R Davies Funeral Directors
Funeral directors in Bedminster, Horfield and Shirehampton, caring for Bristol families for over 200 years, since 1825.
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
Our locations
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Trusted by families across Bristol
Rated 4.9 / 5 based on 40 reviews.
Rated 5 / 5
Losing my father hit my mother especially hard. The staff could not have been friendlier, more helpful, or more professional. They helped us to find a celebrant who did a great job, a coffin that we both liked, and an urn that we were both happy with. The funeral really caught my father's personality, and turned out to be a good send-off, and we were pleased that R Davies also helped to raise some money for a cancer charity with their donations options, that hopefully will help someone else's loved ones to have a better chance of survival in the future.
Above all, they were patient when my mother and I had our lives upended by my father's death, and I really cannot overstate how good they were to my mother who was just a very disorientated ball of grief, who took a lot longer than usual to take things in.
Olly Mead, 23 October 2026
Rated 5 / 5
Holly was fantastic and helped us organise the funeral and was never pushy but well informed about every aspect of the process. Cassandra took the service for us and again was fantastic on the day. Everything went perfectly. So important at these times in our lives. Thank you.
Jacqueline Cadwgan, 21 October 2026
Rated 5 / 5
R Davies and son on Westbury Hill were recommended to me by a number of friends. The service provided was caring, sympathetic and seamless. We are grateful for the care taken at such a difficult time. Thank you
Michiel Kopmels, 20 October 2026
R Davies
For over 200 years, R. Davies & Son Funeral Directors has been caring for families across Bristol with compassion, professionalism and expertise. Since 1825, we have built a trusted reputation for supporting local communities through difficult times, while bringing together a number of respected local funeral businesses, including Stennar & Hill, Whitchurch Funeral Directors and T.B. & H. Pendock.
You can find us across Bristol, with funeral homes serving communities including Bedminster, Horfield, Shirehampton and beyond. Your funeral director knows their community and the people in it, and will arrange a funeral that feels right to you – whether that's traditional, alternative, or something simpler.
We're here when you need us. You can call your local funeral director at any time, 24 hours a day.
Frequently asked questions
Advice and guidance
Practical guides on arranging a funeral and what to expect.
What does a funeral director do
What a funeral director actually does, before the day and on it, how they care for the person who has died, and whether you have to use one at all.
Choosing a funeral director
What to look for when comparing funeral directors – local availability, itemised pricing, the care given to the person who has died, and how well they listen.
What to do when someone dies
The first steps after a death, in order – the medical certificate, registering, calling a funeral director and dealing with the estate, with timings.
Types of funeral
The types of funeral to choose between – burial or cremation, religious or not, ceremony or none – and how each can still be personal.
Questions to ask a funeral director
Fourteen questions worth asking before you appoint a funeral director – on costs, care, personalisation and paperwork – and what the answers tell you.
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