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W J Beswetherick & Son Ltd

Truro · TR1 2EQIndependent
★★★★☆4.2 (18 Google reviews)

About W J Beswetherick & Son Ltd

W J Beswetherick & Son Funeral Directors in Truro, Cornwall have been fulfilling family wishes since 1959. Call us for more information on 01872 274021.

From the funeral director's own website.

Published prices

Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £3,595
Director's fee £2,395 + cremation fee £1,200
Direct cremation
£1,350
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration£1,025
Collection of the deceased£275
Care of the deceased£225
Coffin (oak veneer effect)£325
Viewing / chapel of rest£50
Hearse / transport£495
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)£2,175
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)£680
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)£2
Transfer / removal£390
Return of ashes£75
Embalming£250
Officiant / ministerPOA
Out-of-hours collectionPOA

Estimated all-in = the funeral director's own charges plus the crematorium's cremation fee. Prices from their CMA Standardised Price List. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.

What people say

★★★★★
Above and beyond all expectation ,both professional, kind and very helpful. Simon and his team dealt with all requirements of the state ,which were quite complicated considering my mother died in Cornwall and I live in Scotland. Simon even sourced a dedicated transport service for my mother's ashes to be brought home to Scotland. A very sad and stressful time was made as easy as possible and the cost was extremely reasonable.
★★★★★
The team at Beswetherick was highly professional from start to finish. They handled all the arrangements for my mum’s funeral with great sensitivity and care. We are very grateful for all the support and effort that Simon and colleagues delivered. We did actually say afterwards that Mum would really have enjoyed the funeral if she had been there! I can wholeheartedly recommend Beswetherick - they made what could have been a really difficult process as straightforward as possible.
★★★★★
I would highly recommend the services of WJ Beswetherick. From the moment my mother met Simon and took out a pre-paid plan, it was with dignity and sensitivity. I would stress that a pre-paid plan really helps when the day comes, not only because of the costs but the decisions have been made by the person beforehand. It certainly helped us when we were at the height of our grief. My mother's wishes were carried out with the greatest respect. Simon and his team were absolutely amazing, they cared, they took care of all the details, no matter how small. They were really patient with my many
★☆☆☆☆
Very bad experience with Beswethericks my precious mums funeral was £2,000 just a graveside funeral and they took £6,107.85 sadly from my precious mums estate and wouldn't let me see my precious mum the day before sadly laid to rest never put a tribute never gave me a memorial card my cousin had to give one very cruel way i was treated and they were very rude to me when I was grieving i will not be spoken like it by Simon and Cindy when i just lost my precious mum 💔😭
★☆☆☆☆
After having a pleasant experience when we chose this funeral home for my grandad, we decided to choose W J Beswetherick & Son for my Nan's resting place when she sadly passed away in February 2025. Unfortunately, it was not the same experience this time and made our loss even more painful and distressing. We felt very irrelevant due to an ongoing division in the family.

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