Cemetery and crematorium fees

How much it costs to purchase or reserve a grave space, arrange a burial or memorial, or search cemetery registers.

Burial fees 

If the individual being buried is classed as a non-resident, double the usual rate will be applied.

ServiceFee
Person 18 years and over (single and double depths)£950
Burial of ashes in casket or poured loose£265
Scattering of ashes under turf in Alston, Appleby, Garrigill, Nenthead, Penrith£100

Child 1 month to 17 years.

This fee will only be charged to the Children’s Funeral Fund and where reclaim is not possible the charge will not be passed to the family.

£950
Stillborn or child up to 1 monthNo fee
Scattering of Ashes in Barrow Cemetery of a cremation done at Barrow CrematoriumNo fee
Scattering of Ashes in Barrow Cemetery of a cremation done other than at Barrow Crematorium£50

Interments conducted outside of normal cemetery hours are sometimes available subject 
to agreement and additional fees which are available on request. 

Burial rights 

If the individual being buried is classed as a non-resident, double the usual rate will be applied.

ServiceFee
A standard size earthen grave (100 years lease)£880
A space set aside for the burial of cremated remains (100 year lease)£365

A small grave specifically allocated for the burial of a child whose age at the time of death did not exceeded 17 years.

This fee will only be charged to the Children’s Funeral Fund and where reclaim is not possible the charge will not be passed to the family.

£880
For the right to construct a walled grave or vault in grave spaces where permitted£425
Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial Registers maintained by the council.£30
Repurchase of an unused grave spaceAmount originally paid – 15% admin fee

Cremation fees

ServiceFee
Cremation with service£955
Cremation without a service (including medical referee fee and environmental levy)£615
Attended cremation without a service - 9:15am or 4:00pm (10 minutes of chapel time)£500
Witnessed charge (additional to the relevant cremation fee)£200
Cremation of body parts, blocks and slides£27

Miscellaneous fees

ServiceFee
Administration fee (only applicable in exceptional circumstances)£50
For a search and a certified copy of an entry in any of the Cemetery Registers maintained by the Council£35
Searching the registers per hour, after the first hour£31
Use of Cemetery Chapel (Kendal, Ulverston)£110
Use of Crematorium Chapel for a service (Barrow Crematorium)£130
Memorial mason registration fee£130
Administration fee for provision of a Public Health Funeral under Section 46 Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984£375 + costs

Visual Tribute & Music Services – Barrow Crematorium

Barrow Crematorium has a modern, digital system that can provide a wide range for any music choice requested. We also offer webcasting of your funeral service, and our Chapel is also fitted with two Tribute screens which allows photographs and video’s to be displayed during the service.

Please note the following fees apply for these provisions: 

ServiceFee
Live and On Demand Webcast£54
Single PhotoNo charge
Extra Single Photo£10
Basic Slideshow£50
Music Tribute£75
Themed Tribute£95
Extra Tribute Photos (per 25)£22
Family Tribute£32
Digital Download (add-on)£10
Digital Download (standalone)£50
Late Fee£22
Extra Work Charges£22
DVD or USB Keepsake£55
Video Book Keepsake£95
Memory Box Keepsake£130

Memorial Fees - Barrow, Dalton, Ireleth

ServiceFee
Standard Headstone£176
Kerbset£146
Headstone and Kerbset£200
Vase - Full Grave£101
Standard Tablet or Book£101
Cremation Headstone£74
Cremation Kerbset£74
Cremation Headstone and Kerbset£95
Cremation and Tree Vase£40
Small Tablets£37
Additional Inscription£70

Memorial Fees - Alston, Appleby, Garrigill, Nenthead, Penrith

ServiceFee
Headstone£176
Additional Inscription£70

Memorial Fees - Kendal (Parkside Road and Castle Street), Bowness, Windermere, Grasmere, Grange, Ulverston and Sedbergh

ServiceFee
Headstone£176
Cross£176
Cremation Tablet£101
Vase£101
Additional Inscription£70

Miscellaneous Fees

ServiceFee
Memorial Mason Registration Scheme Fee£130
Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial Registers maintained by the Council£30

Memorial Fees - Book of Remembrance

ServiceFee
Book of Remembrance 2 line entry£80
Book of Remembrance 5 line entry£102
Book of Remembrance 5 line entry and emblem£161
Book of Remembrance 8 line entry£146
Book of Remembrance 8 line entry and emblem£191
White Memorial Card£52
Coloured Memorial Card£81
Leather Bound Booklet£110
Additional Fee for Emblem (cards/books)£88

Memorial Fees - Plaques

Plaque choices vary by location. Please contact the cemetery office for availability.

ServiceFee
Green slate tablet and plaque£270
Bronze plaque£160
Renewal fee for 10 years£54
Perspex plaque£75
Memorial seatPOA
Seat plaquePOA
Bronze plaque - including supply of plaque 6" x 4"£160
Bronze plaque - including supply of plaque 11" x 7"£332