Funeral Directors > North Shields
Turnbull’s has been providing traditional funerals, cremation, cemetery and woodland burials, direct cremations, and prepaid funeral plans since 1790. We are compassionate and experienced, offering genuine support, choice, and value, regardless of your budget. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help with funeral arrangements. Our family has a long proud history of serving the communities of North Shields, Tynemouth, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Wallsend and Newcastle upon Tyne since 1790. We are a compassionate and experienced funeral care specialist, offering genuine support, choice and value, we’ll advise, guide, and inspire you to create the perfect arrangement. We serve all faiths and cultures, and offer many types of funeral. Whether you choose a traditional or natural burial, cremation or repatriation, we offer an extensive collection of caskets and urns, flower arrangements, hearses and limousines. We will curate hospitality to your wishes, whether that’s a tea at home, or dinner at a favourite restaurant, taking care of every detail to create a unique commemoration and celebration of life. We understand grief is all consuming, so we are here to guide you through every aspect of the funeral process, offering clarity, advice and supporting you throughout. When a death occurs we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us if you need help and advice around bereavement even if not considering us as funeral director.
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Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £995.00 |
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care | £275.00 |
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. | £275.00 |
Providing a suitable coffin | £375.00 |
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £75.00 |
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle | £395.00 |
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Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £850.00 |
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £1,500.00 |
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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.1 In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees. |
£994.00 |
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: |
£897.00 |
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Additional mileage (price per mile) | £1.00 |
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £200.00 |
Collection and delivery of ashes | £30.00 |
Embalming | £150.00 |
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
1. This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
Prices correct as from 26/07/2024and may be subject to change. E & O.E.
Albion Road, North Shields, NE29 0HE