Gorgeous! I was looking for things to do around Kings Cross and saw this on the map. With limited service, I couldn’t look up too much about it, and it was such a lovely surprise! Absolutely beautiful spot. Well-paved pathways- a woman in a wheelchair and her caretaker were having what looked like a lovely conversation, so it’s friendly to all varieties of human movement. So sad to see the Hardy Tree has fallen, but it laying on the ground with its plethora of gravestones surrounding it seems symbolic of this beautiful, serene ground.

The ‘gardens’ and ‘graveyard’ are somewhat inseparable. In winter it looks a bit bare, but the seeds of spring are evident. Enter either via the stairs to the church or the semi-steep road into the gardens. Seemingly recently re-tarmaced, there isn’t a clear distinction between road and path (which are wide enough for a vehicle). As it’s black, it seems a bit like walking on a road around trees. However, as you go round the back of the church it becomes much more path-like, winding and you see more headstones. The graves are surprising and leave you with questions: what/who is that odd block under a stone cover with a fence around it? Why are those grave stones so close together by the tree? What about those other ones in the corner that look like dominoes? Take those questions into the church and the displays on the left answer them all! Sadly the big tree growing around the gravestones has fallen over and been surrounded with fencing - presumably as the council figures out how to safely and respectfully remove it and who pays. There are also some funky trees to enjoy - how on earth did they grow like they were spirals? One even seems to be resting an arm on a tomb. It’s worth 20 minutes of walking around and is -I’m sure- a lovely place for lunch in warmer weather. Much of the gardens is grave/tomb free, in case that worries you. Kids are most welcome, even school groups, all easily able to respecting the space.

A lovely park was an unexpected find walking along the busy streets of central London. It has a beautiful Anglo-Catholic Church dating back to the early 4th century and possible was one of Europe’s most ancients sites of Christianity. A calm and peaceful place.

Grave of JC Bach commemorated as his final resting place is unknown.

A really simple park with a church, a few tombstones, a sundial, and a nice grassy path around the grounds. Worth visiting, but not much to write home about.