Trade Body Association

SAIF
Type of funeral home
Independent
Direct cremation (from) £1800
Attended funeral, FD only (from) £2500
Professional fee £1225
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J Dilnot Smith & Son is an independent funeral directors serving Sandwich and the wider southeast Kent area from its office at Cedar Lodge, Beacon Lane, Woodnesborough, with a second office at 184 Gladstone Road, Walmer, Deal. The firm offers direct funerals, basic funeral packages, environmental and eco-friendly funerals, and a full choice of coffins, caskets and funeral vehicles.

The business has been run by the same family across seven generations, with documented roots going back to at least 1905. It holds accreditation with the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), the British Institute of Funeral Directors (BIFD), and the Association of Green Funeral Directors, and is a Golden Charter funeral plan provider for families wishing to pre-arrange and pay in advance.

The firm publishes standardised pricing and its terms of business publicly, giving families cost transparency before they commit, and operates from two southeast Kent offices, in Sandwich and Deal, to keep arrangements local for families across the area.

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