Symonds Street Cemetery

Beautiful walk

Beautiful cemetery, but unfortunately it's in shambles at present. It could be due to the recent cyclone - which has taken out some of the nature tail that connects to the cemetery.

Much, much more than a cemetery

History in the raw as what was Auckland’s first cemetry evolved, even absorbing the magnificent Grafton, while bush flourished. Worth treating as walk for its own sake

Walk through

Thought I could cut through to make the walk to K road more interesting, but It did not really do that. Should have maybe spent more time.

Local history

Just near the far end of Queen St you'll find this cemetery. It's larger than you might think & you'll have to cross the street to see all the sections, segregated by religious conviction: Anglican, ...

To die for!

It’s a cemetery in the middle of a busy intersection K Road & Symonds. Really! Across from it restaurant, convenient store, hotel. It’s historical place, I was told. People go for a stroll ‍♀️ lik...