Bunhill Fields

Bunhill Fields is a former burial ground in the London Borough of Islington, north of the City of London, now managed as a public garden by the City of London Corporation.

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City Rd (Bunhill Row) London Greater London EC1 United Kingdom

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Andrius Baranauskas

Squirrels . Like tons of them. Super cute . Super aggressive. Don't forget to bring some nuts , otherwise you may not make it out alive.

Chris Haines

A nice place for a quiet walk on a sunny afternoon. You can also walk directly through it. There are benches to sit dotted about.

Nash Nani

Hunt for the Daniel Defoe grave , right next to the memorial plaque for William Blake . Be inspired on a nearby park bench while you eat your lunch

Andy Hitchings

In the summer, Bunhill Fields is great - so many cute grey squirrels running around. Superb place to get some fresh air during lunch .

Martin Tiedemann

19 September: Its name supposedly derived from 'bone-hill', four wild acres of a much larger graveyard remain, containing mostly burials from the 17th, 18th & 19th centuries, though originally Saxon.

Oliver Shreeve

Good place to have lunch in the summer, if you can get a bunch, and don't mind the corpses.

David Barker

Very interesting to see the way the footpath stones have worn under millions of footsteps.

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A burial ground for London's Nonconformists from 1665 onwards, Bunhill Fields is the last resting place of Quakers founder George Fox (d. 1691) & poet & painter William Blake (d.1827). Read more

Chaundra

Join in a Quaker Meeting for Worship - 30 minutes of quiet reflection. 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12:45

Cris Baxter

In the summer the local kids hide behind the big tree and remove the coins when the tourists have gone

Sabina Chaudhry

Pretty cemetery - nice spot for an al fresco lunch - there are plenty of benches

Enzo Martinelli

Great oasis of tranquillity for lunch breaks away from the office

Chris Potter

The trees covering the benches do a superb job on a rainy day.

Helen Hudson

Squirrels come for nibbles so bring extra lunch

Daryl W

Good place to enjoy a packed lunch on a sunny day, an oasis of quiet in the city .

Helen Hudson

Lovely park to be quiet

David Barker

Very popular with Pokémon GO players.

Mark Ashworth

I have no idea where this is but I'm sure it's delightful.

OVP

Final resting home of Daniel Defoe and William Blake . Bless their cotton socks.

Tim Bradshaw

Put a penny on William Blake 's grave - a longstanding tradition

Peter

Buy something for lunch at Whitecross street and enjoy here

Paul

A bit of calm away from the city

Laura Nolte

Enjoy the lovely spring flowers growing between the grave stones.

Steve Long

Don't stop until you get to the Artillery Arms. You only get one life

Liam Hughes

William Blake and Daniel Defoe memorials here

Anna Stuart

Go there to see William Blake and Daniel Defoe graves

Richard Gibson

Wikipedia link. Read more

Tim Bradshaw

Now grade I listed :)

Doug Templeton

Goand see William Blake 's grave

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