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Location and contact details for cemeteries in Bristol.

Christmas opening times

Avonview, Brislington, Canford, Greenbank, Henbury, Shirehampton and South Bristol will be open:

  • Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December: 9am to 4.30pm
  • Christmas Day Wednesday 25 December: 9am to 4.30pm
  • Boxing Day Thursday 26 December: 11am to 4.30pm
  • Friday 27 December: 9am to 4.30pm
  • Saturday 28 December: 11am to 4.30pm
  • Sunday 29 December: 11am to 4.30pm
  • Monday 30 December: 9am to 4.30pm
  • New Year's Eve Tuesday 31 December: 9am to 4.30pm
  • New Year's Day Wednesday 1 January: 11am to 4.30pm

The South Bristol Cemetery and Crematorium office will be open 9am to 4pm on:

  • Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December
  • Friday 27 December
  • Monday 30 December
  • New Year's Eve Tuesday 31 December

Canford Cemetery and Crematorium

Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PQ

Telephone: 0117 903 8280

Fax: 0117 903 8287

email: cems.crems@bristol.gov.uk

Location on Google Maps

This office is no longer open to the public.

The waiting room will only be available for those who have access needs.

Service slots are 45 minutes long.

The Funeral Director will collect contact details of the principal contact for any services held in our chapels for the NHS test and trace.

You can find an access guide for Canford Cemetery and Crematorium on the AccessAble website.

South Bristol Cemetery and Crematorium

Bridgwater Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol, BS13 7AS

Telephone: 0117 903 8330

Fax: 0117 903 8337

email: cems.crems@bristol.gov.uk

Location on Google Maps

You must make an appointment to visit this office by calling 0117 903 8330.

The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.

Service slots are 45 minutes long.

The waiting room will only be available for those who have access needs.

The Funeral Director will collect contact details of the principal contact for any services held in our chapels for the NHS test and trace.

You can find an access guide for South Bristol Cemetery and Crematorium on the AccessAble website.

We are doing repair works to the Muslim burial site area (also known as cemetery area ‘AJ') at South Bristol Cemetery.

Tree sponsorship in Ashton View Arboretum at South Bristol Cemetery

We offer a tree sponsorship for up to 10 years in memory of a loved one. See the pdf Ashton View Arboretum brochure (1.90 MB)  for full details.

If you are interested, visit the staff at the cemetery to discuss your needs and complete a pdf tree sponsorship form (71 KB) .

Facilities

Canford and South Bristol Cemeteries and Crematoria have these facilities:

  • A speaker system - both inside and outside of the chapels
  • Induction Loop systems
  • Disabled access facilities
  • Large print hymn books
  • Wheelchair available
  • CD 
  • Canford has pew seating for 100 people and South Bristol 100 people

Cemeteries

Cemetery and remembrance book room opening times

These are the opening times for all cemeteries on this page.

Summer (April to October)

  • Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm
  • Weekends and bank holidays, 11am to 4:30pm

Winter (November to March)

  • Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm
  • Weekends and bank holidays, 11am to 4.30pm

All sites are open between 9am to 4.30pm on Mothering Sunday, Father's Day and Christmas Day.

Arnos Vale Cemetery

The cemetery is owned by Bristol City Council but managed by Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust.

For further information including historical burial records please contact the trust.

Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust

West Lodge, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road, Bristol, BS4 3EW

Tel: 0117 971 9117

E-mail: info@arnosvale.org.uk

Avonview Cemetery

Beaufort Road, St. George, Bristol, BS5 8EN

Brislington Cemetery

Church Hill, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4LT

Greenbank Cemetery

Greenbank Cemetery was the first large cemetery after Arnos Cemetery to be set up in Bristol in 1871.

In the north eastern section of the cemetery are the memorials to the civilians who died during the Bristol Blitz.

Greenbank Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6HL

Henbury Cemetery

Kingsweston Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QT

Ridgeway Park Cemetery

Oakdene Avenue, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6QQ

Shirehampton Cemetery

St Mary's Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9RN