Gordon Barber Funeral Directors
Funeral directors in Dereham, Norwich and Hoveton, caring for families across Norfolk and Suffolk for over 100 years.
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 Norfolk
Rated 4.975 / 5 based on 40 reviews.
Rated 5/5
Thank you Terry at Gordon Barber in Hoveton for your excellent professional but kind approach again, in caring for my relative. Once again, calm, easy to talk to without being patronising, explaining the choices and costs clearly and simply and everything carried out with the utmost dignity and respect. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a funeral director.
SB, 22 September 2026
Rated 5/5
The service we received and the performance of Ian and his team was very professional and thoughtful.
It ensured a trouble free memory of our Jeannie on the day of the funeral.
Robert Cummings, 22 September 2026
Rated 5/5
I cannot recommend Terry and the team at Gordon Barber Funeral Directors highly enough.
Not only was everything handled with the utmost care and attention to detail, but they really went the extra mile to assist the family and to check in with us, both on the day of the funeral and subsequently. Truly exemplary.
Julia Barrett, 11 September 2026
Gordon Barber
For over 100 years, Gordon Barber Funeral Directors has been supporting families across Norfolk and Suffolk with care, compassion and professionalism. Founded by Gordon Barber, who was born in Lowestoft in 1922, the business has grown from a single funeral home into a trusted local network, now managed by the third generation of the Barber family.
You can find us across the region, with funeral homes in Dereham, Carlton Road in Norwich, Eaton, Hoveton, Oulton and Thorpe. 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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