Crematorium fees and charges

North Devon Crematorium fees and charges

Fees and charges - 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026

Cremation Fees

Unattended direct cremation service at 8.00am and 8.15am 

£350

10-minute attended direct cremation (10 mourners max.) at 8.30am

£499

15-minute attended service at 8.45am

£760

30-minute attended service

£899

Service extension / Memorial service (30-minutes including organist, if available)

£320

Funeral director charge for service overrun (where mourners remain in chapel beyond allocated service time)

£370

Service cancellation within 72 hours of service

£175

Booked ashes within 24 hours of service (by arrangement only)

£60

Cremation fee includes cremation, use of chapel and waiting room, services of Chapel Attendant, Organist (if available), music system, single chapel screen photo, environmental fees, Medical Referee fee, Disposal of Cremated Remains in Gardens or Cardboard Casket (additional £8 for scatter tube). 

Service time: commences at the booked start time and includes time for mourners to enter and leave the chapel.

We also apply a funeral director overrun charge when we deem a chapel is left unavailable for immediate use at end of an allocated service. 

Note: All children’s (under 18) cremation fees are free to the applicant and will be paid by the Children’s Funeral Fund for England. We do not make any charges for a child’s single service, live webcasts, 28-day watch again and music tribute. 

Webcast / Tribute Services 

Live webcast, 28-day watch again

£65

Downloadable copy of webcast – when later added onto a live webcast service

£15

Music tribute 

£85

Family-supplied video (checking-charge by Obitus)

£35

Keepsake copy of service / visual tribute (DVD or USB)

£65

Additional keepsake copies

£40

Downloadable copy of service – when a service was not webcast live

£55

Each batch of extra 25 photos

£30

Extra tribute work / late submission (by Obitus)

£25

Additional Biodegradable Containers

Cardboard casket

£22

Scatter tube

£30

Keepsake tube

£15

Cremated Remains Fees

Placement fee, returned after 12 months following cremation here       £60
Placement fee, when cremation took place elsewhere       £115
Temporary deposit, fee per month after the first month       £15

Book of Remembrance

Two lines £90
Three to five lines £140
Six to eight lines £180
Three to five lines with a picture or emblem £275
Six to eight lines with a picture or emblem £300

Memorials – 10 Year Initial Lease Period / Renewal Option

Please note: plaque purchase may be required, see below:  
Sanctum - an above-ground vault (for up to two sets of ashes)

£1300

Pear tree (for up to two sets of ashes) £575
Standard rose / climbing plant (for up to two sets of ashes) £475
Rose bush / shrub (for up to two sets of ashes) £450
Memorial tower £320
Vase block £300
 Granite mushroom (shared) £290
Children’s teddy memorial £150
Bench (exclusive - max three plaques) £995
Bench (shared) £295
Memorial branch £175

Plaques

Acrylic plaques (for garden use / benches) £100
Bronze plaques (for garden use) £195
Granite plaque for Sanctum first 80 letters only (extra at £3.00 each) £215
Granite plaque for Vase block £175
Granite plaque for memorial tower £135
Granite plaque for children’s teddy memorial (varying sizes) prices from £95
Granite disc for mushroom £130
Bronze finish leaf for memorial branch £85

5 Year Renewal Option

Pear tree / *tree (*tree is renewal only) £300
Standard rose / climber £250
Rose bush / shrub £240
Vase block £175
Memorial tower £175
Granite mushroom (shared) £160
Children’s teddy memorial £85
  Bench (exclusive) £550
  Bench (shared)     £160
Memorial branch £95
Phillips memorial (renewal only) £130
Bird box (renewal only) £100
Bird bath / sundial (renewal only) £210

All ashes are buried loosely in the ground.

Garden memorials provide space for no more than two sets of ashes.

Cut flowers without any wrapping may be left in the Garden of Remembrance.

Please do not leave any artificial flowers, plants and wreaths or items of sentimental value in the grounds and buildings. Memorials other than those provided by the Crematorium are not permitted.

North Devon Crematorium cannot be held responsible for any theft, vandalism or damage however caused and retains the right to remove any unauthorised memorials without giving notice.