Funeral Directors in Ferndown, SW

Ferndown is in east Dorset, close to Wimborne, Verwood, Poole and Bournemouth, and most of the funeral directors in South West England who work here run branches of larger groups with homes in several of those towns. Five firms are on this page, all in Dorset. Four of them are part of a larger group; Eden Funeral Directors is the one run by two directors of its own.

Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors has served the area since 1974 and has homes in Verwood, Wimborne, Westbourne, Poole, Ferndown and Bournemouth, as well as West Moors. It grew as a family firm and became part of Funeral Partners Ltd in 2024. The Ferndown branch covers West Parley, Bearwood, St Ives, St Leonards and Ashley Heath and has a private chapel of rest and a service venue. West Moors has two private chapels of rest. The two Nicholas O'Hara pages are rated 4.8 from 35 reviews and 5.0 from 8.

AE Jolliffe & Son Funeral Directors is on Ringwood Road in Ferndown and has been looking after local families since 1922. It is part of Douch Family Funeral Directors, a family-run Dorset firm. It covers Ferndown, West Moors, West Parley, St Leonards and St Ives and arranges cremations, religious and non-religious funerals, woodland and cemetery burials and direct or unattended cremation. It is rated 4.8 from 19 reviews.

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Co-op Funeralcare, Ferndown offers a traditional service or direct cremation, with coffins, urns for ashes, flowers and memorial items to personalise a funeral. It is rated 5.0 from 13 reviews. Eden Funeral Directors in Ferndown is run by Heidi and Rob, whose description also refers to R. Goff's Funeral Directors, and it has 5.0 from 1 review.

Home arrangement visits are offered by Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors and AE Jolliffe & Son. Both also arrange woodland burial and non-religious funerals. Between them the five have 76 Google reviews. Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors also arranges repatriation and funeral plans, and its two pages here describe the same firm at different branches, so a family can ask which branch is closest to home. The wider area the businesses name includes Bournemouth, Wimborne, Verwood and Poole, and Bournemouth has its own page for families on that side.

Common questions about funeral directors in Ferndown

Which Ferndown funeral directors cover West Parley and St Leonards?

AE Jolliffe & Son covers Ferndown, West Moors, West Parley, St Leonards and St Ives. Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors covers West Parley, Bearwood, St Ives, St Leonards and Ashley Heath from its Ferndown branch.

Who has a private chapel of rest in or near Ferndown?

Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors has a private chapel of rest and a service venue at its Ferndown branch, and two private chapels of rest at West Moors. AE Jolliffe & Son also has a chapel of rest.

Which Ferndown firms belong to a Dorset family group?

AE Jolliffe & Son on Ringwood Road is part of Douch Family Funeral Directors, a family-run Dorset firm. It has cared for local families since 1922.

Can a family arrange a Ferndown funeral without visiting an office?

Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors and AE Jolliffe & Son both offer home arrangement visits. AE Jolliffe & Son can meet families at home, and Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors can be reached at any hour.

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