Coffins and urns
Choose from a range of materials and designs – simple and understated through to ornate or colourful.
Rated 5/5
Pickard & Beale Funeral Directors
11 Brewer Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RU
About our Maidstone branch
We've been caring for the people of Kent since the 1800s. At Pickard & Beale Funeral Directors in Maidstone 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 Maidstone and an unattended funeral in Maidstone. There are more of our funeral directors in Kent 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
Visiting us
We are towards the bottom of Brewer Street, opposite Brewer Street Doctors Surgery.
- 11 Brewer Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RU
Call 24 hours a day:
01622 677155
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: £4,014
Attended funeral
A ceremony tailored to any needs and wishes. Including all religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs.
- Our support and services
- £2,995
- 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
- £1,019
- Crematoria fees
- A celebrant or minister to lead the ceremony
- Total estimated cost
- £4,014
Total price: £1,745
Unattended funeral
A simpler option, without mourners present at the cremation.
- Our support and services
- £1,745
- 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
- £1,745
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 stationary
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:
Wash and dress
Access to facilities for ritual washing and dressing, allowing families to care for the person who has died in line with their faith and traditions, with support from our experienced team.
- 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 Pickard & Beale Funeral Directors
Rated 4.85 / 5 based on 33 reviews.
Rated 5/5
We arranged a funeral with Pickards and Beale for my father. When visiting they were very understanding and helpful, even helping my mother into the building with her wheelchair. Care and professional. Everything was taken into consideration.
We cannot thank the team enough for everything they did and we would recommend going to Pickard and Beale.
Ben Kirby, 2 February 2026
Rated 5/5
Matthew at Pickard & Beale Maidstone was very kind, explained everything with care.
Ness, 26 January 2026
Rated 1/5
The behaviour of this funeral director is unacceptable. I was greeted by the funeral director with sexist slur as I was navigating through high street when I met the hearse coming my way (couldn’t see it before because of parked cars by church). I pulled in as much as I could and waited respectfully, and was going to let the stream of cars behind the hearse past. Next thing I know I hear moronic misogynistic language from the funeral director to two of the male funeral party about women drivers and what to do with them - I put my window down and challenged him on this where he shouted at me ‘there was plenty of space’.
I am perfectly capable of navigating a narrow space thank you, I was being respectful of the funeral party and not pushing past - my point proven when the cars I then had to pass shouted further abuse at me asking ‘couldn’t you have waited’. Yes, I was hoping to do that before I had this sexist dinosaur talking to me!
Next time - just be kind and behave like an adult in 2025. I was being respectful and waiting for the right moment to move (ie when the other cars had gone), you could have handled this like a professional business and walked up to my car to politely say I could move on. Not making ridiculous outdated assumptions to other men about why I wasn’t driving off. Did it make you feel big and important doing that? Did you possibly have an issue with the vicar being female too? Pathetic. This is a business to AVOID as unprofessional, if they’re this casual about being disrespectful, I’d hate to think what they privately say about their clients and their families.
Chloe, 26 September 2025
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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