Family run Welham Jones Funerals & Memorials are local funeral directors in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. From our funeral home in Crescent Rd, we offer quality funeral services in the following areas:
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Address:
39 Crescent RdBusiness Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday: appointment only
For community deaths outside those hours, we also provide a 24/7 response, 365 days of the year.
When families in Tunbridge Wells face the loss of someone they love, they need more than just funeral arrangements.
They need someone who understands that every goodbye matters. Someone who’s been part of this community for over 10 years.
We’re Welham Jones Funerals and Memorials, and we’ve helped thousands of families across West Kent say farewell with dignity and love.
Our funeral home has been a cornerstone of the Tunbridge Wells community for over 10 years. We’re not one of those large corporate funeral directors where you become just another case number. When you call us, you speak to someone who lives here and genuinely cares about helping you through this difficult time.
Our funeral home Tunbridge Wells provides a peaceful space where you can take your time making decisions. We have comfortable family rooms, a chapel of rest, and all the facilities needed to plan a meaningful service.
We handle everything from the moment you contact us. The paperwork, coordinating with churches or crematoriums, arranging flowers, all of it. You focus on your family. We’ll take care of the rest.
As an undertaker in Tunbridge Wells, we serve families throughout Southborough, Rusthall, Langton Green, and extending into Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. We know the local churches, crematoriums, and venues families choose for celebrations of life.
Every funeral we arrange starts with listening. Some families want a traditional service at St. Barnabas Church in Rusthall. Others prefer something different, maybe a celebration at the Assembly Hall Theatre, or a quiet woodland burial near Groombridge.
Our services include collecting your loved one 24 hours a day, preparing them with care, and arranging viewings at our chapel of rest or in your home. We work with local registrars to handle all legal requirements, death certificates, permits, medical certificates. It’s confusing paperwork when you’re already overwhelmed. Let us handle it.
Choosing a coffin often catches families off guard. Traditional wooden coffins, eco-friendly willow caskets, or elaborate hardwood options, there are more choices than most people expect.
Our casket service includes coffins at every price point. We’re completely transparent about costs from the start. A wooden veneer coffin carries someone just as respectfully as a solid oak casket. The choice is about what feels appropriate for your loved one and your budget.
We offer personalisation options including engraved nameplates, special handles, and custom designs. For different cultural or religious requirements, we work with suppliers to provide appropriate caskets from Muslim shrouds to Jewish plain wood coffins.
A funeral marks the end of a life, but a memorial celebrates that the life happened at all. Our monument maker services help families create lasting tributes.
We design and install headstones, memorial plaques, and garden memorials. From simple engraved stones to elaborate family monuments, we work with local stonemasons serving Kent families for decades.
Many families don’t need to choose a memorial immediately. Cemetery regulations usually require waiting several months anyway. We often suggest taking time to decide what feels right.
We also handle additional inscriptions on existing family graves, renovation, and cleaning. If you’ve inherited responsibility for a family plot but aren’t sure about maintenance, we’ll assess what’s needed.
Cremation has become increasingly popular across Kent. Our cremation service works with Kent and Surrey Crematorium in Maidstone, Tonbridge Crematorium, and others across the region.
We handle all cremation arrangements, including necessary medical certificates and permits. The process typically takes 7-10 days from death to cremation.
After cremation, you have several choices for ashes. Many families scatter them in meaningful places like Dunorlan Park or Scotney Castle gardens. Others prefer burial in a cemetery or keeping them at home. We provide quality urns and can arrange scattering ceremonies.
Flowers have always been part of saying goodbye. Our florist services create tributes that genuinely reflect the person you’re honouring.
We work with skilled florists across Tunbridge Wells who understand funeral flowers. Traditional arrangements like crosses and wreaths remain popular, but we also create personalised tributes, football boots for sports fans, book shapes for readers, or guitar tributes for musicians.
We coordinate family flowers versus donations. Many families now request donations to charity instead of flowers, but still want some floral tributes from immediate family. We help balance these wishes sensitively.
Large funeral chains have moved into Kent, often offering attractive initial prices. But funerals aren’t just about price comparisons. They’re about trust, local knowledge, and genuine care when you need it most.
When you call us at 2am, you speak to someone who can be with you within the hour. We know which churches require specific arrangements and which local suppliers we trust completely.
As your local undertaker, our prices are transparent and competitive with detailed written estimates and no hidden costs. We’ve arranged meaningful funerals for £2,000 and elaborate celebrations for £15,000. The cost doesn’t determine the love or respect shown.
Most importantly, we’re part of this community. When you’re going through the worst time in your life, that local connection matters more than you might expect.
We’re available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call us on 01892 300330 any time. During office hours, you’ll speak to one of our undertakers immediately.
Our funeral home is located at 39 Crescent Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2LZ, with parking and full accessibility.
We serve all areas around Tunbridge Wells, including Southborough, Rusthall, Langton Green, Bidborough, and surrounding villages.
When someone you love dies, you shouldn’t have to worry about the arrangements. Let us take care of the details so you can focus on saying goodbye with love.
From Direct or Essential to Classic or Premium, our funeral packages have been crafted from our decades of experience.
Advance funeral plans to ensure your wishes are honoured and to spare your loved ones extra emotional and financial stress.
Round-the-clock assistance, 365 days of the year – expert help when you need it most.
Tailored funerals to remember your loved one: classic or contemporary, colourful or traditional.
Floral tributes to reflect and celebrate your loved one – from traditional arrangements to bespoke creations.
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