Thanet, Kent
The Thanet district includes Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Birchington-on-Sea, Westgate-on-Sea, Minster and the surrounding villages. This guide brings together the key local services to help you when someone dies, including registering a death, arranging a funeral and accessing bereavement support.
Quick Guide
Service| Available
Death Registration| ✅
Hospital| ✅
Bereavement Services| ✅
Coroner Service| ✅
Crematorium| ✅
Cemeteries| ✅
New Burial Plots| Subject to availability
Chapel of Remembrance| ✅
Webcasting| ✅
Disabled Access| ✅
Parking| ✅
Registering a Death
Deaths are registered through the Kent Registration Service.
Registration Office
Aberdeen House
68 Ellington Road
Ramsgate
Kent CT11 9ST
Telephone: 03000 415151
Appointments are required before attending.
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Hospital
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
St Peter's Road
Margate
Kent CT9 4AN
Telephone: 01843 225544
Bereavement support is available following a death in hospital, and families will be advised of the next steps.
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Coroner
Unexpected, unexplained or unnatural deaths may be referred to the Kent & Medway Coroner Service before registration can take place.
The Coroner may:
- Arrange a post-mortem examination
- Open an inquest where necessary
- Authorise burial or cremation
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Crematorium
Thanet Crematorium
Manston Road
Margate
Kent CT9 4LY
Telephone: 01843 577333
Facilities
- Modern chapel
- Chapel of Remembrance
- Webcasting
- Professional music system
- Book of Remembrance
- Gardens of Remembrance
- Memorial options
- Disabled access
- Parking
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Cemeteries
Ramsgate Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Margate Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
Broadstairs Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Thanet District Council for the latest information regarding:
- Burial rights
- Memorial permits
- Cemetery records
- New burial plots
- Grave searches
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Funeral Directors
Please note: The funeral directors listed below are provided for information only. The Funeral Companion does not recommend or endorse any individual funeral director. We encourage families to compare services, facilities and prices before making a decision.
Gore Brothers Funeral Directors
56–60 Thanet Road
Margate
Kent CT9 1UB
Telephone: 01843 223534
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
Aston Walker Funeral Directors
255 Northdown Road
Margate
Kent CT9 2PN
Telephone: 01843 227059
- Independent funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
W.S. Cole & Son
17–19 High Street
Minster
Ramsgate
Kent CT12 4BU
Telephone: 01843 821253
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
H.R. Palmer Funeral Directors
30 Hardres Street
Ramsgate
Kent CT11 8QF
Telephone: 01843 592720
- Independent funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
Maskell & Uden Funeral Directors
39 High Street
Ramsgate
Kent CT11 9AG
Telephone: 01843 850042
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
- 24-hour personal service
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Financial Help
Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for:
- Funeral Expenses Payment
- Bereavement Support Payment
- Public Health Funeral assistance
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Bereavement Support
Support is available from:
- Cruse Bereavement Support
- NHS Talking Therapies
- Samaritans
- Your GP
- Local hospice bereavement services
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Official Local Resources
Thanet District Council
https://www.thanet.gov.uk/
Kent Registration Service
https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/deaths
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/location/queen-elizabeth-the-queen-mother-hospital/
Thanet Crematorium
https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/thanet-crematorium/
Thanet Cemeteries Information
https://www.thanet.gov.uk/services/cemeteries-and-crematorium/
Ramsgate Cemetery Information
https://www.thanet.gov.uk/services/cemeteries-and-crematorium/
Burials and Cemetery Enquiries
https://www.thanet.gov.uk/services/cemeteries-and-crematorium/