Direct cremation in the UK: what it is, what it costs and how to arrange one
A direct cremation has no service and no mourners at the crematorium. What is included, what it costs in 2026, the paperwork and how to compare providers.
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Funeral Planning
Funeral planning usually starts before you have had time to think, and most families are making these choices for the first time. These guides cover the decisions in the order they tend to come up: what it costs, how soon it happens, what the service itself involves, and the words you will need on the day.
If cost is the immediate worry, how much a funeral costs sets out the current UK figures and who pays for a funeral if there is no money covers the help available. For the service itself, how long after death is a funeral explains the usual timings. And when it comes to the words, how to write a eulogy takes you through it a paragraph at a time.