Mintlyn Crematorium: £310 direct, £1,148 standard – same King's Lynn site

Last updated 8 September 2026

Mintlyn Crematorium fees

Mintlyn Crematorium sits on Lynn Road, Bawsey, around three miles from the centre of King’s Lynn near the A149 bypass, and is operated by Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk.

Cremation fees

ServiceFee
Standard cremation (attended)£1,148
Direct cremation (unattended)£310
Attended direct cremation£720
Saturday service (full fee)£1,629
Webcast£67
Child cremation (under 18)No charge (Children’s Funeral Fund)

Fees verified 2026-09-08. Source: Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk fee schedule.

Parking

There are 70 official parking spaces plus five disabled access spaces. Source: Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, location and opening times.

The chapel

The chapel seats 100 mourners, with standing room for more. The roofline is designed to represent the upturned hull of a ship, reflecting King’s Lynn’s maritime heritage. Mintlyn is one of a small number of UK crematoria offering a catafalque that can be lowered, positioned at the front of the chapel next to the lectern. Source: Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, information booklet.

Service times and opening hours

The administration office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, closed on all bank holidays. The gardens of remembrance and Book of Remembrance are open for visitors October to March on weekdays 8:30am-5pm and weekends/bank holidays 9am-5pm (10am-4.30pm over the Christmas period), and April to September on weekdays 8:30am-6pm and weekends/bank holidays 9am-5pm. Last entry is 15 minutes before closing. Source: Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, location and opening times.

Webcasting

Services can be broadcast live over a password-protected webcast, and recorded onto USB or DVD for later viewing. This is arranged through the funeral director. Source: Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, information booklet.

Directions

Mintlyn Crematorium is on Lynn Road, Bawsey, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE32 1HB, on a seventeen-acre site around three miles from King’s Lynn town centre, near the A149 bypass. Bus service 48 runs between King’s Lynn bus and train stations and Gayton/Harpley, with a stop directly outside the crematorium on the B1145. Taxi ranks are available in King’s Lynn town centre and at the station. Source: Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, location and opening times.

Chapel accessibility details and disabled toilet facilities are unconfirmed on the council’s published pages – contact the crematorium office directly to check before booking if this matters to you.

Contact

Phone: 01553 630 533 Email: mintlyn@west-norfolk.gov.uk Postcode: PE32 1HB

About this crematorium

Mintlyn Crematorium is operated by Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk. It opened in 1980, and was improved and extended in 2015 to add a modern crematory and administration facilities.