Find a funeral director in Folkestone

Find funeral directors in Folkestone

Looking for a funeral director in Folkestone? We understand what a challenging time it can be when a loved one passes, which is why we want to help make things a little easier for you. Our comprehensive online guide features up-to-date contact info for independent funeral directors and larger funeral homes who will be able to support you to make funeral plans in Folkestone. As you browse the listings below, you’ll also find details of local cemeteries, crematoriums and natural burial grounds, to help you put together the type of send-off your loved one would want. From simple funeral services in Folkestone to less traditional celebrations of life looking across the English Channel, we aim to provide the info you need to say goodbye in the right way.

Making funeral plans in Folkestone

From extravagant send-offs to more affordable funerals, Folkestone offers a lot of choice. The funeral directors listed in our guide will be happy to talk you through their services alongside the funeral choices Folkestone offers. From final resting place to readings, chapels of rest to coffins, Folkestone offers an almost overwhelming number of options. That’s why drawing on local knowledge from the experts on the list below really can make all the difference. If you require a religious service, there are several churches of different denominations around the Folkestone area and there is also a mosque. But it may be necessary to travel towards London to find places of worship for other faiths.

Find a Folkestone crematorium

Around the area you’ll have access to 2 beautiful privately run crematoriums. Hawkinge Crematorium is just 10 minutes away from the town, while Barham Crematorium is just a little further on the Canterbury Road. Both offer traditional funeral services to Folkestone residents:

• Hawkinge Crematorium (privately run)
• Barham Crematorium (privately run)

Arranging a funeral service at a Folkestone cemetery or burial ground

If you’re looking for a simple funeral service in Folkestone, Hawkinge Cemetery is close by. The main cemetery in the district, Hawkinge provides green burials and Muslim burials, with Muslim graves orientated in accordance with religious requirements and dug to a single depth only. If Hawkinge doesn’t meet your needs and wishes there are plenty of options to suit your funeral plans in Folkestone and the surrounding area. Meanwhile, if you’re looking to arrange a less traditional funeral in Folkestone, you’ll find several stunning natural burial grounds up near the Isle of Sheppey.

• Hawkinge Cemetery (Folkestone & Hythe District Council)
• Charlton Cemetery (Dover District Council)
• St James’ Cemetery (Dover District Council)
• St Mary’s Cemetery (Dover District Council)
• New Romney (Folkestone & Hythe District Council; ashes interment only)
• Aylesham Cemetery (Dover District Council)

You can find more details about Folkestone cemeteries as well as Dover District council run cemeteries.