Funeral Directors in Lydney, SW

Funeral directors in South West England include a small group working from Lydney, a Gloucestershire town on the edge of the Forest of Dean. Three funeral directors are based here, and the two with a described service both reach beyond the town, towards the Forest of Dean, Ross-on-Wye and Monmouthshire.

Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors began in 1968 in the Forest of Dean, founded by the late Ian Watts, and remains an independent family-run firm. It arranges personalised funerals for families in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, Ross-on-Wye and Monmouthshire. Private chapels of rest give families a quiet place to visit before the funeral, and the phone is answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Its rating is 4.8 from 11 reviews.

Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd describes itself as a family run firm of funeral directors and monumental masons. It works from Lydney, Raglan, Magor, Chepstow, Caldicot and Woolaston, with the main office at Highcroft House, Woolaston. Each of its three branches has a chapel of rest and a monumental showroom where families can choose a memorial. The firm covers roughly 270 square miles, from Monmouthshire to Newport and the Forest of Dean, and it handles repatriation. This entry is rated 5.0 from 1 review.

Best funeral directors in Lydney

A second Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd entry in Lydney is rated 5.0 from 2 reviews. Across all three entries on the page there are 14 Google reviews in total, with an average rating of 4.9.

Because both established firms work across the county line, a family in Lydney can look at funeral directors on the Welsh side as well as in Gloucestershire. Prices are published online by Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors and by the Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd entry with the full service description, and both are independent, so a family can compare them before making a call.

Common questions about funeral directors in Lydney

Which funeral directors in Lydney also cover Monmouthshire?

Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors arranges funerals for families in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, Ross-on-Wye and Monmouthshire. Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd works from branches in Lydney, Raglan, Magor, Chepstow, Caldicot and Woolaston, and covers roughly 270 square miles from Monmouthshire to Newport and the Forest of Dean.

Is there a chapel of rest in Lydney?

Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors has private chapels of rest where families can visit their loved ones before the funeral. Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd has a chapel of rest at each of its three branches, as well as a monumental showroom for choosing a memorial.

Who answers the phone at any hour in Lydney?

Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors answers its phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd is also available around the clock.

Can a Lydney funeral director help with a memorial as well as the funeral?

Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd is both a firm of funeral directors and monumental masons. Its branches each have a monumental showroom, so a family can choose a memorial at the same firm that arranges the funeral.

Which Lydney firms are members of a trade body?

Philip Blatchly & Son Ltd is a member of NAFD or SAIF. Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors is independent and family-run, and it also offers funeral plans for families who want to arrange ahead.

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