Maidstone Cemetery
Opening times
| Months | Times |
|---|---|
| April to September | 9am to 8pm |
| October | 9am to 5pm (4.30pm on Fridays) |
| November to January | 9am to 4pm |
| February to March | 9am to 5pm (4.30pm on Fridays) |
Reception opening times
Our admin offices are based at Vinters Park Crematorium. Reception is open 9.30am to 3.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and 9.30am to 12.30pm on Wednesday. You can book an appointment on Fridays by email or phone.
Address
Sutton RoadMaidstone
Kent
ME15 9AF
Parking
Car Parks
We have two car parks at the cemetery:
- The Sutton Road car park by the main entrance
- The Mangravet Avenue car park by the Mangravet Avenue pedestrian entrance
Disabled Parking
We have two designated disabled bays. These are in the Sutton Road car park by the main entrance.
Driving around the Cemetery
Visitors using the Sutton Road entrance may drive into the grounds of the cemetery when attending services or visiting graves but you must stick to the roads at all times.
Contact details
Phone: 01622 602 656
Email: bereavementservices@maidstone.gov.uk
Funerals
Funerals take place Monday – Friday between 10am and 2.30pm.
See our Maidstone Cemetery Prices page to find out the various costs with burials and cremations and details on how to pay.
Graves
Should you wish to make a grave selection, an appointment may be arranged by contacting the Bereavement Services Team on 01622 602656 or by emailing the Cemetery office.
Maidstone residents have priority over non-residents you can find out more on our residents webpage.
Grave selection depends on availability and personal choice. There are three options:
- Lawn graves, for people wanting just a headstone memorial
- General graves, for people wanting larger memorials
- Cremated remains plots, for people wanting to put ashes in a grave and have a memorial on the plot. This option is not available at Vinters Park Crematorium.
American or metal coffins
We are taking steps to preserve grave space and reduce our environmental impact in the cemetery. As of 14 July 2022 we will no longer bury American or metal coffins. We also do not allow vaults or the bricking out of graves.
The reasons that this decision has been taken is not only environmental as American and metal caskets do not break down, but it is also to preserve space. Vaults are also not allowed for this reason.
In order for an American casket to be buried, two grave spaces need to be purchased and only two caskets can be buried in that space (9ft and 5ft). With normal sized coffins we can bury up to six people in two graves, which means we are losing four grave spaces by allowing the caskets to be used.
We will honour those graves already purchased.