Woodvale Crematorium
Woodvale Crematorium provides a serene environment for remembrance and reflection. The crematorium's grounds are open every day of the year, and accessibility details, along with maps and directions, are available for those seeking to visit.
The facility boasts the North and South Chapels, originally built in 1856 and recently refurbished in 2013. Adjacent to the main crematorium building, these chapels seat approximately 80 people each and offer essential amenities, including free parking with spaces for disabled badge holders, waiting rooms, toilets, and facilities for visual tributes and live webcasts.
In addition to the main chapels, the Extra-Mural Chapel, a Grade II listed building constructed in 1851, is situated in the Extra-Mural Cemetery. This secluded chapel is set apart from the main crematorium building.
Woodvale Crematorium includes a dedicated Children's Memorial Garden for the strewing of cremated remains of infants, providing a quiet and respectful space. The crematorium building, nestled within the wooded area of Lewes Road, features both North and South Chapels approximately a quarter of a mile up the drive from the main gates.
The chapel facilities ensure a meaningful experience, with each chapel equipped for accessibility, including disabled access, hearing aid loops, and an electric organ. Visual tributes and keepsake recordings are available through the Obitus system.
Memorials at Woodvale Crematorium offer various options, including outdoor dedications in the Garden of Remembrance, indoor dedications in the Hall of Memory, planted memorials, cemetery and burial ground memorials, lawn grave memorials, memorial seats and bench plaques, and Woodland Valley memorials. Approved memorial masons are authorised for cemetery work, and the crematorium also provides options for memorial jewellery and paperweights crafted from a small amount of cremated remains, allowing loved ones to keep a memento close to their hearts.
Woodvale Crematorium encourages meaningful remembrance and offers a range of services to honour and cherish the memories of those who have passed.
Please remember: you need to book an appointment at the Woodvale Crematorium in order to discuss your plans. We’d be happy to help you do this, so feel free to get in touch with one of our personal advisers.
Facts & figures
- Refurbished Grade II-listed chapels date back to the 1850s
- Garden of Remembrance and Hall of Memory
- Children’s Memorial Garden
- Two chapels seat 80 each
- Grade I-listed Extra-Mural chapel
Public viewing times (for visiting the crematorium)
Monday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday 11:00am - 4:00pm
October to March hours only. The gates will stay open for the rest of the year until 5.30pm.
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Directions
Drive/B2185 and continue for 0.2 miles. Take B2120 to Chatham Pl/B2122, covering 1.1 miles in about 5 minutes. Continue on B2120 and B2122 until you reach A270. Turn onto A270 and drive for 1.2 miles in approximately 7 minutes until you reach Bear Rd. Continue on Bear Rd for 0.8 miles in 3 minutes, and you will arrive at Woodvale Crematorium North and South Chapels, located at Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3QB, United Kingdom. The main entrance is at The Vogue Gyratory, between The Gladstone pub and Machine Mart shop.
Note that the Extra-Mural Chapel has a separate entrance between Newmarket Road and Gladstone Place, which is not accessible by car from the Woodvale Crematorium main gate. Free parking, including spaces for disabled badge holders, is available at all chapels. If using public transport, Brighton station is the nearest train station, and bus numbers 37 and 37b link the station to Woodvale, with additional routes available from the city centre.
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