A place in London
Highgate Cemetery
The real place behind the one in the story.
Highgate CemeterySwain's Lane, HighgateThe novel buries Lucy in "the churchyard at Kingstead", a place that does not exist. Highgate, a walk from the Heath, is the cemetery readers have always imagined; the book never names it.
I drew near and looked. The coffin was empty.
Visiting today
Highgate Cemetery charges for entry. The East Cemetery can be walked on your own; the older West Cemetery is seen on guided tours, best booked ahead. Nearest station: Archway, then uphill through Waterlow Park.
