Symonds Street Cemetery
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Symonds Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery and park in central Auckland, New Zealand. It is in 5.8 hectares of deciduous forest on the western slope of Grafton Gully, by the corner of Symonds Street and Karangahape Road, and is crossed by the Grafton Bridge.
attractions: Aotea Square, Auckland Art Gallery, Cordis, Auckland, The Civic, Event Cinemas Queen Street, Grand Millennium Auckland, Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd, Powerstation, Auckland City Hotel, Sky World Indoor Entertainment, restaurants: Galbraith's Alehouse, Eight at Cordis, Auckland, Remedy Coffee, BurgerFuel Queen Street, Uncle Man's K'road, Le Garde-Manger, Cotto Restaurant, Father Ted's Original Irish Pub, XIAOJUNGAN Hot Pot Skewers Restaurant钢五区小郡肝火锅串串香, Coco's Cantina
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Symonds Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery and park in central Auckland, New Zealand. It is in 5.8 hectares of deciduous forest on the western slope of Grafton Gully, by the corner of Symonds Street and Karangahape Road, and is crossed by the Grafton Bridge.
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Well it'll never be as silent as the grave here 😅 located next to the highway it's loud. At night it's not clearly marked and we took a shortcut through the "park" not seeing what it was till the next day 😱 there were no gates, it's a casual corner park... . It's beautiful and feels like home. A old neglected cemetary. The VIP spot belongs to William Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand (died 1842). Named after William Cornwallis Symonds (died 1841, aged 31 in a boating accident), army captain and magistrate. . Symonds Street Cemetery, the first official cemetery in Auckland (1842) and resting place of Auckland City's founding fathers. They closed for burials in 1886 (+1 families welcome, the newest/redone headstone we saw was 1919) in 1960s - land reduced by about a quarter for the highway (it's noisy here, defs not resting in peace anymore). . 💀We stayed at a hotel opposite a graveyard, set as park, no gates closing at sundown. Though they said it's the kids doing drugs in there that you gotta worry about. As it's on a hill you can't go in at night (shouldn't) there aren't many paved roads and if you slipped and fell you might end up on top of someone! . The first graveyard on a hill, once a place of peace it's now next to a motorway... (might be the secret to being on time?) so beautiful though. Need to do a tour next time. So many graves needs upkeeping. . 📍Symonds Street Cemetery // Anglican Section
Charlie Daniels (Curious Charlie)Charlie Daniels (Curious Charlie)
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A very nice old cemetery, and provides a tranquil place amid the hustle & bustle of city life. Have a nice sculpture and benches on the Karangahape Rd (K'Rd) side of the cemetery - next to the Jewish section of the cemetery. There's also a nice pathway that connects Symonds St and Upper Queen St. However, I won't use it at night as well as on rainy days as the pathway can be quite slippery.
Alex TjahjanaAlex Tjahjana
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Another Auckland highlight. I always leave a cemetery, feeling mixed emotions. I find them fascinating, but also I wish that I could spend more time there. I barely had time to really pay my respect and very sad to leave. To see how nature reclaims and how easy we lose our past, go visit this wonder. I'm envious of the Auckland locals that can return and truly appreciate this treasure.
David SageDavid Sage
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This is a beautiful spot at the end of K road - it’s notorious for druggies but is in the process of being opened up - beautiful host amd well well and worth the walk but don’t go down to the woods alone....
Adventure GirlAdventure Girl
10
Walking down the paths you see the headstones of 1860's families. Some well kept and others untouched in nearly a century. A quiet place despite itself being buried in the middle of the city.
Robert MRobert M
10
A nice historic cemetery, but there is a lot of trash around the stones and bushes. Tried to clean up some of the garbage I found on the trails, hopefully other visitors will do the same
Nicole GNicole G
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Nearby Attractions Of Symonds Street Cemetery
Aotea Square
Auckland Art Gallery
Cordis, Auckland
The Civic
Event Cinemas Queen Street
Grand Millennium Auckland
Immigration Advisers New Zealand Ltd
Powerstation
Auckland City Hotel
Sky World Indoor Entertainment

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Auckland Art Gallery
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Galbraith's Alehouse
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XIAOJUNGAN Hot Pot Skewers Restaurant钢五区小郡肝火锅串串香
Coco's Cantina

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