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Kingsdown cemetery and crematorium fees for 2026

Cremation

Cremation fees include:

  • use of Chapel and provision of the Obitus music system
  • medical referee fees
  • dispersal of the cremated remains in our Trees of Remembrance Area (unattended) if requested
  • certificate of cremation
  • biodegradable container for the cremated remains
  • cremation fees include any environmental levy where applicable
  • recycling of metals through a national scheme with profits going to charity

Cremation service

Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was 18 years old or over:

Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was 18 years old or over
Service type Time slot Fee
Unattended service (including one piece of music of your choice) Not applicable £315
Short service (10 minute service) 9.00am, 9.15am or 3.30pm £635
Early morning service (20 minute service) 9.30am or 10.00am £835
60 minutes (40 minute service) 10.30am to 3.30pm £1,100
Additional service time (60 mins)** Not applicable £450

Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was stillborn or child up to and including 17 years old:

Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was stillborn or child up to and including 17 years old
Duration Service allowance Fee
30 minutes Allowing for a 20 minute service £0
60 minutes Allowing for a 40 minute service £110
Additional service time (60 mins)** Not applicable £450

* The Chapel must be clear 10 minutes before the next service time.
** Double service time can be applied to any service after 10.30am.

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Additional service options (subject to availability)

Additional service options (subject to availability)
Service type Time slot Duration Fee
Sunset service Monday to Friday, 5.00pm or 6.00pm 45 minutes £1,425
Saturday service 10.00am or 11.00am 45 minutes £1,670

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Media services

Media services fees
Media service Fee
Live webcast, plus further 28 days viewing £65
Digital download link of the service (if webcast ordered) £15
DVD, Blu-Ray or USB recording of service £66
Additional copies of service recording £36

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Visual tributes

Visual tributes fees
Visual tribute Fee
Single photo (halo) £0
Additional single photo £17
Family supplied tribute £40
Basic slideshow (up to 25 photos) £52
Music slideshow (up to 25 photos) £90
Themed tribute (up to 25 photos) £110
Digital download link of the music slideshow or tribute £15
Video book £105
Additional copies of the video book £79
Memory box £143
Additional copies of the memory box £105
Digital download link of the recorded service (stand alone product, no webcast ordered) £53
Copy of service, tribute or both, on DVD, Blu-Ray or USB £66
Additional 25 photos added to tribute £25
Additional work or late changes £25

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Other cremation service fees

Other cremation service fees
Cremation service Fee
Service overrun fee £105
Holding coffin prior to service (up to 24 hours) £35
Cancelling a booking seven calendar days before the date booked £110
Use of crematorium chapel for a memorial service (30 minutes) £320
Use of crematorium chapel for a memorial service (60 minutes) £435
Cremated remains casket (for burial) £100
Cremated remains casket (not for burial use) including VAT £120
Witnessing burial in Lawn of Remembrance or scattering in trees area £35
Cremated remains from another crematorium (lawn or trees area) £132
Searching cremation records £41
Certificate of cremation £12
Temporary deposit of cremated remains - fee per month (fee will be charged after three months) £39

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Cemetery

Fee pays for Right of Burial at Kingsdown cemetery for 75 years. All purchase fees are doubled when the deceased is not a resident of the borough of Swindon.

* All memorial permit fees are included in the purchase cost.

Cremated remains plot*

A cremated remains plot in the Garden of Remembrance at Kingsdown Cemetery.

Cremated remains plot fees in the Garden of Remembrance at Kingsdown Cemetery
Cremated remains plot option Fee
No selection - plot allocated by Swindon Borough Council £705
Selected plot - end plots by path only (limited availability) £820

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Lawn grave (headstone only permitted) single depth plot*

Lawn grave (headstone only permitted) single depth plot fees
Lawn grave plot option Fee
No selection - plot allocated by Swindon Borough Council (indicated white on plan) £1,470
Selected plot in second row (indicated yellow on plan) £1,755
Selected plot in first row (indicated green on plan) £1,905

Please note: only single depth lawn graves are available. Therefore, if two people wish to be buried together, then two graves must be purchased.

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Traditional grave (full kerb surround only permitted) single depth plot*

Traditional grave (full kerb surround only permitted) single depth plot fee
Single depth plot option Fee
No selection - plot allocated by Swindon Borough Council £2,130

Traditional grave (full kerb surround only permitted) double depth plot*

Traditional grave (full kerb surround only permitted) double depth plot fee
Double depth plot option Fee
No selection - plot allocated by Swindon Borough Council £2,385

Please note: memorials on a traditional grave must be full kerb surrounds and not a headstone only. As a result of this, the memorial mason charges associated with this type of memorial will be greater.

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Eco grave

Eco grave fee
Eco grave option Fee
No selection, no purchase in reserve, single depth only, no memorials, inclusive of interment fee £1,600

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Baby grave

Baby grave fees
Baby grave option Fee
Only room for the interment of one baby £0
For a non-resident of Swindon borough £87

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Interment - full burial

At Kingsdown, Whitworth Road and Radnor Street cemeteries.

Interment fees for full burial
Interment - full burial option Plot type Fee
Where the deceased was stillborn or child up to and including 17 years old Not applicable £0
Where the deceased was 18 years old or over Single depth plot £955
Where the deceased was 18 years old or over Double depth plot £1,075

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Interment - cremated remains

At Kingsdown, Whitworth Road and Radnor Street cemeteries.

Interment fees for cremated remains
Interment - cremated remains option Fee
Where the deceased was stillborn or child up to and including 17 years old £0
Where the deceased was 18 years old or over £360
Additional fee for cremated remains from another crematorium £140
Additional fee for Saturday burial (subject to availability) £378

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Chapel use for a burial at Kingsdown Crematorium Chapel

Where the deceased was 18 years old or over:

Chapel use fees for a burial at Kingsdown Crematorium Chapel where the deceased was 18 years old or over
Chapel use option Service allowance Fee
30 minute slot Allowing for a 20 minute service £320
60 minute slot Allowing for a 40 minute service* £435
Use of Chapel Double slot £1,220

Where the deceased was stillborn or child up to and including 17 years old:

Chapel use fees for a burial at Kingsdown Crematorium Chapel where the deceased was stillborn or child up to and including 17 years old
Chapel use option Service allowance Fee
30 minute slot Allowing for a 20 minute service £105
60 minute slot Allowing for a 40 minute service* £140

* The Chapel must be clear 10 minutes before the next service time.

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Graveside services

Graveside services fees
Graveside service duration Fee
30 minutes duration £0
Anytime over 30 minutes up to a further 30 minutes £250

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Attending burial of ashes in cemetery

Fee applies when no funeral director or minister attends the burial.

Attending burial of ashes fees (when no funeral director or minister attends the burial)
Who this applies to Fee
Where the deceased was stillborn or child up to and including 17 years old £0
Where the deceased was 18 years old or over £110

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Memorial permits

Fee pays for the right to erect or place a memorial on a grave.

Memorial permit fees
Memorial permit type Fee
Flat stone or kerb stone £440
Headstone - up to three feet £295
Cremation tablet £138
Additional inscription added to existing memorial £102
Replacement headstone (not like for like) £102
Vase with inscription on a new base £138
Vase with inscription placed on existing base £102
Baby section memorial or headstone £138

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Grave maintenance

Grave maintenance fees
Maintenance option Fee
Re-turf £110
Maintenance £120
Maintenance and planting £152

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Exhumation

Exhumation fees
Exhumation type Fee
Cremated remains exhumation from cemetery £380
Cremated remains (baby or child) from cemetery £44
Full body exhumation Price on enquiry

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Other cemetery service fees

Other cemetery service fees
Cemetery service Fee
Certificate of entry in burial register £18
Searching register of burials £41
Transfer of grave ownership £88
Late arrival for a burial fee £100

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Memorials

Entry in the Book of Remembrance

Entry in the Book of Remembrance fees
Entry type Fee
Two-line entry £88
Five-line entry £139
Eight-line entry £236
Five-line entry with flower £305
Five-line entry with badge or emblem £336
Eight-line entry with flower £428
Eight-line entry with badge or emblem £456

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Black granite wall plaques

Black granite wall plaque fees
Plaque option Fee
Ten-year initial lease (includes granite plaque and inscription) £357
Renewal for a further ten years £168
Replacement of an existing plaque (does not extend lease) £189

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Vase block tablet plaques

Vase block tablet plaque fees
Tablet option Fee
Ten-year initial lease (includes bronze plaque and inscription) £470
Renewal for a further ten years £255
Replacement of an existing plaque (does not extend lease) £240
Large plaque (includes motif) for a ten-year initial lease £560
Replacement of an existing large plaque (includes motif) £265

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Flower room plaques

Flower room plaque fees
Plaque option Fee
Ten-year initial lease (includes inscription) £195
Motif (additional cost) £25

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Standard rose bushes

Standard rose bushes fees
Rose bush option Fee
Five-year lease £380
Ten-year lease £580
Replacement of an existing plaque £185
Colour of plaque - green or blue £25
Motif (additional cost) £25

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Ashes niches

Cremated remains are placed within a chamber. Fee includes granite plaque, up to 80 characters inscription, urns and flower vases on a permanent lease. Two designs available.

Ashes niche fees
Design Fee
Book £2,430
Heart £2,200
Additional photo-plaques, pictures or additional lettering Price on enquiry

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Remembrance plaques in Tree of Remembrance area

Remembrance plaques fees in Tree of Remembrance area
Plaque option Fee
Cost of plaque for a period of ten years £378
Renewal for a further ten years £205
Replacement of an existing plaque £185
Colour of plaque - green or blue £25
Motif (additional cost) £25

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Memorial tree scheme

A plaque placed by an existing tree.

Memorial tree scheme fees
Scheme option Fee
Ten-year initial lease for a plaque placed by an existing tree (includes bronze plaque and inscription) £750
Renewal for a further ten years £450
Replacement of an existing plaque (does not extend lease) £185
Replacement black metal plaque (original scheme) £70

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Memorial bench plaques - crematorium and cemetery grounds

A maximum of five plaques per bench are allowed. Only available on benches where the lease has not been exclusively purchased.

Memorial bench plaque fees (crematorium and cemetery grounds)
Plaque option Fee
Ten-year initial lease £575
Renewal for a further ten years £205
Replacement of an existing plaque (does not extend lease) £275

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