New Year's Day Tour.

The year has turned, and there are signs of the coming season all around, if you have eyes for them. Join us in our search for spring. Warm up afterwards with tea or coffee and biscuits at the Cemetery Park Lodge

Your walk leader is Kenneth Greenway, the Manager of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.

Here's what a couple of participants had to say about their experience at the 2026 tour:

"Ken was superb, masses of knowledge and his delivery was excellent, very engaging. Nothing negative to say."

SPACES ARE LIMITED TO 40.

Please note the the Cemetery Park Lodge will be open for toilet facilities, there will be space to store your belongings.  Don't bring anything too valuable.

ON THE DAY

1) Please arrive on time and go to the meeting area: the Cemetery Park Lodge, the red brick building straight ahead of you as you enter via our main gates on Southern Grove E3.

2) Wrap up warm, it could be cold and please wear appropriate footwear.

3) There are no parking restrictions at the weekend on Southern Grove.

4) The Friends will collect contact information on attendees and we will treat your data in accordance with our data protection policies.

Access statement

• This is an accessible, inclusive guided tour. The maximum number of participants is 40.

• We will cover a distance of less than 1.5km. The paths are approx. 1-2m wide. The surface is crushed concrete fines, a type of hard-packed fine gravel (which doesn't turn to mud in rain). We will not be using steps on this tour but there may be areas where the path narrows and may be difficult for wheelchairs to traverse. If arranged in advance a motorised vehicle could drive onto the site. There is restriction free on-street parking on Southern Grove during the weekend.

• Please contact us with at least 2 weeks’ notice if you’d like BSL or other interpretation/translation and we will do our best to facilitate. Sadly we have no interpreters or translators available in-house.

• Toilets will be available in the Cemetery Park Lodge. There is a toilet that is deemed accessible.  It is approx. 1.6m x 2m and there is a fixed support bar on the left of the toilet, with a movable bar on the right. There is no adult changing table or hoist.

• We are able to offer baby changing facilities and we can provide a private space for breastfeeding on request.

• We aim to make our events as accessible as possible and are learning constantly how to do this better. If you would like to let us know about any specific requirements or access needs that you would like us to meet, or offer feedback on our accessibility arrangements, please email contact@fothcp.org. We want you to feel safe in nature.

Refund policy: If you tell us that you want to cancel your ticket, we will only give you a refund if you request one, and if you give a minimum of 48 hours notice before the start of the event. If your reason for cancellation is Covid-related, you must send us a screenshot of the notification (NHS app or test result)