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Published fees for bereavement services

We recognise that many people may wish to personalise the funeral of loved ones so to assist with this we offer a range of additional services and features that can enhance our standard funeral arrangements. The prices for these can be found below.

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Price information

  • Administration fees (per hour) – £45
  • Fees for late burial paperwork** – £60 – ** late fees are applicable to late statutory forms and certificates, etc., which are not received at our Bereavement office by 3pm THREE full working days prior to the funeral service.
    This is to ensure Exclusive Rights of Burial are fully adhered to and that graves are prepared in a timely and safe manner; ownership must be established before a service can be secured and no transfer of ownership can take place until ownership is established.
    Please note that without prior authorisation, we are unable to safely process documentation submitted less than 48 hours prior to an arranged funeral and you may be requested to defer your service.
  • Fees for Memorial Headstone in place at time of grave preparation** £75
    This fee will apply where a memorial headstone remains in situ and has not been removed a minimum of TWO full working days prior to the preparation beginning for a FULL coffin interment. The non-removal of a memorial headstone will incur delays in grounds operations.
  • Fee for the removal of an unpermitted memorial or kerbing prior to grave preparation £150
    **Please note families will be given the opportunity to remove the memorial but must be within the permitted timescales (three days prior to a burial taking place).
  • Fees for late CREMATION paperwork** £60
    ** late fees are applicable to late statutory forms and certificates, etc., which are not received at our Bereavement office by 3pm TWO full working days prior to the cremation.
    Please note that we are unable to accept documentation submitted less than 24 hours prior to a cremation and you will be asked to defer your service.
  • LATE cancellation charge £150
    Applies to any service being cancelled, 72 hours prior to time of service.
  • Genealogy search per contact £25*
    (initial enquiry is free of charge and must be submitted on our online genealogy form. Subsequent search(s) are subject to advertised fees)
  • Consultation £85
    – and help with completing forms for independent funerals (burials or cremations).
  • Adult, 18 years and over – £815.00
    • Service fee includes 40 minutes use of chapel, one holding image, environmental fees attributed and for the strewing in the Garden of Remembrance at Woodlands Crematorium (Monday to Friday, if requested)
  • Child, aged 17 years and under – £815.00
    • Service fee includes 40 minutes use of chapel, one holding image, environmental fees attributed and for the strewing in the Garden of Remembrance at Woodlands Crematorium (Monday to Friday, if requested)
      **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the families, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Direct Cremation – £615.00 
    • No use of chapel nor any attendance permitted (ALL services will be marked as private)
  •   Simple Cremation -£700.00 
    • Service fee consists of 10-minute use of chapel (available 9:20 and 9:40 only), one holding image, 1 piece of entry music and 1 piece of exit music. Webcast/live streaming is not permitted.

Miscellaneous cremation fees

  • Body Parts £75.00
    • Service provided where deceased was cremated at Woodlands Crematorium.
  • Body Parts £150.00
    • Service provided where deceased was cremated elsewhere.
  • Replacement Cremation Certificate £18
  • Woodlands Chapel; 40 minutes burial or memorial service £200
  • Woodlands Chapel; 20 minutes extension £150
  • Woodlands Chapel; 40 minutes extension £200
  • Woodlands Chapel fee – over running service £200

For those cremations having taken place at Woodlands Crematorium, there is no charge for the scattering of ashes Monday and Friday, however, appointments must be made in advance.

  • Garden of Remembrance witnesses strewingfirst Saturday of the month (where available) and by appointment only. Fees are payable in advance – £50
  • Garden of Remembrance witnesses strewing – (Cremation having taken place at another Cremation Authority, Monday to Friday)
    • Adult – aged 18 years and over – £100
    • Child – aged 17 years and under. **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Garden of Remembrance witnesses strewing – first Saturday of the month (where available) and by appointment only. £50 Fees are payable in advance (where cremation has taken place at Woodlands Crematorium, there is no charge for this service Monday to Friday)
    • Adult – aged 18 years and over – £150
    • Child – aged 17 years and under. **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England** £150

Livestreaming and recording options

  • Webcasts per service £55
    (this includes seven days On Demand following the completion of the service)
  • Recording of a webcast service  £55*
    (must be requested prior to the day of the service). The recording is presented as a downloadable MP4 or a DVD/USB
  • Recording of a webcast service  £70*
    and includes an embedded with the visual tribute*
  • Recording of a previously webcast service £85*
    (recording requests can be made up to 3 months after the webcast event has completed) presented as a downloadable MP4 or DVD/USB and including any embedded with the visual tributes
  • Visual tribute £0
    A single holding image is included in Full or Simple Service fee.
  • Visual tribute £2*
    per photo (second image onwards)
  • Family visual tribute £35*
    per tribute
  • Visual tribute £35*
    Recording presented as either a downloadable MP4 file, DVD or USB
  • Visual tributes £160*orders received less than two working days before funeral service – an additional fee will be charged to the tribute order.
  • Fee for changes to music schedule, same day before service charge £25*

Child (aged 17 years and under) – fees are recovered from the Ministry of Justice’s Funeral Fund for England.

  • Adult Wooden casket (Single) £50
  • Adult Wooden casket (Double) £100
  • Adult Bronze/Gold Grafton Urn (Single) £45
  • Child’s Wooden casket (Single) £45
    **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the families, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child’s Graft White Urn (Single) £35
    **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the families, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Adult bio-degradable cardboard ashes box £8
  • Child bio-degradable cardboard ashes box £2
    **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**

Burial service fees

Purchase of Exclusive Rights for Burial Coffin (Grave) & Interment of Cremated Remains Casket and does not include interment fees

  • Adult, 18 years and over, Full Lawn Grave, Burial Rights for 50 years £1,100
  • Adult, 18 years and over, to purchasing of unused additional Lawn Full Grave, burial rights for 50 years £22.00
  • Child, 17 years and under, Lawn Full Grave burial rights for 50 years £1,100 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child, 17 years and under, to purchasing of additional LAWN FULL GRAVE Exclusive Rights of Burial (first 50 years is free of charge, any subsequent years to be purchased as per adult – non-refundable from Ministry of Justice) £n/a
  • Adult, 18 years and over, Traditional Full Grave, Burial Rights for 50 years £1,325
  • Adult, 18 years and over, to purchasing of additional Traditional Full Grave, Exclusive Rights of Burial in years (please note that you are not permitted to hold an Exclusive Right of Burial deed in excess of 50 years at any one time) £30
  • Child, 17 years and under, Traditional Full Grave burial rights for 50 years £1325 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child, 17 years and under, to purchasing of additional Traditional Full Grave   Exclusive Rights of Burial (first 50 years is free of charge, any subsequent years to be purchased as per adult – non-refundable from Ministry of Justice) £n/a
  • Adult, 18 years and over, Cremated Remains Lawn Grave, Burial Rights for 50 years £625
  • Adult, 18 years and over, to purchasing of additional Lawn Cremated Remains Grave, Exclusive Rights of Burial in years (please note that you are not permitted to hold an Exclusive Right of Burial deed in excess of 50 years at any one time) £13.50
  • Child, 17 years and under, Cremated Remains Lawn Grave, burial rights for 50 years £625 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child, 17 years and under, to purchasing of additional Cremated Remains Lawn Grave Exclusive Rights of Burial (first 50 years is free of charge, any subsequent years to be purchased as per adult – non-refundable from Ministry of Justice) £n/a
  • Adult, 18 years and over, Traditional Cremated Remains Grave, Burial Rights for 50 years £800
  • Adult, 18 years and over, to purchasing of additional Traditional Cremated Remains Grave, Exclusive Rights of Burial in years (please note that you are not permitted to hold an Exclusive Right of Burial deed in excess of 50 years at any one time) £17.50
  • Child, 17 years and under, Traditional Cremated Remains Grave, burial rights for 50 years £800 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child, 17 years and under, to purchasing of additional Traditional Cremated Remains Grave Exclusive Rights of Burial (first 50 years is free of charge, any subsequent years to be purchased as per adult – non-refundable from Ministry of Justice) £n/a
  • Adult, 18 years and over,  two coffin depth – first interment full size grave £1,000
  • Adult, 18 years and over, two coffin depth – second interment full size grave £880
  • Adult, 18 years and over,  single use grave (single depth) – full size grave £975
  • Child, 17 years and under, two coffin depth – first interment full size grave £1,000 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • CHILD, 17 years and under single coffin depth – 2nd interment full size grave  £880**Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child, 17 years and under, single use grave (single depth) – full size grave £975 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Excavation of a two-coffin full grave space subsequently not used £425
  • Excavation of a single-coffin full grave space subsequently not used £375
  • Headstone in situ at time of grave preparation £250
  • Adult, 18 years and over,  two coffin depth – first interment full size grave £1,533
  • Adult, 18 years and over, single coffin depth – second interment full size grave £1,533
  • Adult, 18 years and over,  single use grave (single depth) – full size grave £1,533
  • Child, 17 years and under, single coffin depth- first interment full size grave £1,533**Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child, 17 years and under, single coffin depth – second interment full size grave £1,533 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Child, 17 years and under, single use grave (single depth) full size grave  £1,533 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Adult, 18 years and over,  the burial of single cremated remains £185
  • Adult, 18 years and over, the burial of two sets of cremated remains in the same grave, and at the same time as each other £275
  • Adult, 18 years and over,  the burial of 3 sets of cremated remains in the same grave, and at the same time as each other £400
  • Child, 17 years and under, burial of single cremated remains £185  **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**

Saturdays only, where available. Excluding Christmas and Easter public holidays

  • Adult, 18 years and over,  the burial of single cremated remains  £250
  • Adult, 18 years and over, the burial of two sets of cremated remains in the same plot, and at the same time £325
  • Adult, 18 years and over,  the burial of single cremated remains from another Burial and Cremation Authority   £225
  • Adult, 18 years and over, the burial of two sets of cremated remains from another Burial and Cremation Authority, interred in the same grave, and at the same time £330
  • Child, 17 years and under, burial of single cremated remains £225  **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**

Saturdays only, where available. Excluding Christmas and Easter public holidays

  • Adult, 18 years and over,  the burial of single cremated remains from another Burial and Cremation Authority  £300
  • Adult, 18 years and over, the burial of two sets of cremated remains in the same plot, and at the same time £400
  • Child, 17 years and under, burial of single cremated remains £300 **Please note there is NO CHARGE to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
  • Excavation of a cremated remains grave space subsequently not used £110
  • Exhumation (this does not include any re-burial costs) £2,300
  • Exhumation of Cremated Remains (this does not include any re-burial costs) £1,650
  • Transfer of grave ownership£85
  • Replacement grave deed £27.50*
  • Replacement grave marker (first grave marker is always issued FOC with first interment into the grave) £60

Memorial items

  • Memorial Card & Inscription (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 2 line entry) £25*
  • Memorial Card & Inscription (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 5 line entry) £60*
  • Memorial Card & Inscription (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 8 line entry) £85*
  • Floral design ONLY (min 5 line entry) £70*
  • Crests, badges, motifs added (min 5 line entry) £100*
  • Memorial Book & Inscription (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 2 line entry) £125*
  • Memorial Book & Inscription (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 5 line entry) £135*
  • Memorial Book & Inscription (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 8 line entry) £152.50*
  • Memorial Book additional entries (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 2 line entry) £55*
  • Memorial Book additional entries (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 5 line entry) £70*
  • Memorial Book additional entries (reflects the copy of the entry in the Book of Remembrance, 8 line entry)£85*
  • Floral design ONLY (min 5 line entry) £70*
  • Crests, badges, motifs added (min 5 line entry) £100*
  • Two line – permanent entry (minimum) with no illustrations (first line is always the deceased’s name, maximum characters on second line is 30) £80*
  • Five line – permanent entry £107*
  • Eight line – permanent entry £148*
  • Floral design ONLY (min 5 line entry) £70*
  • Crests, badges, motifs added (min 5 line entry) £100*
  • Reserved line – each lines only (entry to be paid for at the current rate when inscription is made) £17.50*

Leased memorials

  • 10 year lease of Ash Vault, to include a maximum of 80 characters (& allows for placement of 2 sets of cremated remains) £1125*
  • Re – leasing following initial term (in 10 year segments) £925*
  • 10 year lease of Ash Vault, to include a maximum of 80 characters (& allows for placement of 2 sets of cremated remains) £2150*
  • Re – leasing following initial term (in 10 year segments) £1850*
  • Transfer of vault ownership £85*
  • The placement of an additional casket into an existing vault (each) £50*
  • Tablet Inscriptions, extra characters over and above 80 included (81+) each £3 per character*
  • Tablet inscriptions, additional inscription added to existing vault tablet (maximum 80 characters) £400*
  • Photograph (7″ x 5″) £115*
  • Motifs, badges and any additional designs at manufacturer’s costs £POA
  • The opening up of an existing vault for any reason other than the placement of Cremated Remains (per occasion) £25*
  • Tree of Remembrance Leaf including inscription and initial 5 year lease£70*
  • Tree of Remembrance Leaf – renewal for a further 5 years £50*
  • Tree of Remembrance Leaf – return of leaf to applicant when item is not renewed (item to be sent via secure mail) £12.50*
  • Windswept Tree Leaf including inscription and initial 5 year lease £125*
  • Windswept Tree Leaf – renewal for a further 5 years£50*
  • Windswept Tree Leaf – return of leaf to applicant when item is not renewed (item to be sent via secure mail) £12.50*
  • Rose Boulder including inscription and initial 5 year lease £325*
  • Rose Boulder – renewal for a further 5 years£200*
  • Rose Boulder – added inscription (new plaque ONLY to an existing boulder with no change to terms of lease) £100*
  • Photograph £105*
  • Rose Boulder – return of plaque to applicant when item not renewed £37.50*
  • Tower Plaque including inscription and initial 5 year lease  £187.50*
  • Tower Plaque – renewal for a further 5 years includes for regilding £160*
  • Tower Plaque – added inscription where space allows £165*
  • Crests, badges, motifs £25*
  • Photograph £105*
  • Tower plaque – return of plaque to applicant when item not renewed £75*
  • Baby Barbican Plaque including inscription and initial 5 year lease  £260*
  • Baby Barbican Plaque – renewal for a further 5 years includes for regilding £130*
  • Carved artwork – wildlife design £200*
  • Crests, badges, motifs £105*
  • Oval photograph £67.50*
  • Baby Barbican Plaque – return of plaque to applicant when item not renewed £75*
  • Sundial Plaque including inscription and initial 5 year lease  £260*
  • Sundial Plaque – renewal for a further 5 years includes for regilding £150*
  • Photograph £112.50*
  • Motif POA
  • Sundial Plaque – return of plaque to applicant when item not renewed £75*
  • Butterfly Shaped Plaque including lifetime dedication  £330*
  • Plaque for fitting to military barbican – lifelong dedication £250*
  • Military Badges, emblems etc POA
  • Dedication of one third (1/3) share for initial 5 year period (plaque 130mm x 60mm) £300*
  • Dedication renewal one 1/3 bench for a further 5 years £172.50*
  • Return of seat plaque to applicant when item not renewed £12.50
  • Dedication on Woodlands Tree Seat (available at Woodlands Memorial Park only) for initial 5 year period £200*
  • Renewal of Dedication on Woodlands Tree Seat (available at Woodlands Memorial Park only) for additional 5 year period £110*
  • Return of Woodlands Tree seat plaque to applicant when item not renewed £65*
  • Love Lock initial 5 year lease £130*
  • Love Lock – renewal for a further 5 years £85*
  • Love Lock – return of lock to applicant when item not renewed £50*
  • Small Birdhouse with whole life dedication £70*
  • Large Birdhouse with whole life dedication £90*
  • Tawny Owl Bird Box with whole life dedication £100*
  • Bat Box Single with whole life dedication £75*
  • Natural Bee Log Nester with whole life dedication £90*
  • Black granite cemetery memorial plaques, gold or silver inscription. First inscription £450*
  • Black granite cemetery memorial plaques – second inscription £245*
  • Black granite cemetery memorial plaques – photo plaque (70mm x 50mm) £160*
  • Black granite cemetery memorial plaques – Colour motif £35*
  • Regilding £250*
  • Mock stone (green or green) – first inscription (100 characters included) £675*
  • Mock stone (green or green) – added inscription (50 characters) £250*
  • Ceramic photo plaque fitted onto mock stone £205*
  • Motif (each) on mock stone £205*

*please note on this style plaque, there is no offer of an added inscription

  • Black on Silver plate £300*
  • Silver on Black plate £300*
  • Permit to erect a SINGLE memorial headstone or vase and kerb edging (one single application) £135
  • Permit to erect a DOUBLE memorial headstone or vase and kerb edging (one single application) £243*
  • Permit to Erect a memorial retrospectively £525*
  • Permit for additional inscription to an existing memorial, where a previous permit has been granted £85*
  • Permit for an additional plaque/tablet within an existing kerb set, where a previous permit has been granted £85*
  • Permit to subsequently erect kerb edging to a grave where a permit for such has not previously been granted. *please note not all cemeteries will allow for upgrade/kerb sets £85*
  • Permit to remove existing kerb set and replace with a NEW memorial £100*
  • Permit to replace an existing memorial with a NEW memorial £85*
  • Permit for professional cleaning and or refurbishment of memorial (this does not include for memorial mason fees, or permission granted to add inscriptions) £25*
  • Permit Non Compliance Fee where a memorial has been fitted outside of the approved permit without written authorisation (such oversized memorials including any foundations, colour or wording etc. not as agreed as shown on the original application) £500*

Contact

crematorium@northlincs.gov.uk

01724 747555

Bereavement Services Office
Woodlands Crematorium
Brumby Wood Lane
North Lincolnshire
DN17 1SP

Opening hours:

Bereavement Services office:

Monday to Thursday: 9am to 4.30pm
Friday: 9am to 3.30pm