Coffins and caskets
Choose from a range of materials and designs – simple and understated through to ornate or colourful.
Attended funerals in Crawley
An attended funeral is a full funeral service with family and friends there. Our funeral directors in Crawley will help you arrange it, and be with you at every stage.
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Francis Chappell & Sons Funeral Directors, Crawley
We are at the bottom of the High Street, opposite the pedestrian walkway through to the Queens Square shops.
- 8 Grand Parade, High Street, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1BU
Call 24 hours a day:
01293 521407
Office opening hours:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
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What an attended funeral costs in Crawley
This is what an attended funeral costs at our Crawley funeral director, including the fees we estimate you will pay to other organisations.
Attended funeral
- Our services
- £3,395
- 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
- £899
- Crematoria fees
- A celebrant or minister to lead the ceremony
- Estimated total
- £4,294
What families say about us
Rated 4.7 / 5 based on 57 reviews.
Rated 5/5
Kim and Barry were kind and considerate and the drivers and pallbearers on the day were too. Helpful, knowledgeable and compassionate staff.
Marion, 15 January 2026
Rated 5/5
Best team that really help people to go through a difficult and painful situation, they were polite and kind, I had no words to thank them, although this was a painful situation for me they helped me to manage it; special thanks to Kim and Michael... I don't know what I would do without their help.
LCB, 20 June 2025
Rated 5/5
Everyone showed our family kindness ,respect, and compassion.Kim ,Will and the team on the day were absolutely incredible.
Ann Mcwaters, 9 June 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 arranging a funeral and what to expect.
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.
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.
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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Talk to your local branch to get a quote
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.