Direct burial

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Our Direct burial is a cost-effective funeral service and offers an unattended burial, which is suitable for those who do not want a formal funeral service or ceremony.

As with all our options, your loved one will receive the highest standard of care from our skilled and professional team. We’ll care for them at one of our Chapels of Rest and they’ll be taken to your choice of final resting place by private ambulance. There is no ceremony to attend.

£1,495 (includes coffin)

Funeral Director professional service fees

Other essential additional fees include: Third-party disbursement payments such as burial interment fee and, if you do not already own them, you will be required to purchase the exclusive rights to the grave.

You can view our full pricing information including our range of funeral services packages and the additional options available by clicking here.

What's included

  • Our full professional services, including making all necessary arrangements, taking care of official documentation, advice and guidance on certification and registration.
  • Collection of your loved one within a 30 mile radius of any of our funeral branches in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, and care for them in one of our Chapels of Rest (24-hour freephone careline service).
  • Dressing of your loved one in a simple gown and making preparations for their burial.
  • A wood effect veneered coffin and transportation to your choice of local final resting place by private ambulance.
  • Ongoing support from our team of expert bereavement counsellors.

Your Funeral Arranger will prepare a personalised quotation based on the local third-party burial charges that apply, and the choices you make.

What's not included

  • Visiting your loved one whilst they are being cared for in one of our Chapels of Rest.
  • Family members or mourners attending your loved one’s burial.
  • Choosing the date or time of your loved one’s burial, you won’t be advised of the date of the burial until after it has taken place.
  • Any changes to the services listed above, including changes to your loved one’s coffin or the clothing they wear at the time of their burial.
  • Third-party disbursement payments such as burial interment fee, and if you do not already own them, you may also be required to purchase the exclusive rights to the grave.
  • Additional products and services, such as limousines, flowers and order of service.
  • Embalming of your loved one, however this can be purchased separately.
  • Any transport over 30 miles from one of our funeral branches, additional charges will apply.

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Our other funeral package choices

Traditional funeral

Our most popular attended funeral package includes many of the traditional funeral choices as standard. You’ll make savings by purchasing as a package rather than choosing each item individually.

Funeral Director fees: £2,495 *Other essential additional fees may apply.

Attended funeral

Your loved one will be taken straight to the service where you can say goodbye. This funeral choice provides all the essentials for an attended funeral. Coffin included.

Funeral Director fees: £2,270 *Other essential additional fees may apply.

Direct cremation

Direct cremation is our most cost-effective funeral and offers an unattended cremation, which is suitable for those who do not want a formal funeral service or ceremony. Coffin included.

Price: £1,495