Bona Ventura

Carabanchel · Madrid

British Cemetery

Cementerio Británico de Madrid

MonumentLocal favourite

A walled English garden cemetery of 1854 in Carabanchel, created for non-Catholics who could not be buried in Spanish cemeteries. Among its 600 graves are William Parish, who ran the Circo Price, and Margarita Kearney Taylor, founder of the Embassy tea room.

Address
Calle del Comandante Fontanes 7, 28019 Madrid
Hours
Tue, Thu, Sat 10:30-13:00; closed national and local holidays
Best time to go
Morning · About 40 min
Price
Free; audio guide card EUR 3 donation (esmadrid.com 2025)
Price level
€

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Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.

Good to know

  • Open only three mornings a week.
  • Volunteers give guided visits on request through britishcemeteriesspain.org.

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