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Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 7:30am - 5:30pm Sunday 7:30am - 5:30pm

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Bristol Memorial Woodlands is a 100-acre cemetery near Thornbury, offering environmentally-friendly woodland burials where trees and wild flowers are planted around plots to create a nature reserve managed by a charitable trust for future generations. Bristol Memorial Woodlands is a 100-acre cemetery near Thornbury, offering environmentally-friendly woodland burials where trees and wild flowers are planted around plots to create a nature reserve for future generations. Also encompassing a chapel and reception rooms it is managed by a charitable trust and provides families with a location for unhurried, bespoke funerals for loved ones.

19/03/2026

As the only funeral directors with our own chapel, reception rooms and dedicated burial grounds, we are able to provide a serene setting for a dignified and truly personal funeral or cremation service.

Our exclusive venue offers a peaceful and picturesque environment for honouring your loved ones.

Find out more about our funerals on our website or in our funeral planning document: https://www.memorialwoodlands.com/

17/03/2026

Last week we were proud to attend the Partner Event at Forest Green Rovers Football Club.

As a partner of FGR, it’s always inspiring to spend time with organisations who share a genuine commitment to sustainability and positive change. The club continues to lead the way in showing how sport can drive environmental progress, and we’re honoured to be part of that journey.

At Bristol Memorial Woodlands, sustainability sits at the heart of everything we do – from creating a 100-acre woodland to providing a meaningful, environmentally conscious alternative for memorials.

A big thank you to the team at Forest Green Rovers for hosting such a great event and bringing partners together around a shared vision for a greener future.

13/03/2026

Good luck to Life Church Football Club next month ⚽

The team will be competing in the GFA Minor County Cup Final on Tuesday 7 April at 7:30pm.

Memorial Woodlands is proud to support the team and wishes them the very best for the final.

11/03/2026

We cherish good food, which is why the caterers here at Memorial Woodlands are among the very best.

Prioritising quality, locally sourced ingredients, catering is handmade on site in our professional kitchen.

Find out more about our catering service in the “Arrange a Funeral” section of our website.

03/03/2026

Spring is finally here at Memorial Woodlands! 🌷

A reminder that our woodlands are open to the public 365 days a year. Visitors are always welcome to enjoy a peaceful walk around our beautiful grounds and take in the changing seasons.

Our opening times are 7:30am–5:30pm throughout March. 🪻

20/02/2026

Every February, Snowdrop Month heralds the arrival of Spring's first blooms. It is a celebration of resilience, renewal, and the promise of new beginnings. As we make the long-awaited journey from Winter to Spring, consider taking a trip to Bristol Memorial Woodlands and experience the beauty of nature awakening as you walk our grounds. 🌷⛅

Our woodland is open 7:30am–5:30pm through February and March.

📸 Thanks Daniel for these great pictures from last years display!

22/01/2026

We were proud to sponsor the recent match between Forest Green Rovers Football Club and Altrincham Football Club, which finished in a hard-fought 1–1 draw.

Memorial Woodlands Funeral Director Steve Begbie-Dilks presented the Man of the Match Award to Jili Buyabu following the game and received a signed shirt in return.

Thanks to Forest Green Rovers for another great matchday experience!

31/12/2025

As we approach the New Year, we welcome visitors to enjoy the peace and natural beauty of the woodlands. Whether you’re taking time for reflection, remembering a loved one, or simply enjoying a quiet winter walk, the grounds are open to you.

Our opening hours throughout December and January are 7:30am–5:30pm.

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from Bristol Memorial Woodlands! 🎄❄️

Wishing all our visitors, families, and community a peaceful and gentle Christmas season.

Whether you’re gathering with loved ones or taking time for quiet reflection, we hope the days ahead bring comfort and light.

19/12/2025

As the festive season approaches, we kindly remind Plot Owners of the Trust’s terms and conditions regarding decorations and mementos.

Our team will carry out the annual post-12th-night sweep on 6 January, removing Christmas items and all prohibited items as instructed by the Trust. Any valuable items collected will be placed respectfully in designated areas, but we cannot take responsibility for lost or damaged belongings.

If this may cause distress, please remove your items before 6 January.

Thank you for helping us care for the woodland.

20/11/2025

Finding a serene place, where loved ones can visit for generations to come, is incredibly important to our families. Here are Susan’s reasons for choosing Bristol Memorial Woodlands

15/11/2025

Our hospitality manager Becks was delighted to capture this image of a rainbow appearing over the woodlands - a touching symbol of comfort to bring solace to families and friends.

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Alveston
BS353TA

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	7:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	7:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday	7:30am - 5:30pm

Website

http://www.memorialwoodlands.com/

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The story of Memorial Woodlands

Christopher Baker, our founder and chairman, has always had a love of trees and when his father passed the land at Earthcott Green to him he began to plant trees.

From the age of about thirty, Christopher began to attend funerals and was disappointed by the accepted norm; the clinical, workman-like funeral directors and impersonal, rushed services. He felt that there had to be a better way to mark a death and realised that he would far rather have a gathering in a private space, be interred in a field and have a tree planted over him.

The solution was concieved with the creation of Memorial Woodlands. Here was a provision where trees could be planted to more than one purpose, where friends and family could pay their respects in a personal and private way and where a life could be celebrated and remembered in a service appropriate to the deceased.