Doves Funeral Directors

Doves Funeral Directors

1 Knightrider Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6LP

Home Visits
Probate
Repatriation
Memorial Masonry

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Doves Funeral Directors has established a local reputation for empathy and experience in supporting the community in planning funerals for loved ones across Kent. Many of the team at Doves are continuing a family history of funeral directing.

Established in 1985, our Maidstone funeral home is less than a mile from Maidstone West train station and is within walking distance from the town centre. If you are driving to us, we have three parking spaces available. Our supportive team at Doves Funeral Directors in Maidstone provides funeral services in areas including Ashford, Charing, Singleton, Stanhope, Kennington, Willesborough, Teneterden, New Romney, Hamstree Street, Mersham, St Michaels and Wood Church. We can help to plan religious and non-religious funeral services and serve many different faiths including Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish. Our Maidstone funeral home offers two Chapels of Rest so that you can visit your loved one in a peaceful environment. We also have facilities for families to perform washing rites for their loved ones.

Services include:

Cremations
Burials
Green and Woodland Funerals
Unattended Cremation
Repatriation
Memorial Masonry
Coffin Range
Ashes Caskets, Urns and Keepsakes
Floral Tributes
Transport
Online Funeral Notice, Tributes and Donations
Orders of Service and Funeral Stationery

4.9 Stars | Updated 16/9/25

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Prices and Packages

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ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director’s charges only)

£ 3,295.00

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Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements	£1,435.00
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care	£300.00
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities.	£400.00
Providing a suitable coffin	£345.00
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer)	£20.00
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle	£795.00

UNATTENDED FUNERAL

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Burial (funeral director’s charges only)	£1,700.00
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)²	£1,995.00

FEES YOU MUST PAY

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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.¹ In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.	£3,600.00
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.² In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is:	£1,350.00

ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

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Additional mileage (price per mile)	£2.00
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer)	£185.00
Collection and delivery of ashes	£25.00
Embalming	£175.00
Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.)	POA
Limousine	POA

The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.

1. This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.

2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.

Prices correct as from 13/01/2026and may be subject to change. E & O.E.