Cemetery and crematorium fees
Cremation
Cremation service
Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was 18 years old or over:
- Unattended service (including one piece of music of your choice) - £415.00**
**for a trial period from 5 September 2022 until 30 November 2022 - £275.00 - Short service (15-minute) 9.00am to 9.15am - £515.00
- Early morning service (20-minute) 9.30am - £715.00
- 30 minutes (allowing for a 20-minute service) 10.00am to 3.45pm - £815.00
- 45 minutes (allowing for a 30-minute service) 10.30am to 3.45pm - £915.00
- Double service time (40 mins)* - £330.00
Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old:
- 30 minutes (allowing for a 20-minute service) - No fee
- 40 minutes (allowing for a 30-minute service) - £85.00
- Double service time (40 mins)* - £330.00
*Double service time can be applied to any service after 10.00am.
- Service overrun fee (exceeds five minutes over the allocated time) - £80.00
Other cremation fees
- Cancelling a booking (seven calendar days before the cremation booked) - £90.00
- Use of crematorium chapel for a memorial service (30 minutes) - £250.00
- Use of crematorium chapel for a memorial service (40 minutes) - £330.00
- Live webcast of service - £26.00
- Live webcast of service, plus further 28 days' viewing - £42.00
- DVD, Blu-ray or USB recording - £56.00
- Additional copies of the above - £27.00
- Single photo tribute - £14.00
- Simple slideshow (up to 25 photographs) - £42.00
- Professional photo tribute (up to 25 photographs, professionally edited to music) - £78.00
- Family-supplied video - £20.00
- Additional 25 photographs added to tribute - £20.00
- Copy of tribute on DVD, Blu-ray or USB - £20.00
- Cremated remains casket (for burial) - £80.00
- Cremated remains casket (not for burial) inc VAT - £96.00
- Witnessing burial in Lawn of Remembrance/Scattering in trees area - £28.00
- Cremated remains from another crematorium (lawn or trees) - £80.00
- Holding coffin before a service (up to 24 hours) - £28.00
- Searching cremation records - £32.00
- Certificate of cremation - £8.00
- Temporary deposit of cremated remains - £30.00 (per month)
- Professional photo download link - £11.00
Memorials
Book of Remembrance
- Two-line entry - £70.00
- Five-line entry - £110.00
- Eight-line entry - £190.00
- Five-line entry with flower - £245.00
- Five-line entry with badge/emblem - £265.00
- Eight-line entry with flower - £340.00
- Eight-line entry with badge/emblem - £360.00
Wall plaque
- Ten-year initial lease (includes granite plaque and inscription) - £325.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £150.00
- Replacement plaque (does not extend lease) - £175.00
- Photo-plaque - Price on enquiry
Vase block tablet
- Ten-year initial lease (includes bronze plaque and inscription) - £415.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £220.00
- Replacement plaque (does not extend lease) - £195.00
- Large plaque - £475.00
- Replacement plaque - £215.00
Flower room plaque
- Cost of a plaque for a period of ten years - £155.00
- Motif (additional cost) - £20.00
Standard rose bushes
- Five year lease - £315.00
- Ten year lease - £475.00
Memorial tree scheme
- Ten-year initial lease (includes bronze plaque and inscription) - £600.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £360.00
- Replacement/additional plaque (does not extend lease) - £145.00
- Replacement black metal plaque - £55.00
Remembrance plaque (located in Trees of Remembrance area)
- Ten-year initial lease (includes bronze plaque and inscription) - £310.00
- Motif (additional cost) - £20.00
- Colour of plaque - green or blue (additional cost) - £20.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £160.00
- Replacement/additional plaque (does not extend lease) - £130.00
Ashes niche
Cremated remains are placed within a chamber. Cost includes granite plaque, up to 80 characters inscription, urns and flower vases on a permanent lease. Two designs available:
- Book - £1,900.00
- Heart - £1,700.00
- Additional photo-plaques or pictures - Price on enquiry
Bench plaque - Crematorium and cemetery grounds
A maximum of five plaques per bench are allowed. Only available on benches where the lease has not been exclusively purchased.
- 10-year initial lease - £450.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £160.00
- Replacement plaque (does not extend lease) - £220.00
Cemetery
Fee pays for Right of Burial at Kingsdown cemetery for 75 years. All purchase fees are doubled when the purchaser/deceased is not a resident of the borough of Swindon.
Cremated remains plot
A cremated remains plot in the Garden of Remembrance at Kingsdown cemetery.
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £555.00
- Selected plot (end plots by path only, limited availability) - £645.00
Lawn grave (single depth plot)
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £1,155.00
- Selected plot in second row (indicated yellow on plan) - £1,385.00
- Selected plot in first row (indicated green on plan) - £1,500.00
- Lawn grave (single depth plot)
Lawn grave (double depth plot)
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £1,355.00
- Selected plot in second row (indicated yellow on plan) - £1,585.00
- Selected plot in first row (indicated green on plan) - £1,700.00
- Lawn grave (single depth plot)
Traditional grave (single depth plot)
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £1,680.00
Traditional grave (double depth plot)
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £1,880.00
Eco grave
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No Selection, no purchase in reserve, single depth only. No memorials. Inclusive of interment fee - £1,155.00
Baby grave
- Room for interment of one baby - No fee
- For a non-resident of Swindon borough - £70.00
Interment - Burial
At Kingsdown, Whitworth Road and Radnor Street cemeteries.
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over - £750.00 (single depth)
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over - £850.00 (double depth)
- Where deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old - No fee
Interment - Cremated remains
At Kingsdown, Whitworth Road and Radnor Street cemeteries.
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over - £285.00
- Where deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old - No fee
Chapel use for a burial at Kingsdown cemetery
Where the deceased was 18 years old or over:
- 30-minute slot - £250.00
- 40-minute slot - £330.00
Where the deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old:
- 30-minute slot - £80.00
- 40-minute slot - £110.00
Graveside Services
- Graveside service (30 minutes duration) - No fee
- Graveside service (anytime over 30 minutes up to a further 30 minutes) - £200.00
Attending burial of ashes
Fee applies when no funeral director or minister attends the burial.
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over - £75.00
- Where deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old - No fee
Memorial permit
Fee pays for the right to erect or place a memorial on a grave.
- Flat stone/kerb stone - £345.00
- Headstone (up to three feet) - £235.00
- Cremation tablet - £110.00
- Additional inscription (added to existing memorial) - £80.00
- Vase with inscription (new base) - £110.00
- Vase with inscription (placed on existing base) - £80.00
- Baby section memorial/headstone - £110.00
Grave maintenance
- Re-turf - £86.00
- Maintenance - £95.00
- Maintenance and planting - £120.00
Exhumation
- Cremated remains exhumation from cemetery - £300.00
- Cremated remains from cemetery (baby or child) - £34.00
- Full body exhumation - Price on enquiry
Miscellaneous fees
- Certificate of entry in burial register - £13.00
- Searching register of burials - £32.00
- Transfer of grave ownership - £70.00
- Late arrival for a burial fee - £80.00