There are 13 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here for Bolton, from independent firms to the town's Co-op branches.
A Dignity funeral home serving Bolton. Facilities include a chapel of rest.
Bromleys Independent Funeral Services is a family-owned director on Tonge Moor Road in Bolton, publishing a detailed price list broken down by local crematorium.
Co-op Funeralcare, Bolton serves the surrounding area. The branch offers attended and unattended funerals.
Cowburn Funeral Service was established in 1905 by John Cowburn and is now led by Managing Director Carina Halliwell Jones, serving Westhoughton, Bolton.
Fred Hamer has traded as a family-owned funeral director for over 100 years. The Tonge Moor branch serves Bolton and the wider North West.
Fred Hamer Funeral Services, family-run for over 100 years, operates this Chorley Old Road branch as one of three Bolton-area sites in its nine-home network.
Gibson House is a Bolton branch of the Fred Hamer family firm. The business has supported bereaved families for over 100 years, now run by four generations.
Covering Bolton and the wider area, Hardman & McManus is part of Co-op Funeralcare. The team offers attended and unattended funerals.
Howarth's Funeral Service is a family-run firm with its Farnworth branch on Balmoral Road, alongside the Astley Bridge head office, a SAIF member.
Howarth's Funeral Service is a family-run firm serving Bolton from its Astley Bridge head office and a Farnworth branch. It is a SAIF member.
Based on the standardised price lists Bolton's funeral directors publish, a direct cremation typically costs from around £1,445 up to £1,750, averaging near £1,607. A fully attended, traditional funeral (funeral director's fees only) ranges from about £1,750 to £2,915, averaging around £2,482. These figures exclude third-party costs such as crematorium fees, burial plots, and a celebrant or minister's fee. For families leaning toward this simpler option, our direct cremation in Bolton page goes into more detail.
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13 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors are listed here for Bolton and the surrounding area.
A direct cremation without a service is usually the most affordable choice, with prices in Bolton starting from around £1,445.
All 12 funeral directors listed in Bolton are NAFD or SAIF accredited. A funeral director doesn't need any licence to operate in most of the UK, so NAFD or SAIF membership is one of the more reassuring things to look for.