Independent funeral directors in Bath

When someone dies, you shouldn't have to know what to do next.

We are a family-run funeral home. We answer the phone ourselves, day or night, and we will guide you through every decision at whatever pace is right for you.

Call 01225 480 316 See our prices

Where to start

If someone has just died

Call us, at any hour.

Someone from our family answers every call. We will come to you, whether at home, in hospital or in a care home.

Register the death.

This needs to happen within five days. We will explain exactly what to bring and where to go.

Take your time.

There is no rush to decide anything else. We can meet at our home, or at yours, when you are ready.

01225 480 316 — day or night

How we can help

Every funeral is different.

Some families know exactly what they want. Others have never been asked the question. Either is fine.

Burial and cremation

A traditional funeral, arranged entirely around your family — at a church, a crematorium chapel or a graveside.

Direct cremation

A simple cremation without a service, cared for quietly by us, with the ashes returned to you whenever you wish.

Woodland burial

Burial in a natural meadow or woodland ground near Bath, with a simple coffin and no headstone.

Celebrations of life

A gathering held later, in your own time and in a place that meant something — a hall, a garden, a pub.

Pre-paid funeral plans

Arranging and paying for your own funeral now, so that nobody has to guess what you would have wanted.

Our prices

Clear prices, written down.

We publish our prices so that you never have to ask.

Direct cremation

£1,650

A simple cremation without a service.

What's included

Bringing your loved one into our care, at any hour
All care, paperwork and cremation fees
A simple lined coffin
Ashes returned to you, or scattered by us

Cremation with service

£3,450

A service at the crematorium or at your church.

What's included

Bringing your loved one into our care, at any hour
All arrangements, paperwork and crematorium fees
Coffin of your choosing from our standard range
Hearse and one following car
A member of our family with you on the day

Burial

from £4,200

Churchyard, cemetery or woodland ground.

What's included

Bringing your loved one into our care, at any hour
All arrangements and paperwork
Coffin of your choosing from our standard range
Hearse and one following car
Attendance at the graveside (grave purchase and digging charged at cost)

Doctors' fees, flowers and notices are shown separately and never added without asking.

The family

Three generations, one front door.

Thomas Alder opened the door of 14 Widcombe Hill in 1962, having served the families of this city for years before that. He kept the book of every funeral he arranged, in pencil, and we keep it still.

Today his granddaughter Ruth and her husband Daniel look after the same house on Widcombe Hill. There is no call centre and no branch office. When you telephone, one of us answers — and the person you speak to first is the person who will be with you on the day.