Find a funeral director in Edinburgh

Find funeral directors in Edinburgh

If you’re looking for a funeral director in Edinburgh our directory is here to help. You can browse all your options, from independent funeral homes to names like Co-op and Dignity. Our listings cover the whole city, so you can find the right Edinburgh funeral director to help you organise the send-off you want.

Planning a funeral service in Edinburgh

Edinburgh has several options for funerals, including 3 crematorium, and 2 natural burial grounds. For religious services, the city has many places of worship including churches, cathedrals, a mosque, a synagogue, a gurdwara, and a Quaker meeting house. You can find a list of places of worship in Edinburgh here.

Find Edinburgh crematoriums

If you’re planning a cremation, there are 3 crematoriums in Edinburgh:

• Mortonhall Crematorium
• Warriston Crematorium
• Seafield Crematorium

Find burial lairs and cemeteries in Edinburgh

There are 43 council-run cemeteries and graveyards in Edinburgh. However, not all of these are open to new burials. Cemeteries which are open to new graves include:

• Corstorphine Hill Cemetery (council-run)
• Craigmillar Castle Park Cemetery (council-run, has sections for baby burial plots, Muslim burial plots, Catholic burial plots and green burials)
• Kirkliston Cemetery (council-run)
• Liberton Cemetery (council-run)
• Morningside Cemetery (council-run)
• Portobello Cemetery (council-run)
• Rosebank Cemetery (council-run)
• Saughton Cemetery (council-run)
• South Queensferry Cemetery (council-run)

You can find more details about Edinburgh cemetery and crematorium listings on the City Council website.

There is also a privately-run woodland burial ground near Edinburgh:

• Binning Memorial Wood in Tyninghame

Find venues for funeral teas in Edinburgh

You could choose to hold the funeral tea at your home or in a local community centre. Alternatively, if you want to hire a venue, you’ll find a selection of pubs, restaurants and other Edinburgh funeral tea venues for hire.