Funeral Directors Hampstead
We’re independent funeral directors in Hampstead, offering 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.
Contact us at:
Exit Here
1 Broadway Parade
Crouch End
London N8 9TN
Funeral reception venues in and around Hampstead
However you decide to commemorate the life of the person who’s died, a funeral reception or wake should be personal and celebratory. It’s a time to get friends and family together to share memories, swap stories and raise a glass or two.
At Exit Here, we can help you plan every aspect of the funeral reception, whether you a choose a special Hampstead restaurant, a unique venue, a favourite local pub or a gathering at home. We can organise the menu, the flowers and decorations and even send out the invitations.
As funeral directors in Hampstead, we have worked with, or can recommend, the following venues for a funeral reception.
Burgh House
Historic Grade l listed house with a gallery, library and music room.
New End Square
Hampstead
London NW3 1LT
Keats House
Nightingale Room in the former home of Romantic poet John Keats.
10 Keats Grove
Hampstead
London NW3 2RR
Holly Bush
Famous Grade ll listed pub with numerous private function rooms.
22 Hollymount
Hampstead
London NW3 6SG
Old Bull and Bush
Famous old coaching inn and one of Hampstead’s most popular pubs.
North End Way
Hampstead
London NW3 7HE
Cemeteries and crematoria serving the Hampstead area
Although we’re funeral directors in Hampstead, we organise funerals across all the London boroughs and further afield too. In fact, anyone can be cremated or buried in any cemetery or crematorium in the country.
But if the person who has died lives in the Hampstead area, most families who are arranging the funeral will usually choose somewhere local. And that’s because there will probably be ties to the area, or a family member is already buried or interned there, and there’s often the benefit of reduced rates for local Camden residents.
Cemeteries and crematoria for Hampstead include:
Highgate Cemetery
Located in the London Borough of Camden, Highgate is one of London’s most famous cemeteries and part of the ‘magnificent seven’. It’s now owned and managed by the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust. Opened in 1839 and designed by architect Stephen Geary, the whole site is designated Grade l on the register of historic parks and gardens. Split into two areas, East and West, either side of Swain’s Lane, the cemetery is well known for its Gothic tombs, elaborate vaults and catacombs. Highgate cemetery burials still take place on both sides of the cemetery, although plots are limited.
Read more: Highgate Cemetery
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Highgate Cemetery is located at:
Swain's Lane
Highgate
London N6 6PJ
020 8340 1834By car: From the A1, take Southwood Lane to Highgate Hill and then on to South Grove and Swain’s Lane. There is no off-street visitor parking at the cemetery. Free parking is available on local streets apart from 10am and 12 noon Monday to Friday.
By train: The nearest train is Upper Holloway on the Overground which is a 20 minute walk.
By Tube: Archway on the Northern Line is the closest station and is a 15 minute walk.
By bus: Bus C11 stops at the Brookfield Park bus stop close to the cemetery. Buses 143, 210 and 271 stop at Waterlow Park on Highgate Hill.
Hampstead Cemetery
Located in West Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, Hampstead Cemetery was opened in 1876 and is owned and operated by two London boroughs: Islington and Camden. The grounds are beautifully laid out and there is also a butterfly wildflower meadow, as well as two Grade ll listed Gothic style mortuary chapels linked by a porte-cochere. The southern chapel is still in use as a place for multifaith worship. Hampstead Cemetery is now closed for new burials, but there is a garden of remembrance where urns can be placed.
Read more: Hampstead Cemetery
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Hampstead Cemetery is located at:
Fortune Green Road
Hampstead
London NW6 1DR
020 7527 8300By car: From the A406 North Circular, follow the A41 Hendon Way, before turning on to Fortune Green Road. There is some residential parking close by.
By train: The nearest train station is West Hampstead on the Overground, which is a 16 minute walk from the cemetery.
By Tube: The closest London Underground station is West Hampstead on the Jubilee line, which is a 18 minute walk away.
By bus: Bus numbers 13, 46 and A1 stop close to Hampstead cemetery.
Islington and St Pancras Cemetery
Although situated in East Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet, Islington and St Pancras Cemetery is actually owned and managed by two other London boroughs: Islington and Camden. Established in 1854, the cemetery was London’s first publicly owned cemetery and one of the Capital’s largest too. The cemetery has several chapels including the St Pancras Anglican chapel, which is Grade ll listed. Vault burials, and traditional and lawn graves are available as well as a woodland burial area.
Read more: Islington and St Pancras Cemetery
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Islington and St Pancras Cemetery is located at:
278 High Road
East Finchley
London N2 9AG
020 7527 8300By car: The cemetery can be reached by taking the A406 North Circular and then turning on to the High Road. Parking is available throughout the site.
By train: New Southgate, operated by Great Northern is the closest railway station and is a 30 minute walk or 20 minute bus journey.
By Tube: The nearest London Underground station is East Finchley on the Northern line which is a 15 minute walk away.
By bus: The 263 bus stops closest to the cemetery.
Golders Green Crematorium
Located to the east of Golders Green and to the north of Hampstead in the London Borough of Barnet, Golders Green Crematorium was the first crematorium to be opened in London in 1902, and is managed by the London Cremation Company. It serves all faiths. The crematorium is a red brick building built in the Lombardic style, and there are two cremation chapels. The West Chapel seats 140 and the East Chapel seats 45. There is also a Chapel of Memory which is open for quiet contemplation, as well as three columbaria containing the ashes of thousands of Londoners and residents of neighbouring counties. There is also a Grade ll listed mausoleum.
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Golders Green Crematorium is located at:
62 Hoop Lane
London NW11 7NL
020 8455 2374By car: There is limited parking for 36 cars at the West Chapel and 12 at the East Chapel. There is some paid for parking on the nearby streets.
By train: Cricklewood train station on the Midland mainline is one of the closest stations and is a 10 minute taxi ride.
By Tube: The closest London Underground station is Golders Green on the Northern line which is a 10 minute walk to the crematorium.
By bus: The 65, E3 and H91 buses all stop close to the crematorium.
Islington Crematorium
Islington Crematorium was established in 1937, in Islington and St Pancras Cemetery, and is jointly owned and managed by the London Borough of Islington and the London Borough of Camden. The crematorium has a multi faith chapel with a distinctive glass dome. There is room for up to 74 people with additional standing room.
Read more: Islington Crematorium
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Islington Crematorium is located at:
278 High Road
East Finchley
London N2 9AG
020 7527 8300By car: The crematorium can be reached by taking the A406 North Circular and then turning on to the High Road. Parking is available throughout the site.
By train: New Southgate, operated by Great Northern is the closest railway station and is a 30 minute walk or 20 minute bus journey.
By Tube: The nearest London Underground station is East Finchley on the Northern line which is a 15 minute walk away.
By bus: The 263 bus stops closest to the crematorium.
