- The space is filled with rows of tiny gravestones. This is one of Hyde Park’s little-known secrets – a pet cemetery dating from the late Victorian period.
- Check infomation on Hyde Park Pet Cemetery in the London Pass Guide Book as that is where we found out about the Pet Cemetery.
- The little pet cemetery at Victoria Gate in Hyde Park, London, didn’t so much officially open in 1880 but rather it evolved from then, following one particular burial.
- Spiel: Add this to the list of more unusual things to see while in London. This “secret” pet cemetery is on the edges of Hyde Park along Bayswater Road.
- The article compares three ‘pet’ cemeteries: Hyde Park in London, Hartsdale outside New York, and the Cimitiere des Chiens in Asnieres – sur –Seine in Paris.
- 11-may-2024 - Discover Hyde Park Pet Cemetery in London, England: The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
- Hyde Park's Pet Cemetery was started in 1881 by the gatekeeper at Victoria Lodge, a Mr Winbridge, who started burying dogs in the lodge's garden.
- "Testimony to True Friendship". Located in Hyde Park, the The Victorian Pet Cemetery of Hyde Park was created almost by fluke.
- The first grave was for "Cherry" a Maltese Terrier whose owners frequently walked their dog in Hyde Park and made good acquaintance with the Gatekeeper at...
- Hyde Park in the United Kingdom is the oldest pet cemetery in the nation and has over 1,000 pet remains (Aridi 2020).