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Monday 8am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8am - 4:30pm Saturday 8am - 4:30pm Sunday 8am - 4:30pm

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18/10/2025

🐾Introducing Pet Memorial Boulders 🐾
A beautiful way to honour the memory of your beloved companion.
Nestled in the tranquil, dedicated pet section of the cemetery, these natural stone boulders offer a peaceful final resting place for pet ashes or small animals and birds. Each boulder is adorned with a polished black granite plaque, which can be lovingly inscribed in gold lettering to commemorate your pet’s life.
Pet Memorial Boulders provide a serene and dignified tribute to your loyal companion, in an area surrounded by nature’s beauty.

15/10/2025

Join us on Armistice Day, Tuesday 11th November, for our annual Service of Remembrance at Haycombe Cemetery.
The service begins at 10:45am between the Cross of Sacrifice and the Blitz Graves.🌹

12/10/2025

The grounds team have made an excellent start on refreshing the appearance of the Old Conifer Garden. They will continue to work on this area for the next few months when time allows between burials. Dead trees and plants are being removed, pruning, weeding and general tidying is underway. It’s already looking better, and the memorial stones are more accessible.

09/10/2025

🌸 Baby Loss Awareness Week | 9th–15th October 🌸
This week marks the 22nd year of Baby Loss Awareness Week, a time for reflection, remembrance, and connection.
We honour the tiny lives that were lost too soon and the families and individuals who have experienced the heartbreak of pregnancy and baby loss.
Light a candle, share a memory, or simply hold space for one another.

06/10/2025

The Coppice🌳
We often use cages around newly planted trees to protect them from deer, while the bark is at it’s most delicate (and tasty!). After a few years the cages are removed and reused for new planting. The removal of the cages means that we can access trees for any pruning they require, and allows the application of watering systems in the hotter months.
We are now due to remove the cages in the Coppice. Many of these have been adorned with tributes and decorations, which will now need to be taken home. The extra weight has caused some cages to lean and rub the bark. We need to stop this damage as soon as possible. Woodland areas such as the Coppice are intended to remain natural, so please remove any items in, on or around trees or cages by 1st November.

03/10/2025

Another look at this amazing view from the Englishcombe Garden, now the hedge has been cut. We have limited availability for plots in this garden so if you’ve been considering a special place for remembrance, please get in touch.

30/09/2025

🌿✂️ The hedge in the Englishcombe Garden has been cut and what a transformation! The stunning view is now much more visible. Below are photos before, during and after.

27/09/2025

🕒Opening Hours🕒
The cemetery grounds and Book of Remembrance Room are open every day, although the hours are seasonal. As we move from summer to autumn, and we start to experience shorter days, our opening times will change to reflect this. Please note that from 1st October 2025 until 31st March 2026, the cemetery grounds and Book of Remembrance Room will open at 8am and close at 4.30pm.

24/09/2025

Take a look at this stunning view from Valley View - named perfectly for its stunning outlook over rolling hills, open fields, and endless greenery. There’s something truly special about this peaceful spot in the cemetery, where nature and reflection come together.

21/09/2025

As summer gives way to Autumn the team move on to the tasks of the season. Our conservation areas are in the process of receiving their annual grass cut. The team have worked hard to rake the arisings from our Pennyquick Woodland. This means that course grass will be better supressed, giving opportunity to a greater diversity of natural plant life. We look forward to seeing which species emerge next year!

18/09/2025

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15/09/2025

Please be reminded that the only dogs permitted in Haycombe Cemetery are assistance dogs and dogs visiting just the Pet Section with their owners.
If you're visiting any of our outer cemeteries with a dog, please respect the grounds and people's loved ones in their final resting place by keeping your dog on a lead at all times and cleaning up after them.

Address

Whiteway Road
Bath
BA22RQ

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm
Saturday	8am - 4:30pm
Sunday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441225396020

Website

https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/burials-cremations-and-memorials

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Haycombe Crematorium is the only crematorium within the Bath and North East Somerset area and is located on the southern edge of Bath (BA2 2RQ), and has large windows overlooking the beautiful Englishcombe valley. It was built in 1961, the first cremation taking place on 2nd April of that year. The total number of cremations carried out in the first year was 897 - the average today is approximately 1,600 per annum.

Cremation is a very ancient method of disposal of the dead. Everyone knows that the Vikings practiced it and that urns containing cremated remains are regularly found in Roman burial sites in Britain, but were you aware that there are Bronze age sites too? However, cremation seemed to disappear following the rise of Christianity to become non-existent during the Victorian era and only gradually became an option for the general public again in the early 1900s requiring new legislation to do so. Since then it has grown in popularity until approximately 72% of deaths are followed by cremation nationally, with nearer 90% in the local area.