Place · Main Street south & Southport Gates
Trafalgar Cemetery and Southport Gates
A quiet fifteen-minute detour at the south end of Main Street: the old British cemetery outside the Southport Gates, worth it for its shaded stones and the story behind the name.
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Hours not on file: check the official site.
- Time to spend
- 25–35 min · up to 50 min if you linger
Best time to go
Rarely busy; a few tour groups mid-morning.
Opening hours
- Note
- Opening hours and any small fee are not reliably published: check locally.
Weather here, next 7 days
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Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Walk south along Main Street, through Southport Gates, then a short way along Prince Edward's Road
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- Not recorded
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance
- NoLifts
- NoAccessible toilet
- YesWheelchair
- YesStroller
Sensory load
- Sensory load2/5 Low
Exposure: medium
Bailouts
- heat: ac-cafe-main-street
- rain: ac-cafe-main-street
Nearest rescue anchor: A — north-west block: café (field-verify)
Problem
Red lines
- It is a burial ground: keep quiet, keep off the graves and do not sit on the monuments.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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The pin marks the centre of Main Street south & Southport Gates: this place has no exact entrance point on file.
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More detail
Everything else we know about this place
Tickets, prices and entry
Know before you go
- The cemetery opened in 1798 as a burial ground for the British garrison and the town. The name refers to the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when wounded sailors were brought into Gibraltar, though only a couple of the men who died of wounds are buried here.
- Southport Gates are the 16th-century entrance through the old town wall at the south end of Main Street. The wall was built partly under Charles V, so it is older than the British period.
- Both are outdoors with little shade at midday, so go in the morning or late afternoon.
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
15min
Worthwhile
25min
Typical
35min
p95
50min
How much time do you have?
Enough for a typical visit (35 min).
Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: partly · partly
- Lifts: no · no
- Accessible toilet: no · no
- Wheelchair: yes · yes
- Stroller: yes · yes
Short, mostly level walk; gravel paths in the cemetery.
Facilities on site
| What | Status | Where / note |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | check | — |
Who it suits
| Traveler | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| History and military-heritage fans | good | A compact link to the Napoleonic wars. |
| Short-stay visitors | caution | Skip it if time is tight; the cathedral and the Upper Rock give more. |
Combine with
Combine with
Walk the Main Street south & Southport Gates area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time
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| Spot | When | Rule on the spot |
|---|---|---|
| The shaded rows of old headstones | Morning light | Photograph the stones, not other visitors. |
Deep dive
Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
Is it really a Trafalgar graveyard?
Only in part: it is a garrison cemetery that includes a small number of Trafalgar casualties.
Photos
Deep dive
Sources
- officialVisit Gibraltar (Gibraltar Tourist Board)
- officialUK FCDO travel advice — Gibraltar
- secondaryWikivoyage — Gibraltar
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Source: Opening hours
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