Fees and Charges
Fees & charges from 1st April 2025
Cremation fees include the cremation, environmental surcharge, medical referee fee & cardboard casket.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard cremation fee 18 years and over for a published 30 minute service slot available 9am & 9:30am. (please note the 30 minutes consists of 20 minutes in the chapel and 10 minutes for entering and exiting the chapel). |
£830.00 |
| Standard cremation fee 18 years and over for a published 45 minute service slot available at 10am. (please note the 45 minutes consists of 30 minutes in the chapel and 15 minutes for entering and exiting the chapel). |
£970.00 |
| Standard cremation fee 18 years and over for a published 45 minute service slot available from 10.45am to 4pm. (please note the 45 minutes consists of 30 minutes in the chapel and 15 minutes for entering and exiting the chapel). |
£1010.00 |
| Double (2 person) service cremation fee 18 years and over for a published 45-minute service slot (please note the 45 minutes consists of 30 minutes in the chapel and 15 minutes for entering and exiting the chapel). |
£1600.00 |
| Standard cremation fee 18 years and over direct to crematory with no service from 9.30am onwards. | £599.00 |
| Standard cremation fee 18 years and over direct to crematory with no service between 8.30am and 9.15am. | £545.00 |
| Baby – gestation under 24 weeks (cremation only, service time 9am or 9.30am) | No Fee |
| Stillborn babies and children under 18 years (cremation only, service time 9am or 9.30am) – these fees will be covered by the Children’s Funeral Fund (where possible). | £390.00 |
| Use of chapel for cremation service of a baby (gestation under 24 weeks), stillborn babies and children under 18 years (charge for chapel only, 9am and 9.30am) | £206.00 |
| Use of chapel for cremation service of a baby (gestation under 24 weeks), stillborn babies and children under 18 years (charge for chapel only, 10am to 4pm) | £226.00 |
| Cancellation fee – cancellation within five working days of service date. There is no charge for a postponement if within two weeks of original booking date. |
£350.00 |
| Late papers (less than 3 working days before service) or inaccurate submission of papers. | £75.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| 30 minute service extension available for the 9am service. | £385.00 |
| 45 minute service extension available from 10am through to 3.15pm | £595.00 |
| Cremation surcharge fee for overrun of allocated service time | £390.00 |
| Use of Crematorium Chapel for a memorial service for a published 30 minute slot 9am & 9.30am. | £385.00 |
| Use of Crematorium Chapel for a memorial service for a published 45 minute slot between 10am and 4pm. | £595.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Obitus service recording (DVD/USB stick) Keepsake copy | £61.00 |
| Obitus service recording additional copy (DVD/USB stick) | £35.00 |
| Obitus live webcast and on demand 28 days (including download) | £60.00 |
| Obitus professional music tribute (up to 25 photos to music) | £87.50 |
| Obitus professional music tribute copy (DVD/USB stick) | £61.00 |
| Obitus basic slide show up to 25 photos (no music) | £52.00 |
| Obitus each additional 25 photos | £32.50 |
| Obitus single photo tribute | £30.00 |
| Obitus extra single photo | £30.00 |
| Obitus downloadable copy of professional music tribute | £32.50 |
| Obitus themed tribute | £110.00 |
| Obitus video book | £120.00 |
| Obitus copy of video book | £60.00 |
| Obitus memory box | £150.00 |
| Obitus copy of memory box | £75.00 |
| Obitus bespoke tribute | £462.00 |
| Obitus checking family supplied video/photo/music tribute | £33.00 |
| Obitus extra work or deviation from original product | £37.50 |
| Crematorium staff to load and update Obitus products and services | £86.50 |
| Crematorium staff to make alterations to ordered Obitus product | £50.00 |
| Duplicate certificate of cremation hard copy | £21.00 |
| Duplicate certificate of cremation email copy | £21.00 |
| Extract of cremation hard copy | £21.00 |
| Extract of cremation email copy | £21.00 |
| Use of chapel organ (Cemetery Chapel only) | £34.00 |
| Witness the charging of the coffin into the cremator | £50.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Scattering of cremated remains from Tunbridge Wells Crematorium within 12 months of cremation | No Fee |
| Interment of cremated remains from Tunbridge Wells Crematorium unwitnessed (excluding Memorial Path) | £156.00 |
| Receiving of cremated remains from elsewhere (other crematorium), in addition to strewing or burial fee | £125.00 |
| Scattering of cremated remains after 12 months for cremations carried out at Tunbridge Wells Crematorium | £156.00 |
| Witness scattering/burial of cremated remains attendance fee (maximum 2 sets, thereafter £10.00 per set) | £54.00 |
| Temporary holding of cremated remains per month | £65.00 |
| Dividing of cremated remains by request of applicant or funeral director | £30.00 |
| Disposal of cremated remains from funeral director where applicant authority exists | £125.00 |
| Administration fee | £90.00 |
| Genealogy searches per surname, maximum of 3 people search | £55.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Metal | £42.00 |
| Polytainer | £33.00 |
| Interment cardboard casket | £19.00 |
| Token tubes | £15.50 |
| Small scatter tube | £18.00 |
| Medium scatter tube | £21.00 |
| Large scatter tube | £24.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Panorama Niche – 15 years including 1st interment and basic inscription – top row | £990.00 |
| Panorama Niche – 15 years including 1st interment and basic inscription – second row | £820.00 |
| Panorama Niche – 15 years including 1st interment and basic inscription – third and fourth row | £600.00 |
| Panorama Niche – subsequent interment (additional inscription extra) | £135.00 |
| Wall Niche – 10 years including 1st interment and basic inscription | £810.00 |
| Wall Niche – subsequent interment (additional inscription extra) | £135.00 |
| Sanctum Niche – 15 years including 1st interment and basic inscription | £1595.00 |
| Sanctum Niche – subsequent interment (additional inscription extra) | £135.00 |
| Additional characters | £4.25 |
| Panorama, Sanctum or Wall Niche vase | £65.00 |
| Buxton Granite Bench Tablet – 10 years basic inscription | £474.00 |
| Memorial Wall Plaque (Large) – 5 years including basic inscription | £420.00 |
| Memorial Wall Plaque (Large) – 5 year renewal | £210.00 |
| Memorial Wall Plaque (Small) – 5 years including basic inscription only | £360.00 |
| Memorial Wall Plaque (Small) – 5 year renewal | £180.00 |
| Barbican Plaque – initial dedication 5 years | £407.00 |
| Barbican Plaque – renewal 5 years | £225.00 |
| Memorial Path Granite Plaque – 5 year dedication | £490.00 |
| Memorial Path Granite Plaque – dedication Renewal 5 years | £230.00 |
| Granite kerb replacement vase | £10.00 |
| Standard motif on Granite plaque | POA |
| Ceramic photo plaque on Granite plaque | POA |
| Bronze Plaque for Kerb, Tree or Shrub – 5 year dedication | £360.00 |
| Bronze Plaque for Kerb, Tree or Shrub – renewal 5 years | £152.00 |
| Bronze Plaque for Kerb, Tree or Shrub – replacement within dedication period | £167.00 |
| Bronze Plaque refurbishment | £110.00 |
| Children’s Glade Mushroom Plaque (Circular Granite Plaque) – 5 year dedication | £236.00 |
| Children’s Glade Mushroom Plaque (Circular Granite Plaque) – replacement within dedication | £180.00 |
| Children’s Glade Mushroom Plaque (Circular Granite Plaque) – renewal 5 years | £146.00 |
| SAND’s Memorial Garden with Bronze Plaque – 5 year dedication | £360.00 |
| SAND’s Memorial Garden with Bronze Plaque – 5 year renewal | £152.00 |
| Granite Vase Block Plaque – initial 5 year dedication | £510.00 |
| Granite Vase Block Plaque – Renewal 5 years | £278.00 |
| Willow Tree Memorial – 5 years | £160.00 |
| Willow Tree Memorial – renewal 5 years | £142.00 |
| Willow Tree Memorial – replacement within dedication period | £60.00 |
| Purchase of bronze plaque or Willow Tree memorial after expiry of dedication. | £18.00 |
Please note that all interment fees are doubled where the deceased person resided outside the borough of Tunbridge Wells.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Single depth (6’) interment fee 18 years and over (includes removal of spoilage fee) | £900.00 |
| Single depth (6’) interment fee 18 years and over (includes removal of spoilage fee) Non TWBC Resident |
£1800.00 |
| Double depth interment fee 18 years and over (includes removal of spoilage fee) | £1200.00 |
| Double depth interment fee 18 years and over (includes removal of spoilage fee) Non TWBC Resident |
£2400.00 |
| Triple depth interment fee 18 years and over (includes removal of spoilage fee) | £1500.00 |
| Triple depth interment fee 18 years and over (includes removal of spoilage fee) Non TWBC Resident |
£3000.00 |
| Interment for babies under 24 weeks, still born children, and children under 18 years of age Some fees may be covered by the Government Children’s Funeral Fund. |
£390.00 |
| Interment for babies under 24 weeks, still born children, and children under 18 years of age Some fees may be covered by the Government Children’s Funeral Fund Non TWBC Resident |
£780.00 |
| Extra digging charge for coffins / caskets over 26″ width including handles and / or 80″ in length | £152.00 |
| Extra digging charge for coffins / caskets over 26″ width including handles and / or 80″ in length Non TWBC resident | £304.00 |
| Interment in walled grave/vault | POA |
| Interment of cremated remains (depth 18″) | £240.00 |
| Interment of cremated remains (depth 18″) Non TWBC resident | £480.00 |
| Interment in an unpurchased grave (resident only) | £1420.00 |
Please note that all purchase of Exclusive Burial Rights Fees are doubled where the purchaser resides OUTSIDE the Borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Grave Selection appointment required (otherwise next available chosen by Cemetery) | £75.00 |
| Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial 35 Years Lawn and Traditional |
£1515.00 |
| Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial 35 Years Lawn and Traditional Non TWBC Resident |
£3030.00 |
| Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial | £144.00 |
| Private grave space for babies under 24 weeks, still born child or child under 18 years of age (single depth interment only) Some fees may be covered by the Government Children’s Funeral Fund. |
£380.00 |
| Private grave space for babies under 24 weeks, still born child or child under 18 years of age (single depth interment only) Some fees may be covered by the Government Children’s Funeral Fund. Non TWBC Resident |
£760.00 |
| Cremated remains grave Exclusive Rights of Burial 35 years | £700.00 |
| Cremated remains grave Exclusive Rights of Burial 35 years Non TWBC Resident |
£1400.00 |
| Primrose garden Cremated Remains plot and memorial Type 1 Excluding Interment fee | £2400.00 |
| Primrose garden Cremated Remains plot and memorial Type 1 Excluding Interment fee Non TWBC Resident |
£3300.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 2, Excluding Interment fee | £2600.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 2, Excluding Interment fee Non TWBC Resident |
£3500.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 3, Excluding Interment fee | £2745.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 3, Excluding Interment fee Non TWBC Resident |
£3645.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Exhumation of coffin | POA |
| Exhumation of cremated remains – One set | £350.00 |
| Exhumation of cremated remains – Two sets | £540.00 |
| Use of cemetery chapel for a memorial service for a published 45 minute slot between 10am and 4pm. | £595.00 |
| Use of cemetery chapel for cremation service of a baby (gestation under 24 weeks), stillborn babies and children under 18 years (charge for chapel only) | £226.00 |
| Genealogy Search per surname , maximum of 3 people per search | £55.00 |
| Graveside service by Bereavement Services staff | £75.00 |
| Attendance in Cemetery by Bereavement Services staff | £75.00 |
| Use of chapel organ (Cemetery Chapel only) | £34.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Approval and placement of headstone only | £195.00 |
| Approval and placement of vase, book or tablet | £175.00 |
| Approval and placement of headstone and kerb set | £285.00 |
| Added inscription (onsite or offsite) | £162.00 |
| Memorial removal and disposal fee | £65.00 |
| Permit to re-install fee 5 year permit | £90.00 |
| Permit to re-install fee 10 year permit | £177.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 1, Excluding Interment fee | £2400.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 1, Excluding Interment fee Non TWBC Resident |
£3300.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 2, Excluding Interment fee | £2600.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 2, Excluding Interment fee Non TWBC Resident |
£3500.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 3, Excluding Interment fee | £2745.00 |
| Primrose garden cremated remains plot and memorial Type 3, Excluding Interment fee Non TWBC Resident |
£3645.00 |
| Interment of cremated remains | £240.00 |
| Interment of cremated remains Non TWBC Resident | £480.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Two line entry | £105.00 |
| Five line entry | £178.00 |
| Five line entry with picture | £264.00 |
| Eight line entry | £212.00 |
| Eight line entry with a picture | £294.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Two line entry | £60.00 |
| Five line entry | £75.50 |
| Five line entry with picture | £160.00 |
| Eight line entry | £94.00 |
| Eight line entry with picture | £185.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Two line entry | £83.00 |
| Five line entry | £108.00 |
| Five line entry with picture | £188.00 |
| Eight line entry | £134.00 |
| Eight line entry with picture | £208.00 |
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Two line entry | £36.50 |
| Five line entry | £60.00 |
| Five line entry with picture | £124.00 |
| Eight line entry | £72.00 |
| Eight line entry with picture | £150.00 |
ALL FEES INCLUSIVE OF VAT AT 20% WHERE APPLICABLE. PLEASE NOTE: ALL INTERMENT AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF BURIAL FEES WILL BE INCREASED BY 100% WHERE THE DECEASED PERSON RESIDED OUTSIDE THE BOROUGH OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS.