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Prices vary from site to site – typically ranging from £580 to £3,045 for a single burial plot; plots for ashes start from £300 for a single plot. Special arrangements can be made if you wish to reserve a particular area of a site for family burials.

You will also need to pay a registration fee and grave-digging fee. There are other optional costs such as weekend funerals, memorial plaques etc. More information about prices can be found on each location page.

Yes, you can reserve a plot up to 50 years in advance in England and Wales or 25 years in advance in Scotland.

We understand that circumstances change, and we aim to keep our cancellation policy as fair and straightforward as possible.

How burial rights work financially
When you purchase Selected Rights of Burial with us, your payment funds the ongoing management and care of the burial ground – the land stewardship, ecological maintenance, administration, and long-term oversight that ensure the site remains available and well-kept when it is needed. This is different from a deposit or a fund held in reserve on your behalf; the income is committed to the management of the land from the point of purchase. We mention this not to discourage cancellation requests, but because we think it is important that customers understand how natural burial grounds are sustained, and why our refund policy reflects the passage of time.

Refunds on cancellation

Within 14 days of full payment – full refund, no questions asked.
After this 14-day cooling-off period, the following refunds apply:

Up to 3 months – 90% of purchase price

3 months to 1 year – 75% of purchase price

1 to 5 years – 50% of purchase price

After 5 years – No refund as standard*

*In exceptional circumstances, cancellations after 5 years may be considered at our discretion. Please contact us to discuss your situation.

Please note: Selected Rights of Burial cannot be cancelled following the death of the Nominee.

Transferring your burial rights
If your own circumstances have changed but you would like the arrangement to continue in a family member’s name, Selected Rights of Burial can be transferred to a new Nominee at any time prior to burial, subject to a £200 administration fee. The Certificate will be reissued in the new name and the arrangement will otherwise continue as normal.
Transfer is available to family members and close associates only; we do not permit transfer for commercial purposes or to unconnected third parties.
To request a transfer, please contact us at hello@leedam.co.uk or call 01600 716438.

If you have any questions about your burial rights or would like to discuss your options, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We are always happy to help.

Yes*, you can be buried side by side. We do not re-open graves once a burial has taken place.

*Double plots are not available at the Henley natural burial ground due to the tree planting.

Yes, you can have any type of ceremony that you would like at the burial ground. The burial ground is not blessed, instead, individual graves can be blessed by the officiant.

Prices vary from site to site – typically ranging from £580 to £3,045 for a single burial plot; plots for ashes start from £300 for a single plot. Special arrangements can be made if you wish to reserve a particular area of a site for family burials.

You will also need to pay a registration fee and grave-digging fee. There are other optional costs such as weekend funerals, memorial plaques etc. More information about prices can be found on each location page.

The body should be clothed or wrapped in natural fabrics (such as cotton, wool, linen, silk, leather, etc.), so that it will all biodegrade naturally in the grave.

We are happy to give you all the assistance you require and can put you in touch with local suppliers and service providers. Please contact Tracy at the Leedam office (01600 716438) or email her on info@leedam.com

Yes, you can have any type of ceremony that you would like at the burial ground. The burial ground is not blessed, instead, individual graves can be blessed by the officiant.

There is no legal requirement in the UK to use a funeral director. The professionals are there to support you and help you achieve what you want to do. A good funeral director will provide the help and support you need when you need it.

We can’t accept embalmed bodies for burial unless there are exceptional circumstances. Cremated remains contain no residue from embalming chemicals and can therefore be interred or scattered in the meadow.

Our exceptional circumstances provision applies to situations in which embalming has occurred unexpectedly and without prior instruction, not to cases in which it is a planned and necessary part of an international repatriation. Where repatriation is being arranged, embalming is a known requirement from the outset, and we would encourage anyone in that situation to take this into account at the earliest stage of planning.

No, that is done by our grave-digger. But if you would like to be involved in the backfilling of the grave, please let the custodian know ahead of the funeral and we will try to help arrange that for you.

Usually, the custodian will be there to meet the funeral party; the grave will be prepared in readiness for you and will be back-filled after the ceremony. We can also recommend a funeral director and/or a “celebrant” who are fully acquainted with the burial ground, who can help with practical matters and provide you with a framework for the service if you wish.

Scottish Law provides a right of access to all lairs. At our sites in England and Wales, you have permissive access from the landowner, which is upheld during the 99-year lease we have on the land.

We ask families to be considerate when visiting the burial ground. If a funeral is happening, please respect the space and privacy of the funeral party, and return to visit later in the day or on another date. To avoid disappointment, please call ahead to check if a funeral is scheduled for the day.

You can leave a small raffia-tied bunch or posy of flowers by the plot (these will be removed when they have wilted). Planting is managed by our site operators.

Sometimes people plant cultivated, non-native varieties that do not fit in the context of the meadow. These will be removed by our custodians.

No, not on the grave, but there might be an opportunity to plant a tree nearby or elsewhere at the burial ground. Each burial ground is different in this respect. For more information, view the individual burial ground location pages.

That all depends… on the soil characteristics, the soil saturation and the soil temperature; the physical state of the body, the coffin type, coffin linings and clothing; the depth of burial and the ecological systems.

Our natural burial grounds have no potential for property development, but they do have long-term value as pasture. They are held on a 99-year lease that restricts the use of the land to natural burials and grazing. For more information, read this guide.