Celebration of Life

A unique and personalised memorial service event at a venue of your choice to celebrate the life of your Loved One, with an Unattended cremation/burial on a different day.

A complimentary scatter tube for the ashes is also provided.

With full support from our experienced Funeral Director and team, we are here to guide you every step of the way, creating a comforting and memorable tribute.

Professional Services

A dignified send off with no compromise on the quality of care, accompanied by a memorial event at a venue of your choice.

  • Bringing the person who has died into our respectful and dignified care

  • Viewing in private room during normal working hours

  • Personalised memorial service in a venue of your choice (Deceased not present)

  • Full support with arranging venue hire, catering, visual photo tribute and flowers to suit your budget

  • Funeral Director in attendance on the day to meet, greet and read a tribute if requested

  • Simple Foil Veneer Coffin

  • Non-Ceremonial Vehicle and Staff to transport the deceased to the crematorium/burial ground

  • Our choice of local crematorium

  • We'll let you know the date and time of the Unattended cremation/burial, on a different day to the service

  • Complimentary scatter tube and delivery of ashes to a local address (if requested)

Package Price:

£2,820

Price excludes Crematorium/Burial fees, celebrant/minister and any Disbursements and Third-Party Fees paid on your behalf such as venue hire, catering, flowers, order of service, guest/mourner transportation, etc. Embalming and certain additional products/services and upgrades can be added at additional costs.

No mourners present at crematorium.

Ashes Caskets, Urns, Keepsakes & Jewellery

We offer a wide range of high-quality ashes caskets, scatter tubes and urns as well as personal keepsakes and jewellery for you to treasure.

Why choose Drakes of Torbay Funeral Service

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I would like to thank Bonnie for all her help and understanding. She is a credit to the company.

Barrie Edgington

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Excellent service. Kind, friendly, helpful couldn't ask for better. Thank you to all concerned

Mary Brown

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Such a beautiful service the staff were so lovely,so pleased with everything

Susan Matthews

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Excellent service. Kind, friendly, helpful couldn't ask for better. Thank you to all concerned

Mary Brown

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Everyone at Drakes of Torbay Funeral Service was friendly and respectful. Stuart arranged a meeting with us quickly and answered all our questions and provided support when we needed it. The funeral went as well…

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From start to finish Stuart the funeral director gave myself and the family the feeling that we were in confident/professional hands. He and staff were extremely supportive kind and helpful nothing was ever too much…

June

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Drakes of Torbay are excellent. The care and customer service they provided, at such a difficult time, was such that Stuart made the whole process as easy as it possibly could be. They literally take…

Mark Hutchinson

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First class service and support during a difficult time

jamie lawrence

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The staff and the funeral was amazing. Very surportive on me and my family Ist class service would recommend this service to anyone…

Paul Mason

Professional Funeral Directors Services

Our professional funeral services cover all essential arrangements, including guidance with legal and administrative tasks and coordination with venues, flowers, online funeral notices and photo tributes. Certain products and services carry an additional charge. There is no reduction on package prices for services included which are not required or used.

Disbursements (Third-Party Fees)

Disbursements are payments made to third parties on your behalf. These include, venue hire, catering, celebrant, crematorium/cemetery fees, flowers etc.

All prices shown exclude Disbursements and Third-Party Fees paid on your behalf.

Unattended Direct Cremation and Alternative Service Venue Packages

Most Popular

Traditional Bespoke Funeral

Fully flexible to create a funeral as unique as your loved one.

From £2,945 Excludes coffin and third party fees

The price depends on the options you choose

  • Home arrangements are available, and viewing is at any time by appointment
  • Choose the date and time of the Funeral, including weekends at an additional cost
  • Includes a ceremonial hearse and chauffeured Limousine as standard
  • Add your own special personal touches including a service at a different venue and a personalised cortège route

Wicker Funeral

A full traditional funeral with an attended service, inclusive of a Personalised Willow Coffin.

£3,940 Excludes third party fees

  • Includes a ceremonial hearse and chauffeured Limousine as standard
  • Add your own special personal touches including a service at a different venue and a personalised cortège route
  • Includes Personalised Willow (Wicker) Coffin and Embalming
  • Choose the date and time of the Funeral, including weekends at an additional cost

Traditional

A full traditional funeral with an attended service, inclusive of a Wood Veneer Coffin.

£3,490 Excludes third party fees

  • Includes a ceremonial hearse and chauffeured Limousine as standard
  • Includes a Wood Veneer coffin and Embalming
  • Add your own special personal touches including a service at a different venue and a personalised cortège route
  • Choose the date and time of the Funeral, including weekends at an additional cost

Celebration of Life

A unique memorial service at our service venue on a different day to the cremation/burial

£2,820 Excludes third party fees

Quote for catering, flowers, etc will be provided

  • Your choice of the day and time of the memorial in the Service Chapel at our Funeral Home
  • Full support with arranging catering, flowers, visual photo tribute and more
  • Unattended Cremation/Burial on different day to service with non-ceremonial vehicle
  • Includes Simple Foil Veneer Coffin
  • Ashes delivered to a local address in a complimentary scatter tube

Attended Funeral

A restricted package covering the basic requirements for an attended funeral service

£2,810 Excludes third party fees

Additional products and services can be added at an additional cost

  • Funeral to be held Monday to Friday Before 10:30am or after 3pm
  • Includes a simple foil veneer coffin and ceremonial hearse as standard
  • Flowers, Orders of Service, Specialist Vehicles and unique touches can be added

Unattended Direct Cremation/Burial

Simple, dignified no compromise on quality of care. Cremation or burial with no funeral service or mourners in attendance.

£1,750 Excludes third party fees

Limited products and services can be added at an additional cost

  • Includes Simple Foil Veneer Coffin
  • Viewing in a private room during office hours
  • Includes a simple foil veneer coffin and non‑ceremonial vehicle

Our Locations

  • Torquay

    Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

    Hele Road, Torbay, Torquay, TQ2 7QG

Memorial Masonry

Whether you have chosen burial or cremation, a memorial is a lasting tribute and offers a special place to reflect on memories.

Memorial Masonry

We're available 24 hours 365 days a year

Call 01803 329 866 visit branch or arrange a home visit