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Hillview Cemetery

Location

Wickham Street
Welling
DA16 3DA

Hillview Cemetery was opened in 1995.

Find us

Rail and bus:

  • the nearest railway station is Welling
  • bus routes 51 and B15 stop a 5-minute walk away

Car:

  • from the A2, exit at Riefield Road
  • take Rochester Way and then Welling Way to Wickham Street. The entrance will be on the left-hand side
  • parking on site is for permit holders only

Burials

This cemetery is available for full earthen burials.

Currently available:

  • private earthen plots for all other denominations (suitable for one or two interments and six sets of cremated remains)
  • private earthen Muslim plots (suitable for one or two interments)
  • private earthen plots for babies or non-viable foetuses (suitable for one baby)
  • underground burial vaults memorial garden (suitable for one to two interments). Some underground burial vaults also have room for cremated remains

Burial of cremated remains

There are a number of options for the burial of cremated remains:

Sanctum vaults

  • the memorial garden comprises a series of small pre-cast vaults sunk into the ground
  • each can take two sets of cremated remains in caskets or other containers of a pre-set size
  • the vault is sealed with a flat marble stone, recessed to take an inscribed memorial tablet
  • a granite vase is fixed to the vault and is included in the overall costs
  • the graves and vaults are leased for a period of thirty years with the option to renew the lease on expiry
Hillview cemetery Sanctum vaults

Shell Garden of Remembrance

  • plots are suitable for up to two sets of cremated remains and are owned by the Council
  • a black granite vase purchased from the Council is placed on top of the grave
Hillview cemetery Shell Garden

Sundial Garden of Remembrance

  • plots are suitable for up to two sets of cremated remains and are owned by the council
  • a black granite vase purchased from the Council is placed on top of the grave
Hillview cemetery Sundial Garden

Poem Garden of Remembrance

  • plots are suitable for up to two sets of cremated remains
  • a black granite vase purchased from the Council is placed on top of the grave

Opening times

  • winter (October to March) 9am to 4pm
  • summer (April to September) 9am to 6pm

The cemeteries are manned Monday to Friday, except bank holidays.

For all enquiries and further information telephone the Cemeteries Office 020 3045 4100 or email cemeteries@bexley.gov.uk