We found the cemetery behind a high wall next to a main road. As we are from Adelaide, which was planned by William Light, we were particularly interested in finding it. We were fascinated by the place and could have wandered around all day. There are a number of very impressive headstones and memorials.The cemetery is very rundown and needs... More

Such a shame that this cemetery of the mainly British pioneers of Penang is in such a overgrown state. Weeds/trees growing out of the headstones etc. Poorly marked. Paths overgrown. In need of maintenance if it is to last another 100 years! Part of Penang's history.

So many young people buried here, wives, children, young men. Also Sir Francis Light, Penang's first governor. A lot of the graves have been cleaned, but there are still a lot of older ones who are now unknown due to general decay. Interesting to walk around and try and imagine what it would have been like in the early days.

I felt sad when I visited this cemetery it's totally been left to the elements and sad to think that no one cares for this little piece of England in a country so far away, it was interesting and very historical people died so young. The trees made it a shady although not cool place to visit in the high... More

Easy think to do, take insect repellant if your susceptible but worth hunting out Sir Francis Light's grave

We walk pass by this beautiful place of British cemetery,it is only about 5 mins walk from our hotel so we had stop.Every grave looks interesting and big,i wonder why Sir Francis Light choose to rest here.I guess he wanted to be known as the founder of this island.Nothing much has been written about him or his companies.We sat quite... More

This Christian ceremony is worth a visit. There are a few free Sunday tours. Check with the Tourist Office on Beach Street by the Clock Tower and HSBC Bank building for time and date. This is the final resting place of famous Penang pioneers such as Francis Light, James Scott and the husband of Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher... More

An amazing place to see, fascinating place to see. Many of the people died so young, was interesting to look around and see the graves. The area isn't maintained but it all adds to the character. Worth a look around.

One of the stop in our photography tour of downtown Penang was this 200 year old cemetery,specifically to visit Francis Light's tomb. But we didn't expect to be truly taken in by the historical significance of the whole cemetery. We ended up spending quite some time at the cemetery trying to absorb the architectural magnificence and the stories of the... More