Coffins and caskets
Choose from a range of materials and designs – simple and understated through to ornate or colourful.
Unattended funerals in Horfield
An unattended funeral is a simple cremation with nobody present. Our funeral director in Horfield takes care of everything and returns the ashes to you.
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R. Davies & Son Funeral Directors, Horfield
- 381 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8TN
Call 24 hours a day:
0117 942 4039
Office opening hours:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
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What an unattended funeral costs in Horfield
One price, with nothing else to pay. This is what an unattended funeral costs at our Horfield funeral director.
Unattended funeral
- Our 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
- £1,645
What an unattended funeral includes
Everything below is included in the price.
- Included:Collecting and caring for the person who has died
- Included:A simple coffin
- Included:The cremation fee and all necessary paperwork
- Included:Returning the ashes to you, or scattering them at the crematorium
Talk to someone in Horfield
Our local team can talk you through the options and what everything costs, with no obligation.
What families say about us
Rated 4.8 / 5 based on 109 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
Very good, professional service. Vanja helped us through all aspects of Mums funeral and we were very pleased with how everything went.
Many thanks
Julie Higgins, 29 September 2026
Rated 5 / 5
R. Davies & Sons Funeral Directors
were very friendly and professional, nothing was too much trouble for them. My Mum was treated with respect and I was able to view her at a time that was convenient for me and my family. I definitely recommend R. Davies & Sons.
Murville Richards, 1 September 2026
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Helpful organisations
Grief after bereavement
Bereavement and grief affect people in different ways. There's no right or wrong way to feel. The NHS website has advice and places to go for support.
Help with funeral costs
If you get certain benefits you may be eligible for the Funeral Expenses Payment. You can find out more, check your eligibility, and apply on the GOV.UK website.
Report the death
There are government organisations that need to know when someone dies. Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report the death to most of them in one go.
Advice and guidance
Practical guides on unattended funerals, direct cremation and what to do next.
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.
Direct cremation funeral plans
A plan covering cremation without a service – what is and is not included, how you can still personalise it, and how paying, changing and cancelling work.
How to reduce funeral costs
Five practical ways to bring a funeral bill down, who is responsible for paying it, and why a cheaper funeral need not be a lesser one.
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Your local funeral director can talk through our costs and any personal touches you want to include. Let us know what you're thinking and we'll work to your budget.