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On Sunday 8 February 2026, the Bagh-E-Zehra Trust is hosting its annual event in the Bagh-e-Zehra burial ground in the South Cemetery.  This is a large community event featuring worship and amplified sound starting at 10am.  Participants are encouraged to park at...

A new docuseries launches tonight (5 January 2026) called the Victorian Murder Club. In the first episode, Lucy Worsley takes on the historical cold case of a forgotten Victorian serial killer, dubbed the Thames Torso Murderer. Her investigations lead her to Brookwood...

South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail have unveiled a new reflective garden at the entrance to the cemetery as part of its Railway 200 celebrations, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway. The new garden, created on a disused patch of...

A Train to Woking' is an original play, based on the history of the London Necropolis Railway; exploring grief, loss and human connection. Find out how you can support the production of this film by watching the video below and visiting their crowd funding page.  

Tree Walk Conifers of Brookwood Cemetery Saturday 13th September 2025 11am from the North Cemetery Chapel Conifers have long been planted in Church yards and cemeteries, such as the ubiquitous English Churchyard Yew, being both evergreen and long-lived symbolising...

Brookwood Cemetery - Heritage Open Day Saturday13th September 2025 10.30am – 3.00pm Celebrating 170 years since opening This is a chance to explore the beautiful grounds, view inside the mausoleums and visit the Military Cemeteries and exhibitions at St Edward...

Surrey Day is an annual celebration of Surrey, focusing on the county’s people, places, history, and heritage. It is a day of events and activities to showcase the diverse culture and history of Surrey.

To mark 170 years since its establishment, Brookwood Cemetery will host a celebratory event with walking tours of the cemetery on Surrey Day, Saturday 7 May 2022. The event will feature information displays and members of the Brookwood Cemetery Society will be...

Woking’s Brookwood Cemetery, a Historic England significant heritage destination, has once again received the National Green Flag Award status. The award scheme, managed by the leading environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing,...

As part of the ongoing restoration of Brookwood Cemetery, Woking Borough Council has remediated 7,000 cubic metres of contaminated land within the cemetery to create a beautiful new burial site and wetland area. The new five and half acre site within the North...