Britain's Most Prestigious Cemetery
About the Friends
The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery (FoKGC) is a registered charity whose objects are the preservation, conservation and restoration of the Kensal Green Cemetery, for the public benefit.
We are run by an Executive Committee of Trustees, elected by our members each year.
Kensal Green Cemetery is still owned by the same company which founded it in 1830, - the General Cemetery Company – with whom we work to restore monuments and maintain the historic landscape. In addition, we run regular tours and events, facilitate private events to celebrate notable ‘residents’ and engage with local communities to preserve the biodiversity and tranquillity of 72 acres of open green space.
Tours and events
Our team of expert and entertaining guides run regular tours on Sunday afternoons.
We also organise a programme of special events on particular themes. Forthcoming events include:
A plan of the Cemetery, with details of how to reach us, is available to download here.
Latest News
Canalside Development News
Ballymore scheme headed for approval?
Planning Committee 11 November 2025
15th October 2025
A meeting was organised at RBKC offices on 15 October to allow members of the Council's Planning Committee to ask questions of Ballymore in advance of the Committee's meeting on 11 November. Members of the public were invited to observe so of course we couldn't resist.
The scheme has changed quite a bit over the last three years. It is still very dense (a total of 2,519 homes), and there are still tower blocks (two of 29 stories and one of 26), but our impression is that the whole is less intrusive on the Cemetery, less of a solid wall of buildings immediately across the canal boundary, than it was.
In response to one Councillor's question Ballymore said that, while their calculations suggest that the amount of traffic using the junction with Ladbroke Grove will not increase as a result of the new homes, additional delays for cars and buses will be the inevitable result of improved safety for cyclists and pedestrians at the junction. There will probably be a great deal more discussion on this count going forward, particularly as the St. William scheme and a route across the Cemetery for pedestrians and cyclists is considered.
The overall impression was that Councillors have few remaining questions about the Ballymore application. We hope to know the officers' recommendations when the Committee papers are issued in early November.