Funeral Directors in Dorchester, SW

Dorchester has four funeral directors, all in Dorset, and the pattern in this town is a leaning toward woodland and natural burial. For anyone looking for funeral directors in South West England who arrange burial in a natural setting, three of the four firms in Dorchester offer it: Matthew Lucas Funeral Directors, Grassby Funeral Service and Woods & Tapper Funeral Service.

Grassby Funeral Service at 8 Princes Street has six generations of experience behind it and has a chapel of rest where friends and family can spend time in private. The Casterbridge Chapel on Princes Street holds an intimate religious or non-religious service. Woods & Tapper Funeral Service is an independent family business that has partnered with Harbour View Crematorium at Lytchett Minster, which also has a woodland burial ground.

Matthew Lucas Funeral Directors is a family firm led by Matthew, who is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and of the Good Funeral Guide. The firm works in association with a Bridport firm, which brings the west of the county into reach. Grassby Funeral Service and Woods & Tapper Funeral Service are also members of the National Association of Funeral Directors or SAIF.

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Non-religious and humanist funerals are arranged by the same three firms, so a family wanting a service without a religious element, in a woodland setting, has a choice of three in town. Co-op Funeralcare in Dorchester handles a traditional funeral service or a direct cremation and supplies coffins, urns for ashes, flowers and memorial items. Woods & Tapper Funeral Service also offers a direct cremation for families who do not wish to attend.

Review histories are strong across the page. Matthew Lucas Funeral Directors is rated 4.9 from 49 reviews, Co-op Funeralcare, Dorchester 5.0 from 23, Grassby Funeral Service 5.0 from 11 and Woods & Tapper Funeral Service 5.0 from 6, which makes 89 reviews in all. Funeral plans are offered by three of the four, the same three that are NAFD or SAIF members.

Common questions about funeral directors in Dorchester

Who arranges woodland or green burial in Dorchester?

Matthew Lucas Funeral Directors, Grassby Funeral Service and Woods & Tapper Funeral Service all arrange green or natural burial. Woods & Tapper Funeral Service has a link with Harbour View Crematorium at Lytchett Minster, which has a woodland burial ground.

Where in Dorchester can a non-religious service be held?

Grassby Funeral Service uses the Casterbridge Chapel on Princes Street for an intimate religious or non-religious service. Matthew Lucas Funeral Directors and Woods & Tapper Funeral Service also arrange non-religious and humanist funerals.

Which Dorchester firm has a chapel of rest?

Grassby Funeral Service has a chapel of rest at 8 Princes Street, where friends and family can spend time with the person who has died in private. It is the one firm on this page that records a chapel of rest.

Is a firm in Dorchester linked to Bridport?

Matthew Lucas Funeral Directors works in association with a firm in Bridport. Families living toward the west of the county may find that link useful when choosing who to call.

Who offers a direct cremation in Dorchester?

Co-op Funeralcare, Dorchester and Woods & Tapper Funeral Service both offer direct cremation. Woods & Tapper Funeral Service describes it as a service for families who do not wish to attend.

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