Wealden Funeral Services

Funeral Directors > East Sussex > Heathfield

Wealden Funeral Services

3 Browning Road, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8DB, United Kingdom

  • 24/7 support from our local team
  • Member of the National Association of Funeral Directors
  • Local independent family funeral director
  • Home visits available for all arrangements

Wealden Funeral Services is an independent, family-owned funeral director based in Heathfield, East Sussex. Our local team is available by telephone 24 hours a day and provides personal funeral care, cremations, burials and direct cremation services to families across Heathfield, Crowborough, Uckfield, Hailsham and the surrounding communities.

Wealden Funeral Services is an independent, family-owned funeral director based in Heathfield, East Sussex. We provide personal, practical support to families following a death, from bringing someone into our care and helping with the first steps through to arranging and conducting the funeral. All those entrusted to us are cared for locally in our own private mortuary facilities in Heathfield. Families can make arrangements at our Heathfield office, in their own home, by telephone or online, depending on what feels most comfortable for them. Our telephone is answered personally 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We arrange traditional and contemporary funerals, cremations, and burials, as well as unattended and attended direct cremations, including services in our own private chapel. We can also help with coffins, funeral transport, flowers, orders of service, memorials and other personal choices. Based at 3 Browning Road in Heathfield, we support families throughout the surrounding area, including Crowborough, Uckfield, Hailsham, Mayfield, Horam and the villages and communities across East Sussex and nearby West Kent. Crowborough is an area we serve from Heathfield and is not a separate branch. Wealden Funeral Services is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and is committed to clear information, transparent pricing and giving families the time and guidance they need to make the choices that are right for them.

Services include:

  • Arrangements that are tailored to meet your family's needs
  • Viewing of the deceased in the chapel of rest
  • Advice and guidance at every step, including registering the death
  • Hearses, funeral vehicles and bespoke transport options
  • The option of a dignified funeral now and memorial service later
  • Memorials and tributes
  • Local knowledge of crematoria, cemeteries and burial grounds across East Sussex and the surrounding area
  • Prepaid funeral plans
  • Funeral services of all faiths and cultures
  • Attended direct cremations with a service in our private chapel
  • Home Visits or Remote Arrangements Available
  • Local care in our own private mortuary facilities in Heathfield

Prices and Packages

At Need Funeral - Standardised Pricing List.
ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director’s charges only)

£ 2,550.00

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Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements £1,350.00
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 £200.00
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. £300.00
Providing a suitable coffin £250.00
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) £200.00
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 £250.00
UNATTENDED FUNERAL

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Burial (funeral director’s charges only) £1,550.00
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 £1,645.00
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.
£885.00
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2
In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is:
£1,031.00
ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

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Additional mileage (price per mile) £1.75
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) £125.00
Collection and delivery of ashes £0.00
Embalming £275.00
Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) £275.00
Limousine £300.00

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 30/08/2026and may be subject to change. E & O.E.

Contact Information

Wealden Funeral Services

3 Browning Road, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8DB, United Kingdom

Opening Times

Office: Monday–Friday, 9.30 am–4.00 pm. Telephone answered personally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.