December at Abney Park

Enjoy the wintry weather at Abney Park this December with these events. We have our regular History Tour on the 1st, Seasonal Songs with community choirs on the 8th and a tour about William Hone on the 14th.

Walking Tour

Abney Park History Tour

Sunday 01/12/19 at 2pm

Come and enjoy a relaxing stroll through crisp leaves around one of London’s most intriguing Victorian garden cemeteries and unique urban nature reserves. Learn about Abney Park’s rich history, about some of the characters laid to rest here and about the diverse flora and fauna. This is an extremely informative tour, led by cemetery guide Sam Perrin.

Free, suggested £5 donation welcome
Meet at the main gates, Stoke Newington High St

Seasonal Songs
at Abney Park

Sun. 08/12/19 from 12 – 2pm

Join us at Abney Park for an uplifting repertoire of seasonal songs performed by local community choirs the Woodberry Warblers and Hackney Songworks. In aid of Abney Park Trust, delicious mulled apple juice and seasonal snacks will be sold to enjoy while you listen.
Woodberry Warblers from 12 – 12.30 pm, Hackney Songworks from 12.45 – 1.15 pm and Stoke Newington School Parents and Community Choir from 1.30pm.

Free, donations welcome
Inside the main gates,
Stoke Newington High St

The Three Trials of
William Hone

Sat. 14/12/19 at 2pm

On 18,19th & 20th of December 1817 William Hone, antiquarian, bookseller and journalist was tried for Blasphemous Libel at the London Guildhall. The charges were a cloak for political repression and an attack on the freedom of the Press. Defying the instructions of the Lord Chief Justice, the Juries acquitted Hone each day. Come to his grave-side (Charles Dickens attended the funeral) and hear the amazing story which has caught the attention of Ian Hislop and campaigners over the last 200 years.

Free, sugeested £5 donation welcome
Meet inside the main gates,
Stoke Newington High St

Our mailing address is:
Abney Park Trust
South Lodge
Stoke Newington High Street
London N16 0LH, UK

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