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Doves Funeral Directors

Swanley · BR8 8ESChain
★★★★★4.9 (60 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

★★★★★
Managed my father's funeral recently. Kind, friendly, helpful & professional people. Contacted me regularly with updates and progress. The day itself went smoothly and as planned. Particular thanks to Rose & Toni. Recommended.
★★★★★
So glad we acted upon the recommendation to use Doves to organise our Mums funeral. At such a distressing time they provided an effortless, efficient and professional service. A big thank you to Rose for her compassion, advice and kindness throughout the whole process, and for making a very difficult time a little easier. Also, thank you to Toni and her Team for providing an outstanding service on the day of the funeral.
★★★★★
Great service from start to finish. Rose is very caring. Bill was patient and kind. Celebrant Sacha was perfect and went above and beyond to tell Wayne's story. Excellent so glad Wayne chose this Funeral Directors.
★★★★★
Thank you to Doves and Rose our funeral arranger and Doves staff at the Crematorium on the day of my mother's funeral . I would also like to thank Rose , in particular, for her support up to the day assisting me through the process
★★★★★
Just some inadequate words to praise everyone at Doves, Swanley. Karen, Donna and the whole team were outstanding. From the very first meeting in the branch with Karen we knew we were in very, very safe hands. My parents both died within twenty four hours of each other and the family had decided we would like to arrange a double funeral. They both had pre-paid insurance plans, one with Doves and another with a different company, but the other company really didn't seem to be interested in trying to make this work. Karen took the issue into her own hands and, through their Head Office, was able

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