Comparing funeral costs
No two funerals are the same.
And no two funeral directors are the same either.
At Alistair Turner, our prices include many of the funeral elements that other providers add on as extras.
To help you compare like-for-like, here’s our guide to pricing.
Add-ons, extras or included as standard?
Alistair Turner does not charge extra for:
- Coming to your home to make arrangements
- Out of hours attendance
- Collecting clothing locally
- Family viewing
- Saturday morning funerals
- Use of our service room
- Additional staff
- Delivery of ashes locally
- Online obituary
- Access to specialist bereavement support
Other factors to consider:
- Experience of staff
- Quality of reputation
- Standard of facilities
- Quality of fleet
- Professional accreditation
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Simple Funeral
24/7, 365 phone response
Free
Funeral Director’s fees which include as standard:
- Choice of coming to your home or meeting in branch to make arrangements as suits you
- Advice on registration of death and related documentation
- Collection of clothing
- Unlimited family viewing (out of hours by arrangement)
- Funeral planning and administration
- Saturday morning funeral option
- Co-ordinating the funeral on the day
- Additional staff if required
- Online obituary
- Delivery of ashes locally
- Access to bereavement support from third party specialists
£1,390.00
- Transportation of the deceased from 30 mile radius into our care
- Out of hours attendance
- Care of the deceased including dressing
£385.00
A real wood veneer coffin
Other coffin choices are available here
Other coffin choices are available here
£300.00
Transportation of the deceased to the funeral – Modern Mercedes E Class Hearse
£275.00
Funeral Director fee sub-total
£2,350.00
It is necessary to add either:
Crematorium fee
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Burial fee which will vary depending on cemetery provider
£640.00
Simple Funeral sub-total
It is not uncommon for a funeral to cost between £2,350.00 and £2,990.00. This is a simple funeral plus the optional extras below.
£2,350.00
Optional extras include:
Hygienic treatment (also known as embalming)
£100.00
Other coffin or casket choices: wood, wicker, wool, cardboard, or themed and personalised
See our full range here in order to get an accurate cost estimate
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£995.00
Professional officiant fees to lead a service
£160 - £260
Newspaper Notices
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Orders of service (4-page colour copy)
£30 setup, £1 / copy
Family limousines – Modern Mercedes E Class
£275.00
Alternative transport options: horse-drawn carriage, bus, tractor, motorcycle, tank or decorated trailer
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Floral tributes
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Musicians, bands, choirs or other performers
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Ashes caskets and urns
£80.00
Ashes Interment Fee (not including purchase of ground)
£220.00
Catering; venues such as church halls, hotels or historic houses may charge room hire plus a cost per head
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Doves, fireworks, jewellery, or ornamentation
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Memorial headstone or grave marker
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Scatter Tubes
£30.00
Non-attended cremation without service
24/7, 365 phone response
Free
Funeral Director’s fees which include as standard:
- Choice of coming to your home or meeting in branch to make arrangements as suits you
- Advice on registration of death and related documentation
- Collection of clothing
- Simple cremation coffin
- Unlimited family viewing (within office hours)
- Funeral planning and administration
- Co-ordinating the funeral on the day
- Additional staff if required
- Online obituary
- Delivery of ashes locally
- Access to bereavement support from third party specialists
£1,550.00
Funeral Director fee sub-total
£1,550.00
Crematorium Fee
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Non-attended cremation sub-total
£1,550.00
Children under the age of 16
Alistair Turner only charges for the coffin and any optional extras as requested. In Scotland, there are no cremation or burial fees payable either.
