Who will you honour in London's first arts trail of memorial shrines?
Free trail and ticketed events
Half term
family
activities
Publically
created art
31 Oct-03 Nov 2025
ALTAR
London unites to bring Abney Park to life with an arts trail of secular memorial shrines. A rare opportunity to see the cemetery at night, Altar is a love letter to loved ones - we are collecting 1,000+ lives to pay tribute to. Photos of your loved ones all intergated into an illuminated art trail beautifully set in a dramatic woodland and Victorian cemetery. Send photos in advance or use our printing station at the event. This is a lovely addtion to Autumn half term with crafting activities and 31 acres of woodland to enjoy by day.
Whatever you believe in, whether you were born 1000 years ago or today, we have more in common than divides us. This isn't about death. It's about life, love, loss, joy - the human experiences that unite us. Altar aims to amplify the stories of the unheard, in this case those we have lost. From suffragettes to non-conformers, your grandma or even your first pet. Come and celebrate their legacy this Autumn. One thousand lives across 13 beautiful shrines. This is for love not profit. Your contributon will also allow us to work with partner charities, running a series of pre-event workshops for young people processing loss.
Upload photos and messages on the link below.
Free access by day. Very limited timed entry tickets for the night.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
Artists
CHARITY SHRINES
and workshops
This event is for love, not for profit. How we remember a loved one is unique to each of us and we hope our shrines reflect this. Many will be generic, others have specific themes including Baby Loss Awareness, a shrine dedicated to Children of Peace, others dedicated to those lost to cancer. Another is created by young people and Charlie Burns Foundation (supporting young people and their families). We are also offering pre-exhibition workshops for young people who, with our artists Aoife can Linden Tol and Katy Surridge, can design their own shrines. If you know someone who would benefit from processing their experiences in this way please contact us info@projectaltar.com
Highlights
October 31st
to November 3rd
Free
Wander through 31 acres of stunning cemetery woodland. Spot the Victorian graves of non-conformists, campaigners and 200,000 buried there Find pretty art shrines along the path and add your own photos and messages in the chapel. Free to the public 1st and 2nd November 1pm - 4pm daily. Crafting activities and printing station too.
Ticketed
Buy a ticket to experience a rare opportunity enter the park after dusk and enjoy the twinkling evening trail. Submit your photos, recordings and stories in advance or use our printing booth.
Halloween 31st &
1st and 2nd November
Timed entry evening tickets available for the illuminated art trail and lights inside the chapel.
Limited evening tickets
Calendar of events throughout October organised by Abney Trust including Grief Cafe and guided walks. See Abneypark.org for further details
October to 3rd November
Venue
Abney Park is 31 acres of Victorian woodland cemetery.
Free by day with ticketed chapel access and guided light trail by night.
Abney Park has two entrances by day: Stoke Newingto Church Street N16 and High Street. For evening event only access please use the high street entrance, N16 OLH. For further information on access, getting there and opening hours please click below.
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