Coffins and urns
Choose from a range of materials and designs – simple and understated through to ornate or colourful.
Rated 4.5/5
Forsters Funeral Directors
6 The Green, Southwick, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR5 2JE
About our Southwick branch
Here for the people of Sunderland, Forsters Funeral Services in Southwick provides caring and thoughtful support when it matters most.
At Forsters Funeral Services, we know every detail matters. From handling the paperwork to advising on the small touches that make the day feel right, we’re here to support you.
With clear pricing and options to suit 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 Sunderland and an unattended funeral in Sunderland. There are more of our funeral directors in Tyne & Wear nearby.
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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
Our funeral directors is at the end of the shopping area.
- 6 The Green, Southwick, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR5 2JE
Call 24 hours a day:
0191 516 0333
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: £3,949
Attended funeral
A ceremony tailored to any needs and wishes. Including all religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs.
- Our support and services
- £2,795
- 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
- £1,154
- Crematoria fees
- A celebrant or minister to lead the ceremony
- Total estimated cost
- £3,949
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 Forsters Funeral Directors
Rated 4.43 / 5 based on 14 reviews.
Rated 1/5
The funeral service was great and they really gave my amazing Nanna a great send off, however the service we have received after this has been absolutely disgraceful. Firstly, the Ash Casket they gave us for my lovely Nanna had a nail sticking out the front of it and holes in the bottom where the screws had been put in the wrong place.
They rectified this, but the new box had the incorrect date that my Nanna passed away and also an incorrectly spelled NAME.
How DARE you misspell my Nanna’s first name, the funeral was over a month ago, we as a family have been through enough and shouldn’t have to chase you about errors that shouldn’t have occurred in the first place. I’m absolutely disgusted by this.
*Update* Thanks for the copied and pasted response that bears no relevance to my review. We’ve already made you aware of this on multiple occasions, I just wanted to leave a review to let everyone know that it happened in the first place. Thanks for not charging us as a “gesture of goodwill” for the replacement Ash Casket though, after it was your error that misspelled my Nanna’s first name in the first place, someone who was with you in the chapel of rest for 2 weeks and you can’t even get her first name right, embarrassment.
Jake, 24 January 2024
Rated 5/5
Absolutely superb. I can't fault any aspect of the service they provided.
From first contact, John was genuine, thoughtful, respectful and dignified, and personified everything that is good about Forsters.
The ladies in the office, Miriam and Alison were just so effortlessly friendly. Every time I spoke with them and contacted them via email, their attentiveness and willingness to ensure everything was perfect was so reassuring and I feel strongly that they should receive some sort of recognition as they really were superb advocates for the business.
The funeral celebrant, Graeme was amazing. Within 5 minutes of first meeting him I felt like I'd known him for years. He has a very natural style of putting people at ease and feeling comfortable to feel able to open-up. Easily one of the hardest jobs to do surely? Yet he did it with respect, diligence and where appropriate even a little humour. The service itself was perfect and Graeme was the driving force behind this. He is a credit to himself and his profession.
John and the pallbearers were incredible and these gentlemen were very attentive when it came to guiding myself and my son on how to carry the coffin. A small gesture you might think yet it went a long way and was very much appreciated. The drivers were also excellent and conducted themselves with grace and dignity.
On behalf of my wife and family, I'd like to pay my respects and offer up my sincere gratitude to Forsters Funeral Directors for providing the very best service at one of the most difficult times of our lives and for supporting us every step of the way.
Thank you.
David Lindsay
David Lindsay, 25 January 2023
Rated 5/5
Absolutely superb. I can't fault any aspect of the service they provided.
From first contact, John was genuine, thoughtful, respectful and dignified, and personified everything that is good about Forsters.
The ladies in the office, Miriam and Alison were just so effortlessly friendly. Every time I spoke with them and contacted them via email, their attentiveness and willingness to ensure everything was perfect was so reassuring and I feel strongly that they should receive some sort of recognition as they really were superb advocates for the business.
The funeral celebrant, Graeme was amazing. Within 5 minutes of first meeting him I felt like I'd known him for years. He has a very natural style of putting people at ease and feeling comfortable to feel able to open-up. Easily one of the hardest jobs to do surely? Yet he did it with respect, diligence and where appropriate even a little humour. The service itself was perfect and Graeme was the driving force behind this. He is a credit to himself and his profession.
John and the pallbearers were incredible and these gentlemen were very attentive when it came to guiding myself and my son on how to carry the coffin. A small gesture you might think yet it went a long way and was very much appreciated. The drivers were also excellent and conducted themselves with grace and dignity.
On behalf of my wife and family, I'd like to pay my respects and offer up my sincere gratitude to Forsters Funeral Directors for providing the very best service at one of the most difficult times of our lives and for supporting us every step of the way.
Thank you.
David Lindsay
Mr David L., 18 January 2023
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
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