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Highgate

Direct Burial

Our Direct Burial funeral option starts at £3,350 and INCLUDES the price of the burial plot.  

This makes a Direct Burial the most affordable type of burial available since the cost of a plot is included  – this is usually a significant additional associated fee.

Where price is a key factor and a direct cremation is not wanted, or indeed not permissible for religious or cultural reasons, our Direct Burial solution is a great option. 

It is a simple and dignified send-off, whilst also being more eco-conscious with the burial taking place in a woodland graveyard. It can be an unattended funeral, or family may wish to attend to say a few words graveside, or for an additional third-party cost, we can help you arrange a Minister or civil celebrant for something more formal.

Our Direct Burial option works beautifully as is, though it can be added to in any number of ways, based on your requirements. We can work with you to customise the funeral, for example, by arranging flowers, helping with a dove release, providing memorial cards, and incorporating a colour theme.

At Harrison Funeral Home, we offer you an award-winning, safe pair of hands for all of your funeral arranging needs. 

For details about what exactly is included in the Direct Burial option, please have a look at the service/price breakdown below, or give us a call 24/7 to discuss your requirements. 

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DIRECT BURIAL PRICE BREAKDOWN

Included in the £3,350 Cost:

  • Our professional services

    This includes our professional services, administration, expert advice, and help with all official paperwork. It also includes the provision of necessary staff to carry out various functions during the arrangements - from your personal funeral arranger to behind the scenes service operatives.

  • Collection of your loved one into our care

    We will collect your loved one and bring them into our care, any time of the day or night, within a 25-mile radius of the M25. For further afield, additional mileage is charged at £2 per mile.

  • Care of your loved one at Harrison premises

    We look after your loved one at our private premises from the day we collect them to the day of their funeral. Per your directions, we can dress them in clothing provided by you, or a simple, white funeral shroud.

  • Simple coffin

    Our quality, fuss-free, eco-friendly, simple coffin will include your loved one's name on a marker afixed to the outside. You may choose a different Direct Burial coffin option for an additional price.

  • Transport of the deceased to the Direct Burial ground by private ambulance

    On the day of the burial, we will transport your loved one to the burial ground by private ambulance. Upon arrival, we can meet any mourners and will escort the deceased graveside and help groundstaff lower the coffin.

  • Your choice between two burial grounds.

    Based on your wants and needs for your loved one's final resting place, you may choose between two burial grounds.

  • Burial plot

    A plot needs to be purchased for every burial and the cost for a single interment is included here.

  • Burial fees

    All burial grounds charge fees for digging the plot and the actual interment. This cost is included here. The burial will take place at a select time, which we can coordinate with you in line with your preference.

NOT included in the £3,350 Cost:

  • Embalming

    Embalming is not permissible for this type of funeral. If required, we are able to offer another similar service which we can discuss with you should it be something you require.

  • Civil Celebrant or Minister

    A civil celebrant or a minister can be arranged to conduct a small formal graveside service before interment.

  • A Service prior to burial at a Place of Worship

    A separate service at a place of worship service e.g. at a church, synagogue, mosque, temple prior to the burial can be arranged at your request. Prices are dependent upon location.

  • Viewings in the Chapel

    Viewings can be arranged at your request in our Chapel of Rest. During office hours, this would cost £200 because your loved one will need care before you sit with them.

  • Funeral Director & Pallbearers

    We can arrange to have one of our professional Funeral Directors available on the day to traditionally escort the coffin into the burial ground, as well as pallbearers to carry the coffin graveside.

  • Additional Transport

    The deceased will be transported to the burial ground by a professional private ambulance. This can be changed to a hearse for an additional cost, along with transport by limousine (including the driver) to the burial ground. Please enquire for prices.

  • Headstone

    Graves can be marked by either a tree or a wooden plaque, depending on the cemetery. The cemeteries are on woodland grounds, so headstones are not feasible.

Payment terms: Fees are payable 48 hours prior to the funeral taking place. Payment can be made via bank transfer, direct debit and all major credit cards. 

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

All of our cremation and burial options can be customised with optional extras at your request. Some of the more common requests are:

  • Flowers & Wreaths
  • Service sheets e.g. Order of Service
  • Memorial Cards
  • Special Hearse e.g. Horsedrawn Carriage
  • Singers/Piper/Organist/Choir
  • Dove Release
  • Balloon Release
  • Funeral Favours e.g. ‘Grow A Memory’ Seeds
  • Special Coffin
  • Teddy Bear Keepsake (made from an item of clothing)
  • Fingerprint Keepsakes e.g. necklace

Alternatives to a Direct Burial

At Harrison Funeral Home we have funeral options to suit all tastes and budgets. If the Direct Burial is not what you had in mind we have some alternatives here. We offer these options as a guideline and every funeral can be customised until you are happy with it.

DIRECT
CREMATION

£ 975 Starting From
  • An unattended
    funeral at a set time, at a crematorium of our choice
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Price excludes disbursements

SIMPLE
CREMATION

£ 1500 Starting From
  • Attended funeral at a set time with crematorium of your choice
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Price excludes disbursements

STANDARD
FUNERAL

£ 2080 Starting From
  • Includes a hearse, Conductor & Pallbearers. Plot excluded
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Price excludes disbursements

TRADITIONAL FUNERAL

£ 2530 Starting From
  • The full funeral cortege, plus limousine.
    Plot excluded
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Price excludes disbursements

Help With Funeral Costs

You may be entitled to a Funeral Expenses Payment (also called a Funeral Payment) from the govenment if you receive certain benefits and need help to pay for a funeral you’re arranging.

See the Gov.uk website for more information (external link): Get help with funeral costs (Funeral Expenses Payment).

It may also be that the deceased person has a prepaid funeral plan in place, in which case the costs of the funeral would already be partially or fully covered. Assuming a paper trail has been left, the next of kin should have access to this information.

Frequently asked questions

We work with two specific cemeteries to be able to offer this type of burial. Both are woodland cemeteries and as such, the graves are marked with either a tree or a wooden plaque. Woodland burials help protect an area of natural woodland, giving it a purpose that leaves it mostly undisturbed.   

We are in discussions with other cemeteries to see which other options we may be able to provide in future.

There is no catch. We recognise that not everyone has the means to afford a burial, because the cost of plots can be prohibitive. Cremation is not permissible in some cultures and religions, and we firmly believe that everyone should have the right to access the type of funeral required for a loved one. We believe that our Direct Burial provides a fair solution to this.

The starting cost for a plot locally in Enfield/Winchmore Hill is £4,500. 

About Funeral Costs

Funeral costs can be broken down into three types of fees – those of the funeral home, third-parties and optional extras. These are explained here:

Funeral home fee

This covers all aspects of funeral arrangements, including professional assistance and attending to official paperwork, arranging graves and similar, caring for the deceased, and more.  

Third-party fees

In the funeral sector, you will regularly hear third-party costs referred to as ‘disbursements.’ An example of this is a Minister’s or Celebrant’s personal fees. 

Optional extras

Any additional items you may want to include at a funeral, such as flowers, orders of service, etc.

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Michelle
Thank you so much for today. Our mum got a beautiful send off. When Mark stopped the hearse outside our old family home and got out to bow his head, hat off, that had me all choked up. Pure class. Our mother would have been seriously impressed. 100%.
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