Cremation and cemetery fees are listed below.
All charges are inclusive of VAT where appropriate.
Cremation fees
| Type of fee | Fee |
|---|---|
| Cremation of a body, 18 years or older (40 minutes of chapel time) | £1,095 |
| Cremation of a body, 18 years or older (80 minutes of chapel time) | £1,660 |
| Early morning service 9am and 9:30am only (Monday to Friday) | £995 |
| Cremation only - early morning drop off, 15 minutes max in chapel, no service or music, 8:30am only | £684 |
| Direct cremation - no service, contact office for diary times | £395 |
| Foetus, Stillborn infant or child under 18 years | No charge |
| Cremation of body parts | £305 |
| Service overrun charge | £335 |
All cremation fees include the £65 mercury abatement fee.
The cremation fee includes:
- chapel use and music
- medical referee's fee
- disposal of cremated remains in the garden of remembrance (weekdays) or supplied in an environmentally friendly cardboard cremation box
You can collect cremated remains 48 hours (2 working days) after the coffin is delivered to the crematorium.
Audio-visual options
| Option | Fee |
|---|---|
| Single image | £15 |
| Simple slideshow with up to 25 photos (no music with tribute) | £53 |
| Music slideshow (pro tribute) up to 25 photos | £89 |
| Downloadable link with music slideshow or themed tribute | £11 |
| Additional photos for tributes (up to 25 photos) | £27 |
| Family supplied video - quality checking and loading to Obitus | £27 |
| Video Book - includes a recording of the service, tribute, or both. Set in an electronic screen and encased in its own ?book?. | £102 |
| Memory Box - 25 professionally printed photos along with your funeral recording on DVD and USB. This comes in a bespoke linen-covered case. | £140 |
| Themed tribute (choose from a range of themes, up to 25 photos edited and timed to chosen music) | £108 |
| Additional photos for themed tribute (up to 25 photos) | £27 |
| Audio recording of the service (memory stick or CD) | £57 |
| Audio recording - each additional copy | £43 |
| Recording of service - audio visual (memory stick, DVD, Blue-Ray) | £68 |
| Recording of service - each additional copy | £43 |
| Copy of service and visual tribute (memory stick, DVD, Blue-Ray) | £88 |
| Copy of service and visual tribute - each additional copy | £43 |
| Webcast of the service | £88 |
| Services for under 18s (live and on demand webcast, single image and basic slide show up to 25 photos) | £20 |
| Extra work fee - applies to additional work conducted outside normal working hours. | £27 |
| Late charge fee - applies to work carried out after a deadline has passed. | £27 |
Optional fees and charges relating to the cremation service
| Type of fee | Fee |
|---|---|
| Use of chapel for service only (includes music system) | £565 per 40 minutes |
| Disposal of cremated remains in the gardens from another crematorium | £188 |
| Retention of cremated remains after the first month (maximum of 3 months) | £80 per month |
| Out of England certificate (Certified Extract) | £50 |
| Scattering fee for weekends and bank holidays | £40 |
| Coffin to catafalque prior to service (maximum of 24 hours) | £72 |
| Refrigeration storage per coffin (per 24 hours) | £32 |
Cemetery fees
Interment fees
These fees apply to a deceased person who, at the time of their death or within the 12 months before their death, paid their Council Tax to Bracknell Forest Council.
Fees will be tripled for deceased persons who do not meet this criteria.
This also applies to elderly people who were living a care facility at the time of death.
The exception to this is those who were in the care of Bracknell Forest Council and were moved into a care facility, chosen by the council, not within the borough.
Adult (18 years or over)
| Type of fee | Fee - in-borough | Fee - out of borough |
|---|---|---|
| Interment (new grave) | £1,410 | £4,230 |
| Reopen of existing grave space | £1,40 | £3,120 |
Child
The fees below are for interment and exclusive rights for deceased persons under 18. They are not for residents but we must show them on our price list.
| Type of fee | Fee - in-borough | Fee - out of borough |
|---|---|---|
| Interment of a child (coffins 4'1" to max 5'4") | £164 | £492 |
| Interment of a child (coffins 4' or under) | £98 | £294 |
Cremated remains
| Type of fee | Fee - in-borough | Fee - out of borough |
|---|---|---|
| Interment of cremated remains of a person 18 years or older | £355 | £1,065 |
| Interment of cremated remains of a child under 18 years | £152 | £456 |
Associated charges for graves
| Type of fee | Fee |
|---|---|
| Additional charge for casket shaped grave | £430 |
| Transfer of exclusive rights of burial (Deed of Grant) | £99 |
| Exhumation of foetus, stillborn, child, person or Cremated Remains | Price on asking |
Exclusive rights of burial (Deed of Grant)
All deed terms are listed for a period of 75 years.
| Type of fee | Fee |
|---|---|
| Adult grave | £1,400 |
| Child's grave (Coffins 4' or under) | £620 |
| Child's grave (Coffins 4'1 to max 5'4") | £775 |
| Mini grave for 2 sets of cremated remains | £900 |
Right to erect memorials
| Type of fee | Fee |
|---|---|
| Right to erect a memorial tablet / headstone | £205 |
| Each additional inscription (each name) | £92 |
| Right to erect a temporary marker on a grave | £32 |
See cemetery regulations.
More information
Fees for funerals are increased by 50% on Saturdays and 100% on Sundays or bank holidays.
When a service is held on a weekend, the cremation will be carried out on the next working day.
All our memorial options and prices can be viewed in our memorials section.