Although a natural burial ground, GreenAcres allow their woodland hall to be used for cremation services. There’s also the option of using the separate Gathering Hall as a wake venue. The service is held at the venue, the actual cremation then takes place afterwards at a local crematorium and is unattended.
Just a 30 – 40 minute drive (~23 miles) from SW London, will transport you to a most peaceful setting surrounded by nature. As you arrive, you drive along a woodland road before turning into the forest. It’s an entirely different atmosphere – less funereal.
What gREENaCRES cHILTERN offers
- Chapel: This is a stunning Woodland Hall with glass walls in a natural woodland setting that can seat up to 120 people (or with some standing, up to 150 max). When the weather allows, more people can gather outside in the courtyard also. The service is held at GreenAcres, after which the coffin is discretely taken by GreenAcres to their eco-friendly North Oxford Crematorium for cremation.
- Service time: around 50 minutes
- Visual tributes: There is a landscape TV screen should you wish for a slideshow of photos as a reflection piece to be played during the service (we create this for you)
- Webcasting: Live-streaming option available so service can be webcast live in real time
- Ashes: You may choose to have ashes scattered or interred at GreenAcres
- Accessibility: Wheelchair access is available.
- 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
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LOCATION
GreenAcres Chiltern
Potkiln Lane
Jordans
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 2XB
T: 01494 872 158
fees
How much does a cremation at GreenAcres Chiltern cost?
- Standard fee for a cremation service (up to 60 minutes of service time): £845
- There is no additional charge made for a live webcast
- Hall Hire fee for reception: £445 (up to 1 hour) in the Gathering Hall
Please note, this does not include funeral director fees and other costs – for more details see our pricing for alternative venue funerals.
Fees shown above correct as at 04.04.2024. Please double check the current fees online here.
Additional information
Recommended caterers at GreenAcres Chiltern
- Truly Scrumptious: speak to Tania on 07748 248 916 (visit website)
- Hibiscus: speak to Jo on 07771 995038 / 01494 674584 (visit website)
- A Movable Feast: speak to Jill Mayo on 07947 145808 / 01494 873145 (visit website)
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