J.Dilnot Smith & Son
Deal · CT14 7ELIndependent
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Published prices
Attended cremation
Around £3,850
FD fee £2,500 + cremation fee £1,350
About the same as the Kent average
Direct cremation
£1,800
No service · cremation fee included
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Full cost breakdown & optional extras
| Estimated cost by funeral type | |
| Attended cremation Service with mourners + cremation | £3,850 |
| Unattended (direct) cremation No service · fee included | £1,800 |
| Attended burial Service with mourners + burial | £3,700 |
| Unattended burial No service · burial | £3,000 |
| Burial estimates: May exclude grave plot costs; May exclude memorial removal or replacement fees; May exclude other cemetery fees. | |
| What's included in the attended fee | |
| Legal & administration | £1,225 |
| Collection of the deceased | £260 |
| Care of the deceased | £220 |
| Coffin (simple Elm effect coffin with four handles and nameplate.) | £450 |
| Viewing / chapel of rest | £5 |
| Hearse / transport | £340 |
| Optional extras (charged if used) | |
| Mileage (per mile) | £2 |
| Transfer / removal | £260 |
| Return of ashes | £120 |
| Embalming | £120 |
| Officiant / minister | POA |
| Out-of-hours collection | POA |
Figures from their own published price list (confirmed current 2026-06-14).
What people say
16 Google reviews · 5.0★ average
A selection from their Google reviews
★★★★★
Wonderfully professional in everything they do. They get the perfect balance between being sombre, supportive , caring and positive. They give great advice and support. Exactly what is needed when planning a funeral.
★★★★★
J.Dilnot Smith & Son guided us through a sad and difficult time and provided an excellent service. Not only were they extremely professional but they were also very kind, compassionate and approachable - nothing was too much trouble.
Highly recommended - you will be in safe hands.
★★★★★
I would highly recommend this local funeral director. They offer a compassionate, highly professional service that is worth every penny. I'm so very grateful to this caring team for supporting me and my family during a very painful and difficult time in our lives.
★★★★★
What a wonderful wonderful bunch the team at Dilnots are. Tom and Jackie were just so helpful at such a difficult time. My mum would have absolutely approved of the most amazing attention to detail that Dilnots took in.arranging a really beautiful funeral service. Can’t thank them enough.
★★★★★
From arranging mums funeral to collecting her ashes Dilnot Smith staff made it easier by their kindness and professionalism.
We used a celebrant for mums service who captured her essence and spirit completely.
They made a sad event bearable.
Highly recommend if you ever need to arrange a funeral.
5 * service
About J.Dilnot Smith & Son
J. Dilnot Smith & Son is based in Deal and Sandwich, Kent, has been established for over seven generations and is still a family owned and run funeral business.
From the funeral director's own website.
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