Written by Lauren
Rating: 5
VERIFIED
As a London Month of the Dead regular, I was chuffed to have an event around Christmas. The performance was fantastic and the atmosphere was perfect!
Description
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
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Tickets from £12.00
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Over 18
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Sat, 1st Nov 2025 @ multiple start times (see ticket info)
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Multiple start times (see ticket info)
Join historian and storyteller Sue Doe for a walking tour through Abney Park Cemetery, exploring the extraordinary lives of the women laid to rest here—pioneers, performers, campaigners, and rule-breakers who defied the expectations of their time.
These are the women who shaped Victorian England and left legacies that still resonate today: they fought for the right to vote, the right to say no and the right to be heard. Some rest beneath grand memorials, others in unmarked graves—but all left their mark.
This tour brings to life twelve remarkable stories drawn from Women from Hackney’s History, including:
• Wales’ nursing heroine, honoured with a health service named after her
• Britain’s first female balloonist, soaring above the constraints of her time
• A music hall star whose rise and fall reveals the brutal double standards of fame
• A former sex worker who changed the law on consent—and paid the price
• The women behind Abney’s grandest monuments, long overshadowed by the men beside them
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Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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Abney Park - Morning
Tour Ticket
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11:00 - 12:30 | £12.00 |
| Abney Park - Afternoon | 14:00 - 15:30 | £12.00 |
Location
Address
Abney Park Cemetery, 215, Stoke Newington High St, Stoke Newington, N16 0LH
Nearest Station
Stoke Newington (Rail)
Organiser
A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
Each year, Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation host London Month of the Dead, a festival of over 60 different events to inform, provoke and entertain on teh subject of mortality and the city.
Events include walks, talks, workshops, theatrical performances, storytelling, live-scored films, concerts, and visits to secret parts of the city.
Subjects span the cultural landscape from the forensic to the esoteric with an unparalleled range of speakers, performers, guides and experts.
Each year, London Month of the Dead donates 20% of ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries.
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