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Guidance on direct cremation

Nineteen guides on direct cremation, written for families doing this for the first time. What we arrange, for a fixed £1,295, is on direct cremation.

Start here 8 min read

Direct cremation step by step: from the first call to the ashes

How direct cremation works, step by step: the first call, collection, the chapel of rest, the paperwork, the cremation and the return of the ashes.

Explainer 3 min read

Babworth Crematorium: what families need to know

Babworth Crematorium near Retford, DN22 8FJ: who runs it, a cremation with no service, when the ashes are ready, the gardens and visiting.

Explainer 3 min read

City of London Crematorium: what families need to know

The City of London Cemetery and Crematorium in Manor Park, E12: who runs it, a cremation with no service, the ashes, the gardens and visiting.

Explainer 3 min read

Visiting a chapel of rest: what to expect

What a chapel of rest is and what a viewing is like: how your loved one will look, what you can do, taking someone with you, children, and hospitals.

Checklist 3 min read

Taking ashes on a plane: airline and airport rules

Can you take ashes on a plane from the UK: yes, in hand luggage, in a container that can be X-rayed, with three documents. What airlines want.

Checklist 4 min read

Taking ashes abroad: the documents and the cost

Taking ashes abroad from the UK: the three documents, which countries ask for more, the cost, taking a small amount, and sending them instead.

Explainer 3 min read

How long does a cremation take, and when do you get the ashes

How long a cremation takes: 90 minutes to three hours in the cremator, ashes ready the same day or next, and back with the family within days.

Explainer 3 min read

What is included in a direct cremation, item by item

What is included in a direct cremation: the coffin, the collection, the care, the cremation fee and the ashes returned, and what is deliberately left out.

Cost guide 4 min read

What is the cheapest way to be cremated in the UK

The cheapest ways to be cremated in the UK: direct cremation, doing it yourself, the Funeral Expenses Payment, donation and a council funeral.

Explainer 4 min read

Cremation or burial: cost, timing and what each involves

Cremation or burial in the UK: what each involves, what each costs, how long each takes, the paperwork, and the three things that decide it.

Explainer 3 min read

Can you attend a direct cremation? What you can choose

Can you attend a direct cremation: no one attends the crematorium. Instead: a viewing at the chapel of rest, three choices, the ceremony after.

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Choosing an urn: the size, the material and the use

How to choose an urn for a loved one's ashes: the use decides it. Size, materials and the right urn for keeping, burying, scattering and travel.

Explainer 4 min read

What different faiths say about cremation

What Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism say about cremation, tradition by tradition, and what to ask your faith leader.

Explainer 3 min read

What to do with the ashes: six options and two rules

What to do with a loved one's ashes: keeping, scattering on land or water, burying, a garden of remembrance, dividing, and taking them abroad.

Explainer 3 min read

Why families choose direct cremation: four reasons

Why families choose direct cremation in the UK: four reasons they give, from the person's wish to keeping the goodbye apart from the cremation.

Cost guide 4 min read

How much does a direct cremation cost in the UK

How much a direct cremation costs in the UK: our fixed £1,295, what it covers, the two things it does not, and the UK average cost of cremation.

Checklist 3 min read

Is a direct cremation right for us? Six questions to ask

Is a direct cremation right for your family? Six questions to answer together: the person's wish, who must be present, the goodbye, faith and cost.

Explainer 3 min read

Direct cremation or a traditional funeral: the differences

Direct cremation or a traditional funeral, side by side: what each includes, who attends, when, what it costs, and what the goodbye looks like.

Explainer 3 min read

What happens at a cremation service, and how long it takes

What happens at a cremation service and how long it takes: the arrival, the service in the chapel, the committal and the curtain, and what follows.

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