Holytown Crematorium

Memorial Way
Holytown
North Lanarkshire
ML1 5RU

Telephone: 01698 730730

Crematorium information

Holytown Crematorium opened in 2004 and is situated in ten acres of beautiful landscaped gardens. We serve the community and surroundings of North Lanarkshire.

Our chapel boasts a spiral staircase leading up to a balcony area and is bright and spacious. The chapel can seat up to 168 people and adjacent to it is the waiting room where for larger services, the doors can be opened to extend the chapel area with a clear view of the service. We have two screens to display visual tributes and we also have a music system.

As part of our commitment to caring for local families we offer a service time of 45 minutes, which is longer than many other crematoria and can help you arrange the service according to your cultural and religious needs.

The crematorium also has access for the less-abled, accessible toilets and a hearing loop system.

After the service, the staff members will lay your flowers in the flower courtyard for you to view, you may take these with you or leave them here with us up to 7 days after the service.

Our gardens are landscaped and developed by our grounds team to offer a large choice of memorial options, from private, rose or ribbon gardens, to a large rockery area.  We also offer a choice of granite or wooden bench gardens and scattering.

We are here to help you with your service and memorial options. Our dedicated and caring staff treat every family with dignity and respect. 

Admin office email address - holytown.crematorium@thecmg.co.uk

Memorial office email address - holytown.memorialoffice@thecmg.co.uk

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Opening Hours

The Office:
Our office is open Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00. We encourage booking an appointment prior to visiting. Please contact the crematorium to make an appointment.

The collection of cremated remains and memorial consultations can still take place by means of an appointment.

The Grounds:
Our grounds remain open to members of the public all year round.

The Memorial Office:
Appointments can be made by contacting the crematorium by telephone or email.

The Book of Remembrance Room:
Our Book of Remembrance is available during normal office hours. Before visiting please contact the crematorium directly.

Parking

There are 77 parking spaces available (5 less-abled spaces). The car park is available during opening hours.

Our fees

We know that understanding what goes into the cost of a funeral can sometimes be difficult for families. We also recognise that understanding the overall financial implications of arranging a funeral is important. To this end we have included a downloadable price list of the services available to you.

It is important to us that any confusion is completely removed to help families to fully understand what the Cremation Fee includes, and what this means as part of the wider cost of the funeral. We have outlined the elements that are necessary to provide a cremation service to you below, although of course we would be happy to discuss any further queries you might have directly with you. You can contact us at any time to talk through any further options and any fees that might apply.

The cremation fee includes the following:

• All professional services relating to the administration and registration of the cremation, in line with statutory regulation.
• The use of our Chapel along with the assistance of a trained staff member on the day of the service.
• The provision of music during the funeral service (please contact the Crematorium for details of our available options).
• The sensitive handling of the cremation in line with environmental legislation.
• The appropriate national environmental levy for mercury abatement.
• The scattering or interment of the ashes within our Gardens of Remembrance, or the preparation for their removal along with a suitable container and the Cremation Certificate.
• Alternatively, we will look after the ashes safely and securely at our Crematoria site and can share with you the various options and next steps available to care for your loved ones ashes.

We also offer weekend services, fees for which along with  other available services are detailed in the PDF attachment entitled Cremation Price List

Direct cremation

We have a number of options available to meet the ever increasing demand for this service which are detailed below.

Unattended Direct Cremation

• There will be no service in the chapel and no mourners in attendance.
• Sometime following the cremation, staff at the Crematorium will contact the Applicant to confirm instructions for the ashes in order to offer any further assistance. There are many occasions when families change their decision having had time for further thought and discussion.

Attended Direct Cremation

• The attended direct cremation is available at 9.00am.
• This option enables families to attend the crematorium to see the coffin in the chapel and be able to spend a few moments with the coffin before the leaving the chapel.
• The crematorium staff will be available to help and assist you during the time at the crematorium, showing you both in and out of the chapel at the appropriate times.
• Music may also be played should you wish.
• Sometime following the cremation, staff at the Crematorium will contact the Applicant to confirm instructions for the ashes in order to offer any further assistance. There are many occasions when families change their mind having had time for further thought.

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