Funeral Directors Barnes
As independent funeral directors in Barnes, we offer funeral services built on choice, compassion and value. We guide you through every step of the funeral planning journey, with a belief that everyone deserves a ‘good’ funeral as individual and as memorable as they are.
Visit us at:
Exit Here
277-279 Chiswick High Road
Chiswick
London W4 4PU
Our care
At Exit Here we take great care of both the person who has died, and the families and friends left behind. We offer you real choice and value, helping create and organise a fitting funeral for your loved one, ensuring a personal and resonant celebration of a unique life. As a modern and empathetic funeral director, we don’t stop there, we offer you continued support with our coffee mornings and bereavement groups at both our Chiswick, Chelsea and Crouch End homes ensuring the positives of life continue after death.
Oliver Peyton, founder
Our care
At Exit Here we take great care of both the person who has died, and the families and friends left behind. We offer you real choice and value, helping create and organise a fitting funeral for your loved one, ensuring a personal and resonant celebration of a unique life. As a modern and empathetic funeral director, we don’t stop there, we offer you continued support with our coffee mornings and bereavement groups at our nearby Chiswick home ensuring the positives of life continue after death..
Oliver Peyton, founder
Our Reviews
Our Products and Services
We offer you a diverse collection of caskets, coffins and urns, from traditional to our own unique designs, as well as funeral flowers, hearses and limousines, and personalised orders of service. We can create and organise funeral hospitality, taking care of every single detail to create a fitting commemoration of a unique life.
Planning a Funeral in Barnes
We understand that grief can be overwhelming, and it may feel challenging to know where to start. We are here for you around the clock, to guide and support you through every step.
At Exit Here, we serve all faiths and cultures and offer all types of funerals – whether a cremation, cemetery or natural burial. As local funeral directors, we can recommend both traditional and alternative venues in Barnes and further afield.
Our professional fees start from £1,850* for an unattended cremation, £2,650* for an early morning cremation (*prices inclusive of a hearse, simple coffin and crematorium costs) and £2,950 + 3rd party costs and choices for our bespoke tailored service.
We offer genuine choice and value whatever your budget and are here to help.
Bespoke Tailored Funerals in Barnes
We can help you create a funeral that is as unique and individual as the person who has died. Our fully bespoke tailored service for either cremation or burial provides you with the support and resources to explore your ideas and organise a funeral that is both fitting and personal. We can advise on choice of coffin, hearse & cars, the floral arrangements, design and print the orders of service, and help organise the post funeral hospitality, in Barnes or elsewhere. Our exceptional service includes as many meetings as needed to create the ceremony as well as visits to our Chiswick home if you wish to spend some time with your loved one. With our experience and knowledge of the hospitality industry we are uniquely positioned to deliver a memorable funeral celebration.
There are endless possibilities of what a funeral can look like and as experienced funeral directors, we can guide you through the process and the choices and options available.
£2,950
+
3rd party costs and choices
Early Morning Cremation
This shorter 20 minute service is held close to Barnes at Mortlake Crematorium at either 9am or 9.30am with up to 10 attendees. This is ideal if you prefer a smaller, more intimate family led service to a full funeral ceremony. The service can be personalised with music, readings and tributes and we also offer a visit to see the person who has died at our nearby Chiswick premises, should you wish.
The Early Morning Cremation service often appeals to families who are seeking a lower cost alternative but who also want to be present, connected and part of the final step of their loved one’s journey
£2,650 inclusive
Unattended Cremation
This service is often known as a Direct Cremation and is where there is no ceremony and no attendees. It is the most minimal and least expensive option and has the least amount of choice, however at Exit Here your loved one will be treated with the same level of care and respect as with our bespoke funeral service. Unlike direct cremation providers we will tell you when they are brought into our care at our Chiswick, Chelsea or Crouch End homes, and when and where the cremation will be (usually at Mortlake, Putney Vale or Islington & St Pancras crematoriums). You can also choose a song for the ceremony, place personal items in the coffin and we will take a photo of the coffin at the crematorium, if you wish.
If you want to know more about Direct Cremations and how Exit Here differs from other funeral directors and providers, read here.
£1,850 inclusive
Funeral reception venues in and around Barnes
Families who are organising a funeral often say they want to give the person who’s died a good send off. Whether you choose a gathering at a local pub or at home, or maybe a dinner at a favourite restaurant, is completely up to you. But it should feel personal and celebratory.
Whatever type of funeral reception you choose, Exit Here can help you plan every aspect, from the food that’s served to how the venue is decorated. We can also organise the guest list, arrange flowers and send out invitations.
As funeral directors in Barnes, we have worked with, and can recommend, the following venues for a funeral reception.
The Bridge
Welcoming pub with a historic boathouse dining room and terrace for private dining and receptions.
204 Castelnau
Barnes
London SW13 9DW
The Bulls Head
Thameside pub offering a number of event spaces that overlook the Thames.
Lonsdale Road
Barnes
London SW13 9PY
Wetlands Centre
Unique wildlife venue with a number of event spaces with stunning lakeside views.
Queen Elizabeth Walk
Barnes
London SW13 9WT
Cemeteries and crematoria serving the Barnes area
Anyone can be cremated or buried in any cemetery or crematorium in the country, although the rates will vary for non residents. So although we're funeral directors in Barnes, we work with crematoria and cemeteries right across the UK.
But if the person who's died is a resident of Barnes, families or friends often choose somewhere close by for the funeral. There are usually ties to the area, or a family member is already buried or interned there. And, of course, there’s the benefit of residents’ rates for those living in the London Borough of Richmond.
Cemeteries and crematoria serving the Barnes area include:
East Sheen Cemetery
Originally known as Barnes Cemetery, East Sheen Cemetery in Richmond is located in, and managed by, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The cemetery opened in 1906 on what was once woodland and increased its size in the 1930s.
East Sheen Cemetery runs alongside Richmond Cemetery and today forms one continues graveyard. The original holly hedge which separated the two can still be seen. The chapel which was built in 1906 in the Gothic revival style is Grade II listed and is used for burials for both East Sheen and Richmond cemeteries. East Sheen Chapel is available for people of all faiths and beliefs to use for funeral or memorial services. The chapel can seat approximately 70 people, with a further 20 standing.
Read more: East Sheen Cemetery
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East Sheen Cemetery
Sheen Road
Richmond TV10 5BJBy car: The entrance to the cemetery is via the Kings Ride Gate off Sheen Road (the A305) which turns into the Upper Richmond Road. There is parking on the paths around the chapel building.
By train: Richmond Station is a 25 minute walk away, while North Sheen Station is an 18 minute walk. Both are operated by South Western Railway.
By Tube: Richmond is the closest Underground station and is on the District and Overground lines.
By bus: The 190, 85 and R70 all pass close to East Sheen Cemetery.
Richmond Cemetery
Richmond Cemetery is one of London’s oldest cemeteries having opened in 1786 and is owned and managed by the London Borough of Richmond. Over the centuries the cemetery has expanded significantly and now borders Richmond Park and East Sheen Cemetery.
The cemetery originally had two chapels of its own, one Anglican and one non conformist but both these chapels are now privately owned, and Richmond Cemetery uses the chapel in the East Sheen Cemetery for burial services.
Read more: Richmond Cemetery
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Richmond Cemetery is located at:
Grove Road
Richmond TW10 6HPBy car: The entrance to Richmond Cemetery is via the Kings Ride Gate off Sheen Road (the A305) which turns into the Upper Richmond Road. There is parking on the paths around the chapel building in East Sheen Cemetery.
By train: Richmond is a 25 minute walk away, while North Sheen is an 18 minute walk. Both are operated by South Western Railway.
By Tube: Richmond is the closest Underground station and is on the District and Overground lines.
By bus: The 190, 85 and R70 all pass close to Richmond Cemetery
Mortlake Crematorium
Mortlake Crematorium, borders Kew and Mortlake, and is managed jointly by four London boroughs including Ealing, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames, and Hammersmith and Fulham.
Opened in 1939, the crematorium has a beautiful chapel which seats 94, with additional seating for 36 in the gallery. There is also a peaceful Garden of Remembrance on the site, as well as a dovecote.
Read more: Mortlake Crematorium
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Mortlake Crematorium is located at:
Kew Meadow Path
Richmond TW9 4ENBy car: Key Meadow Path is a turning off the A205 South Circular Road. Parking is available on site.
By train: The nearest station is Mortlake operated by South Western Railway which is 15 minute walk away.
By Tube: The nearest station is Kew Gardens on the District and Overground lines which is a 15 minute walk to the crematorium.
By bus: Take the R70 to the Courtlands Avenue stop or the 190 to the Thames Bank Stop.
Hampton Cemetery
Situated in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Hampton Cemetery is a small cemetery that was first opened in 1879 to serve the parish of Hampton.
Hampton is now closed to new burials, and only used for family plot burials. However, there is a columbarium and Garden of Rest for created remains, as well as granite columbarium units which can take up to two urns.
Read more: Hampton Cemetery
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Hampton Cemetery is located at:
Broad Lane
Hampton TW12 3BQBy car: There are two entrances to the cemetery: one on Broad Lane and one on Hollybush Lane. There’s paid parking in nearby streets.
By train: Hampton train station is operated by South Western Railways and is a 12 minute walk away.
By bus: The R70 and the 111 run close to Hampton Cemetery.
Teddington Cemetery
Built on a former orchard and opened in 1877, Teddington Cemetery is located in and managed by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In fact, some of the trees predate the creation of the cemetery.
There is a pretty chapel with spires that seats 60 people, with standing room for an additional 10. Interestingly, there’s also a small and ornate neo Gothic mortuary in the grounds (which is no longer in use).
Find out more: Teddington Cemetery
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Teddington Cemetery is located at:
Shacklegate Lane
Teddington TW11 8SFBy car: The cemetery is situated on Shacklegate Lane which leads on to Waldegrave Road (A309) one of the major roads through Teddington. There is some parking around the chapel building and on nearby streets.
By train: The nearest train stations are Teddington, which is a 16 minute walk away, Fullwell, a ten minute walk, and Strawberry Hill which is a walk of 12 minutes. All the stations are on the South Western Railway network.
By bus: The following bus routes stop nearby Teddington Cemetery: 281, 285, 33, 481, SL7.
South West Middlesex Crematorium
Situated in Hounslow and sometimes referred to as Hanworth Crematorium, South West Middlesex Crematorium is managed by a board of councillors from the London boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond, Ealing and Hillingdon and the district of Spelthorne.
The crematorium opened in 1954 with two small, cloistered chapels, which were eventually replaced by larger versions of the same design, and can seat 25 and 80 people. A third chapel, built in 1981, can accommodate up to 150. There are numerous gardens including the Wild Garden, a Rose Garden and a Children’s Memorial Garden.
Read more: South West Middlesex Crematorium
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South West Middlesex Crematorium is located at:
Hounslow Road
Hanworth
Feltham
Middlesex TW13 5JHBy car: From the M3, turn on to the A316 and then on to the A314 which is the Hounslow Road. There is free parking in the car park and some nearby street parking.
By train: The nearest train station is Hounslow operated by South Western Railway. It’s a 30 minute walk or a 10 minute bus journey and 10 minute walk.
By Tube: The closest London Underground station is Hounslow East on the Piccadilly line. From there take the 111 bus to the Saxon Avenue stop.
By bus: Take the 285 bus to The Mount bus stop in Hanworth and walk 5-10 minutes to the crematorium.
Other cemeteries near Barnes
North Sheen Cemetery is another cemetery in the area, but it’s managed by the London Borough of Hammersmith not the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
North Sheen Cemetery
Lower Richmond Road
Richmond
Surrey TW9 4LL
