Welcome

Welcome to the official website of York Cemetery. This is the place to find out about all of the cemetery's business and social activities.

York Cemetery is a working burial ground. At the same time, it provides opportunities for conservation, education, and informal recreation within a protected environment close to York city centre. Trustees, staff, Friends, and volunteers all work to achieve the right balance between the provision of a community facility and support for the environment.

If your particular interest is genealogy and family history, you will want to visit the companion website, www.yorkcemeterygenealogy.co.uk. A knowledgeable and enthusiastic group of specialist volunteers maintain the website, which concentrates on this important aspect of York Cemetery.

York Cemetery: A fun place to spend an afternoon, a beautiful place to spend eternity.

This Garden of Death - the History of York Cemetery 1837-2007, by Hugh Murray

A new edition to mark the 170th anniversary of the opening of the Cemetery and the 20th anniversary of the conveyance of the freehold to the York Cemetery Trust. Read more >