Coffins and caskets
Choose from a range of materials and designs – simple and understated through to ornate or colourful.
Unattended funerals in Lancaster
An unattended funeral is a simple cremation with nobody present. Our funeral director in Lancaster takes care of everything and returns the ashes to you.
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Preston Ireland Bowker Funeral Directors, Lancaster
We are situated on Queen St Lancaster close to Aldi.
- 20b Queen Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1RX
Call 24 hours a day:
01524 64023
Office opening hours:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
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What an unattended funeral costs in Lancaster
One price, with nothing else to pay. This is what an unattended funeral costs at our Lancaster funeral director.
Unattended funeral
- Our 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
- £1,745
What an unattended funeral includes
Everything below is included in the price.
Talk to someone in Lancaster
Our local team can talk you through the options and what everything costs, with no obligation.
What families say about us
Rated 4.98 / 5 based on 48 reviews.
Rated 5/5
I honestly can't thank everyone at preston Ireland bowker enough for what they did for baby lottie nit just baby lottie but for looking after us as a family too Alex is absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend this funeral directors to anyone thank you again for everything use have done 💗
Danielle Canavan, 20 October 2025
Rated 5/5
Having recently lost our grandmother, we were dealt the double blow a few weeks later losing our mum. As Preston Ireland & Bowker provided such a wonderful compassionate and professional service for grandma, it was only right we went back to them to look after our beautiful mum. The staff who took mum from home to the funeral directors were beyond respectful and handled the situation and mum with the utmost of care. When it came to arranging the funeral the administration was handled with compassion and dignity by Karl. Sarah oversaw the whole organisation of mum's goodbye, and went above and beyond in everything we could have asked for. She was the epitome of professional, caring and over all had this faultless knack of making us smile and laugh at our lowest ebb. She led the funeral to the crematorium and took our 12 year old daughter by the hand so that she could lead her grandma on her final journey. The comfort this gave my daughter was unplanned and spontaneous on the part of Sarah. She read the whole situation and understood us as a family perfectly. As I said on the day Sarah..."Never ever change, just be you" You will never know just how much the comfort and respect you and your team gave us and mum means to us all.
Thank you all so very much.
Kev, Andrea & Simon
Kev Foxcroft, 18 July 2025
Rated 5/5
Preston Island Bowker, very polite professional and with dignity
A pure cremation I chose for my wife, you’re kindness provided me with great care and sympathy & Comfort knowing my was taken care of
Thank you very much
Andy Hamer, 2 May 2025
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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.