Vinters Park Crematorium Prices


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 1.30pm on Wednesday. You can book a Friday appointment by emailing bereavementservices@maidstone.gov.uk or by calling 01622 602 656.

Crematorium services

All cremations include the environmental surcharge, medical referee fee, and strewing tube.

Cremation service fees
TypeFee
Direct cremation without a service or attendance £392
30-minute cremation service at 9.15am or 4pm Monday to Thursday £575
45-minute cremation service £927
Saturday cremation service£1,600
Child cremation service (0-18 years old) No charge

For information about when the services take place, visit our crematorium webpage.

Service extras

You can choose to have music, live webcasts, and photo tributes at your service. The cost for these is below.

Service add-on fees
TypeFee
Single photograph (halo) Free
Extra single photograph £12
Slideshow with up to 25 pictures and transitions played on a loop £55
Music tribute with up to 25 pictures timed to your chosen piece of music £80
Themed tribute with up to 25 pictures timed to a piece of music with a range of themes £100
Family supplied tribute £45
Extra 25 tribute photographs £30
Additional work or late fee £25
Webcast live and on demand £75
Digital download (add-on) £10
Digital download (ordered after the day of service) £55
Keepsake copy of visual tribute or webcast on DVD or USB £60
Additional copy of the visual tribute or webcast on DVD or USB £32
Video book keepsake £100
Additional copy of the video book keepsake £75
Memorybox keepsake £130
Additional memory box keepsake £100
Webcast, slideshow or music tribute with up to 25 photos for services ages 0-18 years old No charge

Ashes

Fees for ashes
TypeFee
Receiving ashes from somewhere else £80
Witness fee - strewing or burial £45
Burial plot - new or repeat £70
Strewing tube £27
Keepsake strewing tube £7
Oak casket £70
Exhumation of ashes £120

Other fees

Other fees
TypeFee
Additional chapel time (45 minutes) £470
Service over-run charge From £250
Cancellation fee £200
Oversized coffin fee (if you fail to tell us within three working days) £200

The Children's Funeral Fund

You might be able to get financial help from the Government to help pay for a funeral of a child. You can find out more on the GOV.UK website.