Our Local Alternative Funeral
Our local Alternative Funeral offers a service where family and friends can celebrate the life of your loved one, followed by an unattended cremation.
If you’re looking for a service with the option of personalisation, followed by an unattended cremation, our local Alternative Funeral could be ideal for you.
As with all our funeral services, our expert funeral directors will guide and support you through every step of the process. From transporting your loved one to rest in climate-controlled facilities to the day of the funeral and beyond, we will be by your side.
Alternative Funeral Cost
The estimated price of our local Alternative Funeral includes a Park Coffin. We can personalise the service or coffin for an additional cost to meet your specific needs and preferences.
Choosing our local Alternative Funeral will see our expert funeral directors advise and guide you through all aspects of the funeral. Your loved one will rest in our climate-controlled mortuary, and you will have the opportunity to visit them in our Chapel of Rest during regular office hours. We want to help you in every way we can, so we will also liaise with necessary third parties and manage all documentation for the funeral on your behalf.
On the day of the funeral, your loved one will be driven by a chauffeur in a traditional hearse to the service venue where you and your loved ones can remember them and celebrate their life. The cremation will then be carried out with the utmost care at one of our selected local crematoria without any mourners present.
Estimated Cost of Funeral
- Silver Funeral Option Price£2750
- Gold Funeral Option Price£POA
- Platinum Funeral Option Price£POA
- Estimate of third party costs including crematorium cost and minister or celebrant£1488
Our local Alternative Funeral at a glance
- Our fully trained professional team will bring your loved one into our care using specialist vehicles and equipment during normal office hours
- They will be treated with the utmost respect and will rest in climate-controlled mortuary facilities
- Depending on your preferences, we will dress your loved one in their own clothes, or we can provide a gown
- We will also follow any instructions regarding hair and make-up. We will care for any personal effects in accordance with your instructions
- Your funeral arranger will liaise with necessary third parties, managing all documentation required for the funeral to go ahead
- The Park Coffin is included with this service. You also have the option to upgrade to any other coffin in our range.
- Your loved one will be transported in a chauffeur driven hearse on the day of the funeral, directly from our funeral home to the service venue
- The cremation will be carried out with the utmost care and supervised by one of our qualified attendants
- You can collect your loved one’s ashes from our funeral home, or they be scattered in the crematorium’s garden of remembrance. Alternatively, we can arrange the interment of ashes if required
- We can also help with flower arrangements, stationery, obituaries and more. Please see “Additional Services” below for further information and pricing.
- The choice of service date and time may be limited depending on availability and restrictions within the chosen venue
- The cremation will not be attended by mourners
- There will be no flexibility with the date, time and location of the cremation
Some Important Things to Consider
Alternative Choices
- The Unattended FuneralWe will help arrange a simple and straightforward cremation without a service, giving you the chance to remember your loved one in your own way.Find out more
- The Chapel ServiceA funeral using our specialist service venue, followed by an unattended cremation at a Dignity-selected crematoriumFind out more
- The Attended FuneralOur expert funeral arrangers who will help create the send off you have in mind for your loved one.Find out more
- Our MemorialsWhether cremation or burial, tailor your loved one's funeral to how you want it and remember their life among family and friends.Find out more
Service Details
Find out more about our local Alternative Venue and what it entails:
The Service
Our Range of Coffins and Caskets
Our Casket Collection
Our Classic Collection
Our Natural Collection
Our Picture Collection
Our Traditional Collection
Our Hearses
Our Limousines
Our Range of Urns
Natural Ashes Containers
Picture Urns
Scatter Tubes
Traditional Urns and Ashes Casket
Additional Services
- Reception into home or place of worship£225
- Our limousines£250
- Our embalming service£150
- Additional mileage charge for the delivery of ashes beyond a 20 mile radius from our premises£1.00 (per mile)
Essential Third Party Costs
Additional costs need to be paid to various third parties in order for the Alternative Venue to take place. Find out what these are and why they are necessary:
Overview
Example Third Party Costs
- Crematorium Cost£1260
- Celebrant or Minister Fee£228
- Total essential third party costs£1488
Minister or Celebrant
Optional Costs
Optional extras can be added to make your loved one's funeral even more personal, find out more below:
Overview
Example of Optional Funeral Costs
- Memorial£910
- Catering£408
- Flowers£184
- Venue hire£245
- Death notice£82
- Order sheets/service cards£88