Temporary arrangements to Summer 2026
Worcester Crematorium is undergoing a major refurbishment, with the installation of new cremators.
During this time Worcester City Council’s Bereavement Services team is temporarily based in the KGV Hub in Ash Avenue – just a seven-minute walk from the Crematorium – where funeral services will be held with the same high level of service that you would expect.
Location
The KGV Hub, Ash Avenue, Worcester WR4 9TL
Opening times:
- Monday to Thursday – 9am – 4:30 pm
- Friday – 9am – 3:30 pm
Public transport: from the city centre, take the 35 bus towards Blackpole and alight at The Chequers Inn bus stop.
Accessibility
The KGV Hub has easy access and egress for disabled visitors. A manual wheelchair is available on request.
Two disabled parking bays are available. Access to these is via a locked bollard, so please contact us in advance to arrange access to them.
Facilities
- The chapel has seating for up to 80 people.
- The chapel is available for services of any denomination or faith.
- In the chapel, there is a large screen that can be used to display visual tributes such as slide shows and videos from our media system.
- Music is often an integral part of the service and the choice of music is important to most families. The funeral director can organise all music and any tributes for each service in advance. We have access to a large library of music and, provided it is commercially available, we can play any appropriate piece of music during the service.
- For larger attendances, there are external speakers that allow people to watch and listen to the service in the reception / waiting room area.
- Your service can be webcast live, or recorded onto an audio CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, and USB. This can be arranged for an additional fee, via your funeral director.
- Parking – The KGV Hub car park has 45 spaces, plus an additional two disabled spaces (see Accessibility information, above). Please note that this car park is also open to other users of the community facilities at this site. We recommend that mourners share cars, so far as is practicable.
Funeral Services
Four standard services are available each day at the KGV Hub. Each service can be up to 45 minutes in duration, with a choice of times available at 10am, 11am, 12pm or 1pm.
Cremation
Once the service has taken place, the casket will be transferred to Redditch crematorium. Following cremation, the ashes will be returned to KGV and will be available for collection from there, unless an alternative arrangement is made with your Funeral Director.
Storage of ashes will be provided for one month following a service, after which time a fee becomes payable.
We are also able to arrange for ashes to be scattered in the beautiful garden of remembrance at Astwood Cemetery.
Burials
Burial services are available as normal during the refurbishment work. Both Astwood and St John’s cemeteries remain open throughout this period, allowing people to continue to visit their loves ones’ graves and memorials.
Book of Remembrance
The Book of Remembrance has temporarily moved to Worcester Guildhall until the completion of the refurbishment in Spring 2026.
Guildhall address: High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY.
Opening hours
- Monday: 09:00-16:00
- Tuesday: 09:00-16:00
- Wednesday: 09:30-16:00
- Thursday: 09:00-16:00
- Friday: 09:00-15:45
- Saturday: 09:30-16:00
- Sunday: Closed
Worcester Crematorium
Worcester Crematorium is currently closed for refurbishment. The information below is an outline of the facilities it will provide when it reopens in Summer 2026.
Worcester Crematorium is situated just over a mile east of the River Severn in the urban setting of Worcester. Set in the middle of 68 hectares, the crematorium building stands among a peaceful setting of large trees, well-kept lawns and flower beds as well as a combination of both modern-day and historical gravestones.
The crematorium, chapel and adjoining open spaces occupy 1.8 Ha and lie at the centre of the site adjacent to the Barbourne Brook.
A public car park provides 61 cars spaces with allocated disabled parking; and the cemetery also hosts gardens of remembrance, a garden of solace and a wreath terrace.
A wide range of memorial options surround the building, although internal wall plaques situated next to the rear exit of the chapel are temporarily out of bounds because of the refurbishment work.
The Book of Remembrance normally hosted on site has been temporarily moved to the Guildhall.
