Plan your natural farewell
at Aylesbury Vale Natural Burial Meadow
at Aylesbury Vale Natural Burial Meadow
If you’re thinking about the future, you might like to consider a natural farewell in the quiet beauty of the Aylesbury countryside. At Aylesbury Vale Natural Burial Meadow, nature sets the pace. Surrounded by wildflowers, hedgerows and old oak trees, it’s a place of peace, space and simplicity.
The meadow looks out across the Vale towards Beacon Hill, Coombe Hill and Chequers, under big skies that change with the seasons. It’s a place to rest naturally, and gently return to the earth.
Click here, if you’d like to explore whether pre-purchasing burial rights at Aylesbury Vale Natural Burial Meadow might be right for you or your loved one.
Planning ahead means your wishes are recorded and the cost is fixed at today’s prices.
Choose your area in the meadow and shape the kind of farewell that feels right for you.
By planning in advance, you take the pressure off loved ones at a difficult time.
It is good to prepare a document to help those who have to deal with arrangements and with this, in mind, we have produced an “Information for when I die” document that you can print off and fill out with your wishes.
Natural burial is a gentle, more environmentally-friendly way to lay someone to rest. There’s no embalming, no plastic-lined coffins or MDF veneer. Just simple, natural materials, like wicker, cardboard or untreated wood, that return to the earth over time.
It’s an alternative to traditional cemeteries that allows nature to flourish and creates a meaningful place to visit.
You can choose from:
Whole-body burial
Ashes interment (in a separate plot or with someone you love)
If you’re planning ahead, you can reserve neighbouring plots, place multiple sets of ashes together, or choose to inter ashes with a full burial.
Pick the area in the meadow that feels right for you.
There are no set rules, it can be quiet and simple, colourful and musical, formal or informal. Whatever suits you best.
Pay in full or in monthly instalments over 10 or 20 months, whichever works for you.
If you're thinking of making arrangements in advance, we're here to help.
Fill in the form and we'll get back to you with all the information you need to purchase your burial rights or to talk through the options.
Aylesbury Vale Natural Burial Meadow is just outside Aylesbury and within easy reach of Thame, Princes Risborough and surrounding villages.
We always recommend a visit, walk through the grass, listen to the birds and take in the stillness. You’ll know if it feels right.
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If you'd like to find out more about the Aylesbury Vale natural burial meadow, we have plenty more information for you to continue reading...
A full price list is available on our forms and prices page We offer full burial and ashes interments. All of our application forms are available online or via pdf download.
