A cremation funeral does not have to take place at a crematorium. There are a couple of venues within 40 minutes of SW London where you can hold an unhurried cremation service surrounded by nature.
GreenAcres Chiltern and Clandon Wood are both natural burial grounds where they allow their Woodland Hall / Pavilion to be used for cremation services.
What these beautiful locations offer is a sense of privacy, peace and space – there is no conveyor belt. This gives families so much comfort. Surrounded by nature, the ambiance is non-funereal which makes either location ideal for children.
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Pricing explained
Our pricing for funerals is fully transparent and flexible – you only pay for those elements that you require. Some fees are essential, others are optional, so the total cost will depend on the choices you make. When we have chatted through with you what you would like, we send a personalised Fee Summary showing the breakdown of costs in accordance with what you choose.
| White Rose Modern Funerals fee * | £2,250 |
| Use of ceremonial hall for service, followed by unattended cremation at the local crematorium
GreenAcres Chiltern is £675 including the Direct Cremation fee. Service times are either 11am, 1pm or 3pm. Their Gathering Hall can also be hired for a wake at £300 per hour. If following 11am or 1pm service, 2 hours hire required. If following 3pm service, only 1 hour hire is available. Clandon Wood pavilion hire is £695 + £305 direct cremation fee, Service times can be between 11am and 1pm. There is limited availability to hold a wake at the pavilion following the service, this incurs a £200 surcharge. |
Typically £675 – £1,000 |
| Doctor’s certificate for cremation | £82 |
| Transporting the coffin (there is no charge if using our Galaxy hearsette) | No charge / Alternative hearse from £450 |
| Coffin | London oak veneer £245 / Simple Willow £465 / alternative choice of natural, solid wood, cardboard £300 – £850 |
| Minister or Celebrant (or the service can be family led, we can advise) | £300 |
| Order of Service design and print (priced per copy, minimum 20 copies) | from £60 |
| Video slideshow of photos (approx 30 photos set to chosen music track to be used as a reflection piece) | £95 |
| Pallbearers (not needed if coffin being pre-placed) | £50 each, minimum 4 needed |
| Flowers – we recommend Leonoor, Rose & Mary (you order through and pay her direct) | Hand tied bouquets from £85, sprays £135 – £295 |
| Dressing your family member in chosen outfit (dressing is a personal choice and not obligatory – a dignified soft coffin sheet is also used) | £75 |
| Private family time in Chapel of Rest (covers private church hire for an hour and transporting the coffin) | £250 |
| Pacemaker removal (if required) | £95 |
| Embalming (if required) | £155 |
| Out of hours collection for homes and care homes (3pm – 8am, weekends and bank holidays) | £225 |
| Out of area collection (typically hospital outside of London, elsewhere in UK) | £1.50 per mile |
Ballpark figures
- The simplest transport and wicker coffin, with a minister or celebrant and no other personal touches, total cost would be around £3,750 (GreenAcres) or £4,100 (Clandon Wood)
- If you wished to have additional elegantly designed finishing touches i.e. order of service, video slideshow of photos, you would be looking from £3,900 upwards dependent upon what you choose
* Click to view what our fee includes
Arranging the funeral and legal forms, collection and looking after your relative at our private facilities, online tribute page to help inform family and friends of the funeral details, hand-holding you through the process taking care of all the details, personal access to a team member including outside of office hours, our attendance on the day.
Payment terms: we appreciate how much you have to sort at this time, our terms are within 21 days of the funeral date, with payment by bank transfer.
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GreenAcres Chiltern, Beaconsfield
- Approx 40 minute drive from SW London (~23 miles)
- GreenAcres Chiltern is set in beautiful woodland
- You can also hire their Gathering Hall for a reception afterwards if you wish, subject to availability
- Service time is for around 50 minutes
- Guests can gather and chat in in the courtyard or Gathering Hall before and after the service (including an outdoor picnic area)
- Typically we pre-place the coffin into the hall before family arrive as it can feel softer. This means that if you wished for a few private moments in the hall before guests enter, we can arrange this
- The coffin stands elegantly on trestles in front of glass doors overlooking the woodland
- There is a screen should you wish for a slideshow of photos as a reflection piece to be played during the service (we create this for you)
- The actual cremation happens at the local crematorium – you do not follow there, the service ends at either the Woodland Hall
- Live-streaming option available so service can be webcast live in real time
The Pavilion at Clandon Wood
- Approx 40 minutes from SW London (~19 miles)
- Clandon Wood is set in a meadow
- Service time is for around 50 minutes
- Guests can gather and chat in a private outdoor space before and after the service
- Typically we pre-place the coffin into the Pavilion before family arrive as it can feel softer
- The coffin stands elegantly on trestles in front of glass windows overlooking the meadow
- There is a screen should you wish for a slideshow of photos as a reflection piece to be played during the service (we create this for you)
- The actual cremation happens at Kingston crematorium – you do not follow there, the service ends at the Pavilion
- Live-streaming option available so service can be webcast live in real time
Options
The restrictions on funerals has seen the evolving of ideas on how to help family and friends feel connected when they cannot attend.
- Live webcasting – connect those who cannot attend, enabling them to watch the service live
- Video – if you would prefer a permanent memory of the funeral, we can discreetly video for you
- Slideshow of up to 30 photos set to music – a lovely way to reflect quietly during a service, we create this as a video file which is far more effective than a typical slideshow. This means you can also use it again if you are planning a later Celebration of Life
- Online tribute page – this is useful to announce what is happening with the funeral, where people can easily access the live webcast and Order of Service,, leave a donation to a chosen charity and write a tribute if they wish.
- Transport – a variety of hearse options are available, or keep it simple with our hearsette. For family transport if you don’t wish to drive yourselves, we can arrange limousines, or we also use Parker Cars executive hire for a simpler style.
- Flowers – our talented florist creates hand-tied coffin bouquets that families can take away after as an alternative to a formal coffin spray if you wish.
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About us
At White Rose Modern Funerals we help you to reflect a family member’s life as you know it.
You may already have ideas that you want help with. Or, don’t know where to start.
Our approach is to talk through what mattered to who has died and to you as a family. We then help you to create the most fitting way to say farewell.
Our transparent approach to pricing will help to minimise costs.
Our knowledge and organisation skills will help you through what we know is an overwhelming and difficult time.
White Rose is run by husband and wife team Nick and Jacqui Taimitarha
I cannot recommend White Rose Modern Funerals highly enough. Jacqui and Nick are professional, kind and go the extra mile to make sure you make the funeral of your relative the celebration of life that you want it to be. Naomi L-S
