North Yorkshire Council cemetery fees
Current burial and cemetery fees for North Yorkshire Council, effective 1 April 2026. North Yorkshire Council is a unitary authority created in April 2023 from the merger of seven district councils. It manages cemeteries across a large rural county, with clusters in the Harrogate, Scarborough, Richmondshire and Craven (Dales) areas. The exclusive right of burial is standardised at 50 years across all cemeteries. No separate resident/non-resident rate applies.
North Yorkshire uses two fee tiers based on location. Interment fees are the same across both tiers.
Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial – 50 years)
Main cemeteries (Harrogate, Scarborough, Ripon, Whitby, Knaresborough and others):
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full earthen grave | £1,460 |
| Full vault, wooden or bricked grave | £2,200 |
| Full earthen grave for extra-wide casket (over 28 inches) | £2,900 |
| Half earthen grave (child or ashes, up to 4 interments) | £730 |
| Single woodland or natural burial grave | £1,250 |
| Ashes grave (up to 2 sets) | £500 |
Dales cemeteries (Skipton/Waltonwrays, Richmond, Pateley Bridge, Ingleton, Wensley, Fewston, Grinton, Reeth):
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full earthen grave | £1,250 |
| Full vault, wooden or bricked grave | £1,900 |
| Full earthen grave for extra-wide casket (over 28 inches) | £2,500 |
| Half earthen grave (child or ashes, up to 4 interments) | £625 |
| Ashes grave (up to 2 sets) | £500 |
Burial and interment fees
The same interment fees apply across all North Yorkshire cemeteries.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Adult interment – single or double grave | £1,020 |
| Adult interment – extra-wide casket (over 28 inches) | £1,530 |
| Interment in a vault | £885 |
| Interment of cremated remains | £260 |
| Children under 18 | No charge (claimed via Children’s Funeral Fund) |
Fees effective 1 April 2026. Source: North Yorkshire Council – Appendix A, Bereavement Service Fees and Charges 2026/2027 (approved 27 February 2026).
About North Yorkshire Council cemeteries
North Yorkshire Council operates cemeteries and crematoria across England’s largest county by area. Key sites include Stonefall Cemetery and Crematorium in Harrogate, Skipton Crematorium in the Craven area, and cemeteries at Scarborough, Richmond, and rural villages across Ryedale and Hambleton. The council also operates a pet crematorium at Stonefall.
Children’s funerals are arranged at no cost to families under the Children’s Funeral Fund for England. The council has harmonised memorialisation policies across all former district council areas since the 2023 merger.
Contact: North Yorkshire Bereavement Services – bereavementservices.cra@northyorks.gov.uk – 01756 796118