Coffins and urns
Choose from a range of materials and designs – simple and understated through to ornate or colourful.
Rated 5 / 5
Abbey Funeral Directors
10 Benfleet Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 1QB
About our Hadleigh branch
We've been caring for the people of Hadleigh since 2010. At Abbey Funeral Directors we know that every detail matters.
From handling the paperwork to advising on the little touches that make the day feel right, we’re here to support you.
With clear pricing and options to fit your needs and budget, we will guide you through every decision with care and compassion, at a pace that feels right for you.
If you are weighing up the options, we can explain the difference between an attended funeral in Hadleigh and an unattended funeral in Hadleigh. There are more of our funeral directors in Essex nearby.
Proud to be part of the Dignity group
Experts in care
Setting the highest standards for care, service and facilities
Supporting communities
Working with charities and carers to improve support
Local teams
Guiding families with local sensitivity and understanding
Serving South Essex
Hear from Amy Harrington, our business lead for Essex on the care we take to support our communities.
Visiting us
We are on Benfleet Road, located on the popular Victoria House roundabout, featuring the Olympic cyclist statue.
- 10 Benfleet Road, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 1QB
Call 24 hours a day:
01702 557197
Office opening hours:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
Our services
These are estimated costs for a cremation. For a burial, please call us and we'll explain the costs.
Total price: £4,494
Attended funeral
A ceremony tailored to any needs and wishes. Including all religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs.
- Our support and services
- £3,195
- A Basic Coffin, or choose any other and pay only the difference
- A traditional hearse
- Care in our first class facilities
- Estimated third-party costs
- £1,299
- Crematoria fees
- A celebrant or minister to lead the ceremony
- Total estimated cost
- £4,494
Total price: £1,645
Unattended funeral
A simpler option, without mourners present at the cremation.
- Our support and services
- £1,645
- A simple, Unattended Funeral coffin, or choose any other and pay only the difference
- Care in our first class facilities
- A cremation without a ceremony or mourners present
- Total estimated cost
- £1,645
The final price depends on what you choose
Your local funeral director will be happy to talk through the options and help you understand costs. You can also view our Standardised price list, Additional options price list and Crematoria prices
Add a personal touch
Floral tributes
Whether you prefer a simple bouquet, wreath, spray or coffin display we are here to help you with your decision
Service stationery
From a printed order of service to bookmarks and memorial cards, we can help you create stationery that reflects the occasion.
Our facilities
At our branch we can offer the following facilities
- Included:
Multi-faith chapel of rest
Our Chapel of Rest provides a peaceful space where you can spend time with the person who has died and say goodbye in your own way, with compassionate support from our team if needed.
- Included:
A choice of transport
We offer a choice of traditional and bespoke funeral transport, allowing families to personalise the funeral and celebrate their loved one in a way that feels right for them.
- Included:
A truly local service
As part of the local community, we have trusted connections with local florists, celebrants, venues and places of worship. This local knowledge helps us make arrangements smoothly, while creating a funeral that reflects the life of the person who has died.
Reviews for Abbey Funeral Directors
Rated 5 / 5 based on 10 reviews.
Rated 5 / 5
One Last Goodbye
With changing times and ever-rising costs, direct cremation is becoming the norm for many families. Often, at a time of loss, family members and long-lost friends may have drifted apart, making traditional funerals less practical. However, for me, this conflicted with our wish to have the opportunity for one last goodbye.
Helen at W. Thorp suggested a lovely alternative: a service for just the six of us in their tiny chapel room. With our wonderful celebrant, Donna, and everything thoughtfully arranged by Julie, our wishes and prayers were fulfilled in the most beautiful way. A heartfelt eulogy and poem gave us the chance to say our final goodbyes, with Mum there in the chapel with us, before sending her peacefully on her way.
Everything was arranged through the Leigh-on-Sea Broadway branch, where we were treated with such privacy, kindness and care. We were reassured that the cremation would take place in Brentwood within the week and that Mum’s ashes would be returned to us.
I cannot thank Helen, Julie, Donna and everyone at W. Thorp enough for offering us this wonderful option at such a difficult time in our lives. It gave us the personal and meaningful farewell we wanted, without the pressures and expense of a traditional funeral.
I hope this review will be helpful to other families who are facing the difficult task of saying goodbye to a loved one after a long and fulfilling life — in Mum’s case, 92 wonderful years.
And, of course, we then followed it with a good old-fashioned wake in the Old Town of Leigh-on-Sea! ❤️
Thank you all for helping us give Mum the loving and dignified final goodbye she deserved.
gill hey, 14 October 2026
Rated 5 / 5
The team at Abbey Funeral Directors were amazing and helped us to coordinate everything flawlessly despite us not being based in the country. I couldnt recommend highly enough.
Emma McGuinn, 26 August 2026
Rated 5 / 5
The staff couldn't have been more helpful. It's a difficult time with family having differing views but they were supportive and, more importantly, patient as we worked out what we wanted.
Bryan Lester, 18 July 2026
Keeping everybody informed
When you arrange a funeral with us, we can set up a free online funeral notice – a personalised webpage that lets you share funeral details.
FAQs
We're here to answer all your questions. If anything isn't clear, please ask us.
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