Bunhill Fields: Blake’s grave in Slow Horses

A meeting place away from the office

Bunhill Fields is the burial ground used for the Slow Horses’ meetings at Blake’s grave. Apple’s official London guide identifies the setting as a place the team turns to when trouble closes in. It is a fitting alternative to their office: an outdoor meeting point with paths, memorials and room to sit, set back from the traffic between City Road and Bunhill Row.

Confirmed: Apple names Blake’s grave in its production-backed location guide. The burial ground is also an established public garden managed by the City of London. Its appeal is different from a street exterior. You can spend time in the wider landscape, read memorials and understand how an ordinary public space becomes a discreet rendezvous in a spy story.

Scenes and episodes

The grave is a recurring meeting place in the series. In Series 6, episode 2, Lamb directs the team to assemble there when they need to leave their usual working routines behind. The location gives that instruction a recognisable destination. The Series 1 guide introduces the group and the London setting in which this meeting place becomes familiar.

Keep the distinction between a grave, a memorial and the surrounding paths in mind when comparing the screen view. Historic England separately records the monument to William and Catherine Sophia Blake on the central broadwalk. A photograph of a prominent memorial is not automatically a photograph of the exact screen composition. Use Apple’s location pin and the burial ground’s own information to orientate your visit.

What you can see

The City of London describes five enclosed burial areas and a publicly accessible northern garden with benches, planting and lawn. Walk the public paths rather than treating every space between memorials as a shortcut. The railings and different sections are part of the layout, and the strongest photographs often include the relationship between the broadwalk, trees and monuments instead of isolating a single stone.

This is also a place to slow down. Read a few inscriptions, take a seat and let the surrounding traffic recede. The setting explains why a television meeting here has a different atmosphere from a conversation outside Slough House. A modest visit can include both the screen connection and time to appreciate the burial ground on its own terms.

Old Street station · 6 min walk

From Old Street station, reach street level at the Old Street and City Road junction. Take City Road south, keeping to the pavement on the burial ground side, and continue to the City Road entrance. Allow roughly six minutes to reach the gates, with crossings and station orientation included. Once inside, follow the signed public paths towards the memorials rather than taking a direct route across burial areas.

For an alternative approach from Moorgate, walk north on Moorgate and Finsbury Pavement, passing Finsbury Square, then continue along City Road to the burial ground. Allow about twelve minutes from street level. This approach is useful if your wider walk begins in the City. The entrances on City Road and Bunhill Row let you enter from one side and leave towards the next stop on the other.

Accessibility and visiting rules

The garden visit uses street-level paths, although historic paving and the edges of burial enclosures need care. Do not assume that an accessible station entrance means step-free travel from the train. For a step-free rail approach, Liverpool Street’s Elizabeth line provides a street-to-platform option; continue north-west on an appropriate street route or use TfL’s planner to arrange an accessible onward journey.

Access checked on 12 October 2026: the current City of London page identifies public entrances and garden areas but does not publish a daily timetable. Plan a daytime visit and check the gate notice on arrival. Follow any temporary closure signs, and leave enclosed memorial areas to the routes and access arrangements provided by the garden’s managers.

When to go and where to stop

A late-morning visit works well for reading inscriptions and photographing the broadwalk in daylight. Allow extra time if autumn leaves or wet weather make the paths slower to negotiate. Sitting quietly also gives you a better impression of the place than rushing through with a screen still on your phone. Bring the image for comparison, then put it away and look around.

The Artillery Arms is at 102 Bunhill Row, near the western side of the burial ground. Its own website lists toasties, cask ales and opening from noon, making it a practical lunch or afternoon pause. Leave by Bunhill Row and turn towards the pub once you have finished in the garden; there is no need to carry food into the memorial areas.

Continue on foot

For the Slough House frontage, walk south along Bunhill Row to Chiswell Street, then west towards Beech Street and Aldersgate Street. This connects a quiet meeting place with the team’s everyday workplace. Use the City walking route to extend the outing through the Barbican neighbourhood, with the garden opening determining the order of your stops.

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