Traditional Funerals in Borough Green

Most families lean towards a traditional funeral when they want mourners present, a structured order of service, and time set aside to properly mark the occasion. It suits religious services at somewhere like the Church of the Good Shepherd in the village or St George’s Church in Wrotham, and it works equally well for a non-religious ceremony built around the person’s own life and interests.

There’s no single template to follow. A traditional funeral can be entirely conventional, with hymns and a eulogy, or it can bend the format considerably while still keeping that sense of occasion and shared farewell.

Our Traditional Funeral Process in Borough Green

We’ll start with an arrangement meeting at our funeral home on Western Road, where we’ll talk through venue, timing, and who you’d like to lead the service, a minister, a celebrant, or a family member. From there, we coordinate the coffin, the hearse, bearers and any limousines, and we’ll liaise directly with the church, crematorium or cemetery chapel on booking and timings.

If a crematorium service fits what you have in mind, we usually work with Vinters Park Crematorium in Maidstone or Medway Crematorium at Blue Bell Hill, and which one we suggest often comes down to numbers and timing. Vinters Park’s chapel seats up to 83 with a 45-minute service slot, while Medway’s two chapels each seat up to 115 and allow a full hour, useful if you’re expecting a larger gathering or want more time for tributes and music.

You’ll choose the music, readings and order of service, and we’ll help pull those pieces together into something that runs smoothly on the day. Once the ceremony is arranged, our procession usually sets off from Western Road or from home, whichever the family prefers.

Traditional Funeral Cost in Borough Green

Costs vary with the venue, the coffin you choose, whether you’d like limousines, and third-party fees such as church, crematorium or minister’s charges, which sit outside our control. We’ll set out a clear written estimate before you agree to anything, including which figures might still move.

There’s no pressure to add extras you don’t want, and no charge you won’t have seen coming.

Discover more about our funeral packages here.

What should I wear to a traditional funeral in Borough Green?

There’s no strict rule, dark or muted colours are traditional, but plenty of families now ask for a specific colour or something that reflects the person who’s died. If you’re not sure what’s appropriate for a particular church or crematorium service, ask us, we can tell you what’s expected without you having to guess.

Who walks in first at a traditional funeral?

Usually the coffin leads, carried or wheeled in by the bearers, followed by the immediate family. We’ll walk you through the order beforehand so nobody’s working it out on the day, and we coordinate this with whichever venue you’ve chosen, whether that’s Vinters Park, Medway Crematorium, or a local church.

Can you help us choose music for the service?

Yes, this is one of the first things we talk through at the arrangement meeting. Whether you want a hymn, a favourite song, or something instrumental for the entrance and exit, we’ll help you pick something that fits the venue and the time you have.

What’s usually the biggest cost in a traditional funeral?

It varies by family, but venue choice, the coffin, and any extras like limousines tend to move the total the most. We don’t quote a generic figure here since it depends entirely on what you choose, we’ll set out a full written estimate once we know what you’d like.

Call 01732 780600 to start arranging a traditional funeral in Borough Green. We’ll talk you through it at your pace.

For the full range of services we offer from this branch, visit our Borough Green funeral services page, or head back to our main Borough Green funeral directors page for team and branch details.