Funeral Directors in Wimborne, SW

Wimborne is in Dorset, and the funeral directors working here reach into Poole, Bournemouth, Broadstone and Verwood as well. This page has 4 of them, with 70 Google reviews between them and an average rating of 4.8. Green and woodland burial is a strong thread in the local trade, and one of the 4 is itself a woodland burial ground.

Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors has served Wimborne and the wider Dorset area since 1974. It grew from a family business that opened funeral homes in Verwood in 1983 and West Moors in 1987, then added Westbourne in Bournemouth and Canford Heath in Poole in 2022. In 2024 it became part of Funeral Partners Limited. It holds 4.9 from 41 reviews.

Lesley Shand Funeral Service is the Corfe Mullen branch of Douch Family Funeral Directors, an independent family-run business serving Dorset for over 110 years. It has looked after local families since 1988 and covers Corfe Mullen, Broadstone, Merley, Wimborne, Upton and nearby villages. It holds 5.0 from 14 reviews. Douch & Small is the Wimborne branch of the same family firm, with offices on Leigh Road. Nick Douch is branch manager and managing director, and Amy Atkins is the main funeral director here, having gained the National Association of Funeral Directors Diploma in Funeral Directing in 2023. It holds 5.0 from 5 reviews.

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Poole & Wimborne Woodland Burial Ground & Funeral Directors is set in rural surroundings near Poole and covers more than 20 acres of established woodland. It is open to anyone and is part of Southern Co-op. Families can arrange a burial, a cremation or a woodland burial. It holds 4.3 from 10 reviews.

Poole is named by 2 of the firms here as part of where they work, and Bournemouth, Broadstone and Verwood are each named as well.

Common questions about funeral directors in Wimborne

Where can I arrange a woodland burial near Wimborne?

Poole & Wimborne Woodland Burial Ground & Funeral Directors covers more than 20 acres of established woodland near Poole and is open to anyone. Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors, Lesley Shand Funeral Service and Douch & Small also arrange green or woodland funerals.

Which Wimborne funeral directors are part of the Douch family?

Douch & Small is the Wimborne branch, with offices on Leigh Road, and Lesley Shand Funeral Service is the Corfe Mullen branch. Douch Family Funeral Directors is an independent family-run business that has served Dorset for over 110 years.

Does a Wimborne funeral director have branches in Verwood and West Moors?

Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors opened funeral homes in Verwood in 1983 and West Moors in 1987. It also has Westbourne in Bournemouth and Canford Heath in Poole, and became part of Funeral Partners Limited in 2024.

Who covers Broadstone, Merley and Upton from Wimborne?

Lesley Shand Funeral Service covers Corfe Mullen, Broadstone, Merley, Wimborne, Upton and nearby villages. It holds 5.0 from 14 reviews.

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