Cemetery burial fees
Weymouth Town Council operates coffin burial cemeteries at Weymouth Cemetery, Melcombe Regis Extension, and Wyke Regis Cemetery – a single combined fee schedule applies across all three sites. This is separate from Dorset Council, which handles only the burial of cremated remains at the Weymouth Crematorium Burial Ground (see Dorset Council cemetery fees).
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Interment – person 16 years of age and over | £951.02 |
| Interment – child over 2 but under 16 | £271.85 |
| Interment – infant under 2 years | No charge |
| Interment of cremated remains | £261.19 |
| Scattering of ashes on a burial plot | £64.96 |
Exclusive Right of Burial
Exclusive Right of Burial fees are doubled if either the person who died lived outside Weymouth, or the person buying the Exclusive Right of Burial lives outside Weymouth.
| Service | Fee | Non-resident fee |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusive Right of Burial, 50 years (includes right to erect a memorial) | £992.00 | £1,984.00 |
| Renewal of Exclusive Right of Burial, 25 years (full interment) | £838.00 | £1,676.00 |
| Renewal of Exclusive Right of Burial, 25 years (infant section) | £255.00 | £510.00 |
| Exclusive Right of Burial, 25 years (infant section, age 2 and under, includes memorial right) | £315.68 | £631.36 |
| Exclusive Right of Burial, 50 years, cremated remains section (Melcombe and Wyke cemeteries only)* | £790.00 | £1,580.00 |
| Renewal of Exclusive Right of Burial, 25 years (cremated remains) | £776.00 | £1,552.00 |
*Weymouth Cemetery’s own cremated remains section is handled separately by Dorset Council, not Weymouth Town Council – this fee applies only to the cremated remains sections at Melcombe Regis and Wyke Regis.
Memorials
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Right to erect a memorial (graves purchased before 1 June 2004) | £301.04 |
| Approval for additional inscription or change of design | £136.61 |
Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Grave ownership transfer, with original Grant of Probate | £46.02 |
| Grave ownership transfer, with Statutory Declaration | £66.11 |
Non-resident fees
Only Exclusive Right of Burial charges carry the non-resident surcharge – interment and other fees are not doubled. The surcharge applies if either the person who died or the person buying the Exclusive Right of Burial lived outside Weymouth at the time.
About Weymouth’s cemeteries
Weymouth Town Council manages three burial grounds: Weymouth Cemetery, the Melcombe Regis Extension, and Wyke Regis Cemetery. Together they serve Weymouth and the surrounding area on the Dorset coast. For cremation at Weymouth Crematorium itself, or for burial of cremated remains at the crematorium’s own burial ground, contact Dorset Council rather than the Town Council – see our Dorset Council cemetery fees page.
Contact: Weymouth Town Council Bereavement Services – Julie Gordon, 01305 239291, bereavement@weymouthtowncouncil.gov.uk
Fees verified 2026-09-16, effective from April 2026 (2026/27). Source: Weymouth Town Council – cemetery fees (PDF).