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…

Woking Asian Business Forum has been awarded £93,400 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, for a 2-year project aimed at exploring and documenting minority burial grounds in Brookwood Cemetery. Unknown to most, Brookwood Cemetery is host to the highest…

Relocations follow long history of London reburials at Brookwood cemetery HS2 Ltd, working with the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, have agreed with Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey for reburials as a result of excavations at St James’s Gardens to take…

Woking Borough Council has approved plans that will support the ongoing conservation of Brookwood Cemetery and encourage visitors to explore this globally significant heritage site. The Masterplan and Experience Plan approved at Full Council (30 July 2020) set out a…

This week (Wednesday 1 July), The Earl of Wessex received a private tour of Brookwood Cemetery, one of the largest and culturally significant burial sites in the country. slide2 slide3 slide4 slide5 slide6 His Royal Highness was greeted by Strategic Asset Manager Ian…