Haunted place

The Highgate Vampire

Highgate Cemetery, London

Reports of a tall grey figure spark a vampire hunt in a Victorian cemetery.

In 1970, people reported a tall grey figure gliding among the tombs of Highgate Cemetery. Rumours of a vampire spread through the newspapers, and on one night in March a crowd of would-be vampire hunters climbed into the cemetery.

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When: 1970
Where: 51.5670, -0.1470
Group: Haunted places

Visiting

Highgate Cemetery; tours run in the West Cemetery.

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