Head & Wheble Funeral Directors
Family-run, independent funeral directors in Bournemouth, Dorset, offering personal, thoughtful funeral arrangements to the local community
Latest Verified Reviews
Cheryl Supple 5th Feb 2025
Very professional and friendly . Great service
Laura Rutter 5th Feb 2025
During a very difficult time of my life having just lost my mum, Head and Wheble were extremely professional and helped me every step of the way with ensuring that I made sure that ... I felt my Mum's funeral honoured her in the best way possible. From the first meeting of booking the date, and organising the music and important details to the chapel of rest, and finally to collecting Mum's ashes I just couldn't fault the service that was provided. All of the staff were kind, considerate and professional, and Robert was brilliant on the day explaining step by step what would happen and ensuring everything ran like clockwork. more
Demetrios Polihronos 5th Feb 2025
The funeral all went to plan thanks to the professional services of Head & Wheble funeral directors. And it was an amazing send off for my stepfather.
Funeral Services
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Home visit
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
Funeral arrangements
- Home visit
- 24 hour telephone support
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
- Hearse
- Limousine
- Horse-drawn hearse
- Bespoke vehicle
- Coffin
- Personalised coffin
- Casket
- Headstone / Plaque
- Urn
- Memorial jewellery
- Floral tributes
- Charitable donations
- Newspaper announcement
- Online obituary
- Memorial book
- Order of service sheets
- Music
- Video tribute
- Funeral webcasting
- Catering
- Dove release
- Balloon release
- Fireworks
Types of funeral
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Green funeral
- Direct cremation
- Burial at sea
- Non-religious funeral
- Anglican funeral
- Roman Catholic funeral
- Muslim funeral
- Jewish funeral
- Sikh funeral
- Hindu funeral
- Buddhist funeral
- Children’s funeral
Financial arrangements
- Financial advice
- Wills & probate
- Pre-paid funeral plan
Additional services
- Repatriation
- Bereavement counselling
- List of mourners
About Us
Head & Wheble Independent Funeral Directors in Bournemouth have been serving Dorset families with personal funeral arrangements for over 95 years. Founded by George Head in 1926, the local funeral directors is now run by his grandson, Simon, with the fourth generation of the Head family, James and Robert, also now a part of the business.
Simon and his compassionate team are ready to help you in every aspect of organising the perfect funeral for your loved one. Whether they wanted a traditional religious funeral, service or a non-religious celebration of life, Head & Wheble are able to cater to any faith or denomination.
You can choose from a wide variety of coffins and caskets, including traditional hardwoods and eco-friendly materials such as wicker, bamboo or cardboard. There is a fleet of modern Mercedes funeral transport and unique options, such as horse-drawn hearses, are available by request.
Head & Wheble are also monumental stonemasons and can create stone memorials for your loved one as well as offering memorial maintenance services.
The Head & Wheble funeral home in Bournemouth is equipped with private and comfortable chapels of rest, where you can spend time with your loved one in peace. You can go to the office to arrange your loved one's funeral or, if you prefer, request a home visit. The funeral home in Bournemouth is open 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Head & Wheble are available via telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Get in touch with Head & Wheble Independent Funeral Directors today to begin discussing the perfect send off for your loved one.
Verified Reviews
Verified Reviews
Latest Verified Reviews
Cheryl Supple 5th Feb 2025
Very professional and friendly . Great service
Laura Rutter 5th Feb 2025
During a very difficult time of my life having just lost my mum, Head and Wheble were extremely professional and helped me every step of the way with ensuring that I made sure that ... I felt my Mum's funeral honoured her in the best way possible. From the first meeting of booking the date, and organising the music and important details to the chapel of rest, and finally to collecting Mum's ashes I just couldn't fault the service that was provided. All of the staff were kind, considerate and professional, and Robert was brilliant on the day explaining step by step what would happen and ensuring everything ran like clockwork. more
Demetrios Polihronos 5th Feb 2025
The funeral all went to plan thanks to the professional services of Head & Wheble funeral directors. And it was an amazing send off for my stepfather.
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