Derry City Cemetery

Would highly recommend these guys if u want a truthful, unbais and detailed tour. We had them give us a guided walk round the city and inside the walls and it was brilliant from start to finish. Their knowledge of events, dates and personal details of people involved in the cities past was fantastic and their personalities shine through with the passion for what they do when they speak. A must if your interested in the history of Northern Ireland or just Londonderry itself. My 10 year old even had a great day so it's not just for the adults in your group.

I’m from Derry and we visit this beautiful cemetery frequently to visit relatives’ graves, and doing the tour had been on my list of things to do for ages, and we finally did it today. I’d highly recommend this - our tour was led by Seamus and you can tell he has such a passion for the cemetery with his stories about the people who are buried there who are part of of Derry’s history. Stories with great sadness and tragedy, and some lovely stories too - and even a bit of humour thrown in there. Whether you are visiting Derry or you are a native, get your walking shoes on and spend an afternoon doing this tour. Our teenager enjoyed it too and learned lots from it. And it’s great value too! Also, I’d just like to add that the lady in the gate lodge office was so helpful recently when my family was making enquiries about older relatives graves. Nothing was too much trouble and she was able to give us some really useful information. Thank you!!

I really enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend it to both tourists and locals. Seamus was the perfect guide. His knowledge of the cemetery is second to none and he is very passionate in the manner in which he delivers the tour. Outstanding and a must for everyone!

Brilliant tour- funny and interesting throughout. Seamus is perfect as tour guide as he described tragic and difficult history tactfully with a personal insight. A must do whilst in Derry. We really enjoyed ourselves and it's well worth 5quid!

The Derry Cemetery tour provides an excellent insight into the city and its history. Equal part information and entertainment, this is a great way to spend a couple of hours. Seamus is a natural story teller who won't just quote a series of dates and numbers but rather gives you a feel for some of the characters and their human stories. Definitely well worth taking a tour.

Very insightful and informative tour with Seamus today. As well as the very poignant late 20th century history of the "troubles" in the city, he covered the impact of two world wars and the industrialisation of the 19th century, with the varying headstones' design and segregated cemetery layout illustrating and reflecting the social structure of the city in former times. A very novel format for a walking tour, but one that works very well, with his own personal reminiscences of many of the interred intertwined with well researched local history. The relatively compact walk around the cemetery allowed for much broader scope to be included than a similar tour around a city. Well recommended.

I have always wanted to get a tour of the cemetery and today I finally got the chance. Our guide Seamus was fantastic. I learned a lot about the History of the cemetery that I never knew before, even though it is on my door step. A part from giving us a great History lesson the humour that Seamus was able to bring along with it was fantastic. Seamus's knowledge and enthusiasm throughout was amazing. I would highly recommend everyone if possible to take this tour whether you are a local or a visitor to our City. Thank you Seamus for a great experience!

This tour was excellent. We are natives of the city and decided to learn about our own local history. Seamus took us through a few centuries of history weaving the stories together effortlessly and it was fascinating. This tour will appeal to locals and visitors alike. Highly recommended.

I went in search of my great great grandfather's grave. I approached a group of men working and noticed many oglaigs including Martin mcguiness so it was the republican plot. They were very helpful pointing me in the right direction for my great great grandfather's grave and a cousins who was killed in the 80s. I found the graves then walked to the city centre via free derry corner which with its murals and memorials evokes the areas tumultuous past

These gentlemen are amazing ,wow,if you want a truthful insite to the history of derry these are the guys to go with..Both from each side of the walls ..give you an amazing tour ..you will be overwhelmed with the information from both a catholic and protestant aspect ..about the history of the walls and the city itself..showing scrapings of messages on houses dating back 1913.you will find 13 is a number that is on many buildings and the year 1913 ..you will find that as you go along the tour ..thanks guys youse we,re amazing xx..can,t wait to get back