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Old Feb 9th, 2005 | 04:36 AM
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Is it worth the time to go to either Highgate Cemetery or Kensal Green? We will be there next week, so I don't think they have tours of Highgate in the winter. I would love to hear from anyone who has been. i don't want to waste my precious london time if it isn't worth it. This my maybe 10th trip to London, so I do have time for off the beaten path. (If it is worth it.)
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Old Feb 9th, 2005 | 05:12 AM
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I often can't tell whether a close friend will find something is &quot;worth it&quot; to <i>them</i> so it's impossible to tell a total stranger, whose likes and dislikes I don't know whether it will be time well spent. Only you can determine that. Here are some threads to read

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34473947

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34439215
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Old Feb 9th, 2005 | 05:16 AM
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I was seriously underwhelmed by the Highgate tour. Big build up about atmospheric, Victorian, tangle jungly, etc, and it was pretty ordinary. Attitude of tour providers that they are doing you a favour didn't help.

Kensal Green tour was great. Enthusiastic guides willing to spend as much time as the participants want. Highly recommended.
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Old Feb 9th, 2005 | 06:12 AM
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Thanks for the threads and the opinions. It is hard to define &quot;worth it&quot;.
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Old Feb 9th, 2005 | 06:30 AM
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It's not worth going out of your way to see graves, none of the stones are particularly impressive, and so what - the person's skeleton is under your feet? Pointless.
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