Find funeral directors in Kent

Are you planning a funeral in Kent? We’re here to help organise the send-off that feels right for you.

With our directory you can find and compare funeral directors based on cost, location, and type of service. Use our listings to compare independent funeral homes like Earls Funeral Directors to nationwide names like Co-op and Dignity. Browse your options before making the best choice for you.

Our listings cover the whole of Kent from Gravesend to Maidstone, Ashford to Margate and more.

Planning a funeral in Kent

You’ve got a wide range of options if you’re planning a funeral in Kent. There are 11 crematoriums in the county along with several cemeteries and 4 woodland burial sites.

For religious services, you’ll find plenty of churches, chapels, and mosques across Kent.

Within Gravesend you’ll find a gurdwara, Gillingham has a Buddhist temple and Maidstone is home to a Quaker Meeting House and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

In Canterbury you’ll find a spiritualist church.

Your local funeral director will be able to offer more detail, using their local knowledge and expertise in planning funerals in Kent.

Not sure where to start with planning a funeral? Use our step-by-step guide to arranging a funeral.

Why compare Kent funeral directors?

Funeral costs in Kent vary depending on the type of service, when it takes place and the funeral director you choose. In fact, funeral directors’ fees typically make up around one third of funeral costs – so comparing options could help you to save hundreds of pounds.

For instance, a direct cremation in Kent will cost a lot less than a large celebration of life. That’s why it’s important to compare prices.

If you want to plan an affordable funeral in Kent, our directory makes it easy to compare costs all in one place.

Find a crematorium in Kent

If you’re planning a cremation, you can choose from these Kent crematoriums:

Garden of England Crematorium, Sittingbourne
Thanet Crematorium, Margate (council-led)
Kent and Sussex Crematorium, Royal Tunbridge Wells
Barham Crematorium, Canterbury
Charing Crematorium, Ashford
Herne Bay Crematorium, Herne Bay
Vinters Park Crematorium, Maidstone (council-led)
Memoria Faversham and Mid-Kent Memorial Park and Crematorium, Faversham
Medway Crematorium, Chatham
Hawkinge Crematorium, Folkstone (Dignity)
Thames View Crematorium and Cemetery, Gravesend

Find a cemetery or burial ground in Kent

For burials, these are some of the Kent cemeteries and burial grounds you can choose from:

Maidstone Cemetery, Maidstone
Margate Cemetery, Thanet (council-led)
Aylesham Cemetery, Canterbury (council-led)
Bybrook Cemetery, Ashford
Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells
Sittingbourne Cemetery, Sittingbourne
Northfleet Cemetery, Gravesend (council-led)
Chatham Cemetery, Chatham
Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham (council-led)

If you’re planning an eco-friendly funeral, these burial grounds offer woodland burials:

Eden Valley Woodland Burial Ground, Edenbridge
Kent Natural Burials, Sittingbourne
Riverview Natural Burial Grounds, Sittingbourne
Sheppey Natural Burial Company, Sheerness

Find funeral wake venues in Kent

You may choose to host the wake at home. Alternatively, for a larger venue, you may wish to use a local pub or community centre. Your funeral director will be able to talk to you about your options.

Click here for more uplifting wake ideas.

Inspiring ways to celebrate the life of a loved one

Read real stories for ideas.

Are you a funeral director in Kent?

Claim and edit your listing to showcase the services and support you offer.

Search nearby areas

Ashford Aylesford Barming Bean Beckenham Belvedere Bexleyheath Biggin Hill Birchington Broadstairs Bromley Canterbury Chatham Coxheath Cranbrook Crayford Dartford Deal Dover Edenbridge Elmers End Farnborough Faversham Folkestone Gillingham Gravesend Headcorn Herne Bay Hythe Isle of Sheppey Linton Longfield Luton Medway Maidstone Margate Medway New Romney Northfleet Paddock Wood Petts Wood Ramsgate Rochester Sandwich Sevenoaks Sidcup Sittingbourne Slade Green Stone St Peters Strood Swanley Tenterden Tonbridge Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells Walderslade Welling Westgate-on-sea West Malling West Wickham Whitstable

We recommend taking some time to look into the different cemeteries and crematoriums listed above before you make your choice. You can find more information through their websites or by reading independent reviews. This will help you to find the best option to meet your needs.

Find a funeral director in Kent