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Doves Funeral Directors

Maidstone · ME15 6LPChain
★★★★★4.9 (172 Google reviews)

Published prices

Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £4,150
Director's fee £3,295 + cremation fee £855
Direct cremation
£1,995
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration£1,435
Collection of the deceased£300
Care of the deceased£400
Coffin (wood effect foil veneer)£345
Viewing / chapel of rest£20
Hearse / transport£795
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)£1,700
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)£628
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)£2
Transfer / removal£185
Return of ashes£25
Embalming£175
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 — April 2026 list. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.

What people say

★★★★★
Doves at Maidstone have been so very supportive throughout the funeral organisation, for our Mum, Dorothy Doreen. Mum was our world and Doves made the process so very special. Jackie in the office and Chris, the funeral director guided us through a very emotional time. Mum's funeral was everything we hoped for, to remember and celebrate her life. The consideration and sensitivity shown to us was so professional, but warmth and understanding were in abundance. Thank you Doves. Ann,Jill,Denise,Trevor and Diane
★★★★★
Jackie in the Maidstone branch went above and beyond to accommodate our requests for a truly personalised funeral. From the beginning, Jackie welcomed us with kindness and compassion, explaining and advising on every step of the process so we could organise a memorable day for my Dad. Jackie also matched us with the perfect celebrant who performed the service with such warmth and truly captured the essence of Dad. I would also like to mention the Undertakers who were extremely caring, kind and respectful both when they collected the body and on the day of the funeral. We would thoroughly recom
★★★★★
During such a difficult time for our family, your team provided not only professional service but also genuine compassion and care. Every detail was handled with sensitivity and respect, which brought us great comfort. We were especially grateful for Jackie Barlow, who was incredibly supportive and attentive, guiding us through the process with kindness and patience. The service was beautifully arranged and honoured Mark in exactly the way we had hoped. Thank you for going above and beyond. Your warmth and professionalism made a meaningful difference to our family, and we are truly appreciat
★★★★★
We made our initial call to Doves Maidstone at 3am. The call was answered on the first ring. From that moment on we were looked after throughout the whole distressing process. Thank you to Debbie and Dave who arrived at 4am and treated my dad with the utmost respect and dignity. Thank you to Kayleigh for all the support, advice and guidance & for putting us in touch with Marc our celebrant. Thank you to all involved for looking after my dad during his stay at Doves. He looked so peaceful in the Chapel, which we could visit at any time. This gave us great comfort to seeing him so well looked af
★★★★★
Our family recently entrusted Doves with the arrangements for a much loved Brother, Uncle, Partner and Friend to many. As a family, we cannot thank them enough for all their help and guidance. From initial contact through to the day of the funeral and beyond, everything was simply perfect and surpassed all our expectations. Our family would like to express heartfelt thanks to Chris Hatt, the Area Manager and Funeral Director who looked after us on the day, and who made sure everything went perfectly, often going above and beyond to meet with us out of hours, and to his highly professional team

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