Rookwood Cemetery

Hi Trevor,Shane,Mark and Shaun(The burials staff at Rookwood),I would like to thank you guys for your help to find my father’s grave, without your help I could not visit my father on Feb 21 2023. You are very amazing and thoughtful, thanks again from the bottom of my heart.From Far

This is a great attraction that is a little out if the ordinary but no less spectacular than some of Sydney’s other sights. What a wonderful place. All life’s metaphors at work in one place. The rich burried next to paupers, old graves taken back by nature. The cemetery is huge and has many chapels and buildings in its grounds. There is also an annual installation art exhibition held here. The plant and bird life is much better than expected.

Every time l come to visit my friend, l walk around The cemetery. In the 50’s and 60’s people just to decorate their love ones graves with beautiful porcelain figurines.

Rookwood Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Australia that is still in operation, and it is also the most impressive example of a garden cemetery in the country. This incredibly varied and peaceful necropolis is the final resting place of notable locals, and it contains a substantial amount of history and heritage that is just waiting to be uncovered by curious visitors.

A beautiful place to visit your loved ones who have passed. It’s a huge cemetery but easy to find your way around and well maintained.

Big and beautiful clean and peaceful cemetery,everything is well organise and easy to find,there's also been some great add on to the place like toilets for the visitors.

I am very happy that the Necropolis is taken well care of and I do visit regularly because I have dozens of family members and friends here.

Most people visit Rookwood Cemetery on what could be regarded as deeply emotional days. They drive to a particular part of the cemetery, stand around with family and friends, and then witness the final moments of person’s life as their body is laid to rest in the cemetery grounds. But, Rookwood is a lot more than a burial site. The cemetery is also a historical record of Sydney’s modern history. If you get a chance, visit the cemetery and explore an era that you haven’t visited. Maybe join a tour group to learn about the history of the site. Visit the Sydney War Cemetery or the Jewish WWII memorial. I cycle through the cemetery several times a week. There a regular bus service into the cemetery. And there’s plenty of on-street and off-street parking through the cemetery.

The fees and charges to lay a poor body to rest has no word to describe the shock. Rookwood Cemetry, prince of thieves.