Brookwood Cemetery Ordnance Survey Map 
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Brookwood Cemetery Open Street Map 
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Brookwood Cemetery OS Map 
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Brookwood Cemetery Open Street Map 
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Pubs/Cafes
Head into Pirbright and you could pay a post walk visit to the Cricketers on the Green. The award winning gastropub is in a fine location on the village green with its duck pond and cricket pitch. The pub includes alfresco terraces as well as a Yurt Cafe. You can find them at postcode GU24 0JT for your sat navs.
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
The pleasant trails on Whitmoor Common are located just a few miles south east of the site and offer a means of extending your exercise in the area.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Surrey Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Dawneys Common. This small plot of heathland, nestled between the Canadian section of the Brookwood Military Cemetery to the east and Dawney Hill to the west, is one of at least four separate locations referred to as 'Pirbright Common' on OS maps. The local name is Dawneys Common.
Woodland Cemetery. Brookwood's many graves are often located by or under bushes or trees in this area of heathland. Pine trees and rhododendrons are common.
Pinewood Cemetery. The cemetery has many pine trees, rhododendrons and bracken growing on the heathland. Many of the crosses and stones have been submerged by the undergrowth. The tops of some are visible here.
This is the view of the cemetery from its main gate. When it opened in 1854 it was the largest in the world and only 500 of the proposed 2000 acres had been used at that point. Since then over 250,000 people have been buried in this rural spot. Built on sandy heathland 25 miles from London, the graves are set in plots among huge numbers of trees and shrubs which include several avenues of giant sequoia.
Two of the ornate funerary statues within this sprawling heathland cemetery
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Zoroastrian section
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