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Our services

Cathedral Funeral Services have been holding funerals for people across Herefordshire for years.

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We provide a calm, professional service during this difficult time for you and our advice is always given without any obligations.

We will provide a bespoke price for you depending on the type of funeral that is needed.
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Cathedral Funeral Services Hereford, Herefordshire

Our services include:


  • Liaising with ministers, doctors, cemeteries, coroners etc
  • Full uniformed staff on day of funeral
  • Provision of a dignified coffin with engraved name plate and silk inside lining
  • A quality gown can be provided
  • Transfer of deceased from place of death to our premises
  • Care of the deceased prior to the funeral
  • Viewing the deceased to be arranged via appointment
  • Hearse to take deceased to crematorium or coffin
In addition to our fees, there may be other disbursements which need to be paid for. 

We will provide an estimate of your overall funeral expenses depending on the sort of funeral that is held - this will be itemised into our charges and third party payments. 

Examples of the sorts of disbursements usually paid are to cemeteries, churches, crematoriums, doctors, limousine hire, newspapers among others.

Our prices



We offer a full dignified funeral from £3,593.00  including our Professional fees,  Cremation Fees, Civil Celebrants fees, Doctors fees and a dignified wooded coffin,  also included is the  medical referee for medical certificates of the  doctors fees for cremation certificates.

This includes preparing documents, liaising with relevant organisations such as hospitals, the coroner or authorities. 

 Minister’s fees from the Church of England , Roman Catholic and other Denominations  are among other expenses  that may  vary in charge.

There are various choices of coffins available and prices will vary and prices do vary from Wicker to Cardboard to Colourful coffin of personal choice.  

Our Modest Simple cremation service  at  either 8.45am  or 9.30am , is available from £2616.00 including  Coffin and Crematorium fees, doctors fees simple coffin and civil celebrant and our Professional fee.

Direct Cremations - at 8.15am  No service, no attendees and date of cremation will be arranged by ourselves is  £1742.00 all inclusive of Professional fees, doctors fees, cremation fees and simple coffin.

Burial fees vary from Church to church. Our  Professional  fee starts from £1950.00. To  this  would need to be added the  Church fees, Organist fees, Coffin of choice and other charges  regarding a burial in a denominational Church Cemetery. 

HEREFORD CREMATORIUM FEES AS SET 1ST MAY 2021

Direct funeral.  No Service or mourners present +Medical Fee £560.00

30 Minute Service + Medical Fee £ 679.00

45 Minute Service + Medical Fee £856.00


CEMETERY FEE

Standard depth grave for two  people  £2053.00

STANDARDISED PRICE LIST :- FROM APRIL 11TH 2022

All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary).

ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director’s charges also known as Professional Fees:- £1975.00

This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.  
Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements 
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care between 9am and 5.00pm. Included in Professional fees. 
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at the funeral director’s Parlour at 55 St Owen Street Hereford. HR1 2JQ  

Providing a suitable coffin – this will be made from Eco Friendly material from:- £375.00

Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director, if it possible (where viewing is requested by the customer) £75.00
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle. Included in Professional fees. 

UNATTENDED FUNERAL

This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself. 
Burial (funeral director’s charges only) £1975.00
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)  £1763.00

FEES YOU MUST PAY 

For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee. £2135.00

In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is as above.
For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.

For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee is.  £889.00
In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is as above


Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.

ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:-

Additional mileage (price per mile) Price on request .

Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) Price on request.

Embalming From £250.00 

Funeral officiant from £110.00- £250.00 (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) Prices on request 

Services supplied outside of normal office hours Prices on request 
Cathedral Funeral Services can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services.









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