Pricing
This is a list of our prices for 2025. If you would like to discuss your options, please contact us.
The Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021 requires the following information to be published in relation to our Cremation and Memorial fees. Price Information (123kb PDF).
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Cremation of any individual over the age of 18 years (inclusive of cremation cert) |
£910 |
| Sunrise service / sunset service | £450 |
| Virtual memorial service | £450 |
| Direct cremation (no service, no attendance, inclusive of cremation cert) |
£450 |
| Certificate of cremation (duplicate) |
£20* |
| Additional 60-minute service time | £360 |
| Surcharge for Saturday cremation services | £350 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Purchase of exclusive right of burial in a new 2 depth 9’x4’ lawn or traditional grave for a lease period of 100 yrs (Note fee is inclusive of right to place a memorial permit fee) |
£1295 |
| Purchase of exclusive right of burial in a new 1 depth 9’x4’ woodland grave for a lease period of 100 yrs (fee is inclusive of a woodland marker post) |
£1295 |
| Burial fee in a 9’x4’ grave inclusive of temporary wooden grave marker for any person over the age of 18 | £1140 |
| Double funeral (burial of 2 coffins in a single 2 depth grave) | £1725 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Surcharge for pre-purchase of any grave space (for future use) | £1945 |
| Surcharge for reservation of grave at time of burial (includes right of burial) | £1295 |
| Replacement wooden burial marker | £25* |
| Purchase of a pre-fabricated chamber | £775 |
| Burial in an existing vaulted chamber grave (Cathays Cemetery) | £550 |
| Provision of timber to facilitate a shroud burial | £165 |
| Surcharge for weekend and bank holiday burials | £341 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Purchase of exclusive right of burial in a new cremated remains grave to hold 4 sets of remains for a lease period of 50 years & incl of right to place a memorial | £545 |
| Cremated remains pre-purchase 50 years (fee includes right of burial) | £1145 |
| Burial of cremated remains in any grave | £400 |
| Double burial of cremated remains (1 x double or 2 x single caskets) | £600 |
| Scattering of cremated remains from another crematoria | £60 |
| Attendance fee for scattering of cremated remains | £60 |
| Loose deposit of cremated remains | £200 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Live webcast of a burial, cremation or memorial service | £75 |
| Digital keepsake copy of service | £63 |
| Keepsake copy of visual tribute | £39 |
| Single photo | £Free |
| Display of extra single hold photo (new fee) | £18 |
| Music tribute (up to 25 photos set to chosen music) | £90 |
| Downloadable copy of pro tribute | £15 |
| Display of video image during service – family supplied video | £39 |
| Additional AV work by company | £30 |
| Basic slide show (up to 25 photos) | £66 |
| Themed tribute (up to 25 photos from a range of curated themes, edited to a chosen piece of music) | £108 |
| Video book (a portable video of the service contained in an A5 electronic screen digital book) | £96 |
| Memory box (25 professionally printed photos and USB copy of the service) | £132 |
| Memory box with video book | £199 |
| Extra photos for tributes (cost per additional 25 photos) | £33 |
| Additional copies of keepsake items: DVD or USB | £39 |
| Additional copies of keepsake items: Video book | £54 |
| Additional copies of keepsake items: Memory box | £72 |
| Obitus Lite | £75 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Hire of either chapel at Thornhill for memorial service | £460 |
| Hire of either chapel at Thornhill for burial service | £350 |
| Hire of chapel at Cathays Cemetery for burial or memorial service | £250 |
| Test dig to establish grave depth (where no depth is recorded) | £550 |
| Certified extract from the registers | £20 |
| Family history grave search (charge per grave) | £45 |
| Assignment of exclusive right of burial to another person | £225 |
| Woodland grave marker replacement post | £110 |
| Woodland grave marker replacement inscribed disc | £65 |
| Storage of coffin ahead of a funeral service | £100 |
| Cancellation of cremation fee | £910 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Large wooden casket | £80 |
| Double wooden casket | £130 |
| Scatter tube (various designs) | £25 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Full body exhumation (not inclusive of replacement coffin) | £3300 |
| Exhumation of cremated remains (not inclusive of replacement casket) | £510 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Permit fee to carry out any new or additional memorial works at any site (note that this fee is included in all new grave purchases) | £150 |
| Permit fee for a wooden cross | £30 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Purchase of a wooden cross | £85 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Purchase of a baby memorial headstone | £395 |
| Purchase of a baby memorial headstone (heart shaped) | £540 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Barbican plaque leased for a period of 10 years | £350 |
| Reservation of a blank Barbican plaque space for up to 10 years | £175 |
| Memorial kerb granite plaques leased for a period of 10 years | £360 |
| Reservation of a kerb granite plaque space for a period of 10 years | £210 |
| Provision of a replacement granite plaque | £150 |
| Porcelain artwork or photo (cost per image) | £75 |
| Memorial kerb granite plaque renewal fee for a further 10 years | £210 |
| Bespoke design on a plaque | £P.O.A. |
| Refurbishment of an existing bronze memorial plaque | £100 |
| Bronze memorial plaque (Sections XA & K Thornhill) | £390 |
| Double bronze memorial plaque (Sections XA and K Thornhill) | £540 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Living tree dedication with 10-year lease and plaque | £785 |
| Additional lease period (cost per year) | £63 |
| Additional or replacement plaque | £190 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Granite leaf on the Willow Tree for a period of 5 years | £145 |
| Granite leaf on the Mulberry Tree for a period of 5 years | £170 |
| Granite leaf on the Willow Tree for a period of 5 years (‘Dear Mum’ Garden) | £60 |
| Granite leaf on the Willow Tree renewal of lease for a period of 5 years | £32 |
| Granite leaf on the Mulberry Tree renewal of lease for a period of 5 years | £52 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Entry in book of remembrance inclusive of addition to the digital book available to view on any date (cost per line to a maximum of 9 lines) | £30 |
| Floral emblem or other artwork as requested | £96 |
| Illuminated capital | £102 |
| Coloured capital | £96 |
| Personal remembrance card (cost per line) | £12 |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Exclusive right to place remains in a columbaria unit for 20 years (inclusive of first placement and inscription on cover tablet) | From £950 |
| Exclusive right to place remains in a Sanctum 2 columbaria unit for 20 years (inclusive of first placement and inscription on cover tablet) | From £950 |
| Exclusive right to place remains in a Sanctum 4 columbaria unit for 20 years (inclusive of first placement and inscription on cover tablet) | From £1550 |
| Exclusive right to place remains in a Panorama columbaria unit for 20 years (inclusive of first placement and inscription on cover tablet) | From £950 |
| Extension of lease period of columbaria unit (per 5 years) | £135 |
| Second and subsequent placements of remains | £100 |
| Provision of a photo plaque on the tablet | £100 |
| Provision of a bronze flower holder and vase on the tablet | £100 |
| Replacement plaque | £P.O.A. |
| Options | Price |
|---|---|
| Personal seat made of recyclable material with a single plaque for a 10-year lease | £900 |
| Plaque on a shared bench (up to 3 plaques per bench) for a 10-year lease | £300 |
| Lease renewal fee (cost per year) | £80 |
Burial and cremation policy for children and babies
Please note that there is no charge for a grave purchase, burial or cremation for any child under the age of 18.
General information on memorials
Please note that all memorials with the exception of the Book of Remembrance are provided on a fixed term lease. At the end of the lease period if the option to renew is not taken then the memorial will be removed and the space it occupied may be resold. Any plaques that are removed may be collected from Bereavement Services by the applicant or a person acting on their behalf and with proof of entitlement.
*Prices shown are inclusive of VAT at standard rate.
Additional details, information, photographs and application forms for all of our memorials are available via our website www.cardiffbereavement.co.uk or via Thornhill Cemetery Office, Thornhill Road, Cardiff. CF14 9UA. Tel: 02920544820 Email: thornhillreception@cardiff.gov.uk