Austin's Funeral Service, Stevenage

Austin's is a family-owned funeral director with over 300 years of history, described as Hertfordshire's longest-established and leading funeral business, still owned and operated by the Austin family across 13 offices in the county. Its Stevenage office sits at Harwood Park Crematorium on Watton Road and is staffed by funeral administrator Jane Watts (LAFD Adv Cert FAA), who joined the team in January 2022.

The Harwood Park office offers funeral arrangement consultations in a private arrangement room, access to chapels of rest for viewing a loved one, and full coordination of cremation, church and natural burial services, including personalised touches such as music, readings, floral tributes and memorial dove releases. Being based at the crematorium itself, the office is ideally placed to serve funerals arranged from any of Austin's other Hertfordshire branches, and the team is available 24/7 for urgent enquiries.

Across the group, Austin's offers direct cremation, a choice of funeral plans, catering and refreshments, and floral tributes via a partner florist, all delivered with what the firm describes as caring, personal support and expert local knowledge of Stevenage's customs and venues.