Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
First used to bury bones to make space at St Paul's, it was designated as a burial ground during the Great Plague of 1665. Notable interments include Daniel Dafoe, John Bunyan and William Blake. This small graveyard is a rarity in central London, and seems oddly tranquil in comparison to the nearby bustling streets of the City. Some 120,000 bodies are believed to be buried here: as the inscription reads, it is a burial ground for 'nonconformists'. Notably, Bunhill Fields contains the graves of William Blake, Daniel Defoe and John Bunyan. The watchful eye will notice that the paved way across the field is actually made up of tombstones.
- Address
- 38 City Road, EC1Y 1AU
- Getting there
- entrances on Bunhill Row and City Road; tube:; bus: 55, 205, 243 (among others)
- Hours
- Dawn-dusk
- Price
- Free
Listing from Wikivoyage: London/Holborn-Clerkenwell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.