Arranging a funeral
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Co-op Funeralcare, Downend
1 Cleeve wood Road, Downend, BS16 2SF
When you need a professional funeral service and a friendly face, your local funeral home in Downend is here to help. We look after families from Downend and nearby areas including Frenchay, Winterbourne, Kingswood and Emersons Green. We’re nearby when you need us.
Whatever your religion, culture or heritage, we can help you arrange the right kind of funeral. We work with local churches and crematoriums well, including Frenchay Church, St Augustine’s Church, Christ Church, St Mary’s Church and Westerleigh Crematorium. We also know many of the local clergy and funeral celebrants.
Whether you speak to us over the phone or visit us in person, you’ll find a warm welcome here at our funeral home on Cleeve Wood Road.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible access to funeral home and accessible toilet.
All funeral directors are legally required to publish price lists for their products and services. This is to help you understand your options and compare prices between different funeral directors, because prices can vary.
You’ll need to pay 50% of the funeral cost within 2 days of making the arrangements and the rest after the funeral has taken place.
How to pay
We accept cash, credit or debit card as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.
If you have an invoice, you can pay for the funeral online.
Help is available
If you need to help to pay for the funeral:
Co-op Legal Services
There’s a lot of work involved in probate, but Co-op Legal Services can take care of everything for you. They’ll take a few key details from you and then they’ll handle the rest.
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Unattended
£50 gift card included
£1,700
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
No funeral service that people attend
Cremation only
Basic coffin
No limousine
No cortege
No choice of date, time and location of funeral
Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees
Attended
£100 gift card included
£2,995
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Basic coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,685
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,975
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
One limousine
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Attended
£200 gift card included
£4,160
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood veneer coffin
Two limousines
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
You can pay in full, spread the cost over 6 or 12 months with no additional costs or monthly instalments over 2–25 years (2-5 years for Direct Cremation). There's an additional instalment charge when paying over 2-25 years and age restrictions apply.
Co-op Funeral Plans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to sell and manage funeral plans.
On site parking: No
Free public car park: Yes
Street parking: Yes
There is a 2 hour limit to park in a restricted number of bays nearby.
Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.
Calls are answered 24 hours a day by our central care team.
View funeral notices and leave a tribute or donation in their memory
We work with Westerleigh Crematorium, South Bristol Crematorium, and Canford Crematorium, and our team will help you choose the one that feels right for your family. On the day, we will travel with your loved one and guide you through the service, whether that is a traditional committal or a more personal farewell. Our role is to make sure everything runs smoothly so that you and your family can focus entirely on saying goodbye.
Whenever you are ready to call us, our team at Cleeve Wood Road is here to help - day or night, there is no need to face those first hours alone. We can arrange to bring your loved one into our care, and we will talk you gently through the paperwork, registration, and any immediate decisions at a pace that suits you. If your loved one has died at home near Lincombe Barn or anywhere else across the Downend area, we will come to you.
Yes, our team on Cleeve Wood Road is here for families across Winterbourne, Frenchay, Emersons Green, Longwell Green, and Kingswood. We cover a wide area around Downend, so wherever you are in these communities, we can come to you and support you through every step of the arrangements. Please do get in touch and we will talk you through how we can help.
We have experience supporting families from many different backgrounds, including Sikh, West Indian, Roman Catholic, and Humanist communities, and we take the time to understand what matters most to each family. We can work with local venues such as Frenchay Church or St Mary's Church, or alongside your own community's chosen place of worship or celebrant. Our team will listen carefully and make sure every detail reflects your loved one's faith, culture, and life.
Yes, we have a chapel of rest on Cleeve Wood Road where you are welcome to spend time with your loved one in private and at your own pace. Our funeral home is wheelchair accessible and has an accessible toilet and a ground floor arrangement room, so we are set up to welcome everyone comfortably. If you are travelling from nearby Kingswood or Emersons Green, there is free parking in a nearby car park as well as street parking close to us, though please be aware that some nearby bays have a two-hour limit.