Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Tunbridge Wells district includes Royal Tunbridge Wells, Paddock Wood, Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Southborough, Goudhurst 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
Town Hall
Mount Pleasant Road
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 1RS
Telephone: 03000 415151
Appointments are required before attending.
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Hospital
Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tonbridge Road
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN2 4QJ
Telephone: 01892 823535
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
Kent & Sussex Crematorium
Benhall Mill Road
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN2 5JJ
Telephone: 01892 523894
Facilities
- Modern chapel
- Chapel of Remembrance
- Webcasting
- Music system
- Book of Remembrance
- Gardens of Remembrance
- Memorial options
- Disabled access
- Parking
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Cemeteries
Tunbridge Wells Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Hawkenbury Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorial gardens
Cranbrook Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Tunbridge Wells Borough 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.
E.R. Hickmott & Son Funeral Directors
50 High Street
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN2 4NY
Telephone: 01892 822962
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
Abbey Funeral Services
147 St John's Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN4 9UP
Telephone: 01892 300330
- Independent funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
- Home visits
Doves Funeral Directors
35 Camden Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 2PS
Telephone: 01892 611773
- Independent funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
T.W. Fuggle & Son Funeral Directors
20 High Street
Cranbrook
Kent TN17 3EB
Telephone: 01580 712976
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
Co-op Funeralcare
61 St John's Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN4 9TT
Telephone: 01892 529600
- 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
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
https://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/
Kent Registration Service
https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/deaths
Tunbridge Wells Hospital
https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/location/tunbridge-wells-hospital/
Kent & Sussex Crematorium
https://www.kentandsussexcrematorium.co.uk/
Tunbridge Wells Cemeteries Information
https://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/burials-and-cremations
Cemetery Fees
https://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/burials-and-cremations
Burials and Cemetery Enquiries
https://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/burials-and-cremations