Bournes Funeral Service, Sittingbourne

201 reviews

Family owned and run funeral directors, serving the people of Sittingbourne and surrounding areas with bespoke funeral arrangements for over 20 years.

Latest Verified Reviews

Diane Long 5th Aug 2022

Well what can I say, unfortunately I lost both my mum and dad within weeks of each other and the care and compassion I’ve received in Bournes has been absolutely excellent, they have carried out all of my wishes of how I wanted the funeral to go, can’t recommend them enough 🙏

John Wildish 1st Aug 2022

Very professional and caring with a personal touch. Thank you.

Lesley Jones 22nd Jul 2022

I have no words to describe how wonderful the service is at Bourne’s. From the first initial phone call to being dropped at the wake it has been completely stress free. Nothing has been too much trouble for any of the staff & I can say hand on heart that my dad was very well taken care of. Thank you so much to Ben, Hayley & Caroline…your dedication to your work is amazing…😊

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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

Location

4-6 East Street
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 4RT

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

About Us

Bournes Funeral Service has been serving the Sittingbourne and Kent community for over twenty years. Their professional and dedicated team are available around the clock, ready to provide help to bereaved families in the local area.

Whatever faith or denomination you might be, Ben Gregory-Bourne and his compassionate team will be able to help you with your funeral arrangements, including non-denominational services and celebrations of life.

This Sittingbourne funeral home have their own fleet of modern and luxurious Jaguar XJ vehicles as well as bespoke options for transport including motorbike, VW camper, Land Rover Defender and more traditional horse and carriage hearses.

Bournes Funeral Service also have extensive experience in international repatriation.

They are able to help arrange keepsakes and memorial jewellery if that’s desired. Their welcoming funeral home in Sittingbourne has multiple, spacious chapels of rest so you can come and view your loved one in complete privacy, right up until the funeral service.

Call Bournes Funeral Service today so you can start making the perfect funeral arrangements for your loved one.

Latest Obituaries

David Stuart   Carpenter

David Stuart Carpenter

Jul 1976 - Jun 2024

Ann   Endacott

Ann Endacott

Aug 1943 - May 2024

John Alfred   Fordham

John Alfred Fordham

Jun 1945 - May 2024

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Diane Long 5th Aug 2022

    Well what can I say, unfortunately I lost both my mum and dad within weeks of each other and the care and compassion I’ve received in Bournes has been absolutely excellent, they have carried out all of my wishes of how I wanted the funeral to go, can’t recommend them enough 🙏

  • 5 John Wildish 1st Aug 2022

    Very professional and caring with a personal touch.
    Thank you.

  • 5 Lesley Jones 22nd Jul 2022

    I have no words to describe how wonderful the service is at Bourne’s. From the first initial phone call to being dropped at the wake it has been completely stress free. Nothing has been too much trouble for any of the staff & I can say hand on heart that my dad was very well taken care of.
    Thank you so much to Ben, Hayley & Caroline…your dedication to your work is amazing…😊

  • 5 Samantha Rose 2nd Jul 2022

    So kind and helpful.  We couldn’t wish for a better service. They thought of everything and more. Thank you very much. 

  • 5 Diane Long 1st Jul 2022

    I can’t recommend Bournes enough, they have been supportive from the onset, caring, good communication, compassionate, sympathetic and accommodating with any needs we required 🙏

  • 5 Luke Friday 6th Jun 2022

    We couldn’t fault the service that Bourne’s provided throughout. After the shock passing of beloved family member, Bourne’s were very sensitive but attentive to the type of funeral we wanted to celebrate the life of our family member. They were always on hand to answer any questions we had before and after the funeral and ensured that everything was arranged and sorted for the day of the funeral. Flower arrangements on the coffin were perfect and they managed to capture the personality of our family member. The passing of loved family member is heartbreakingly difficult to face, but Bourne’s made it that little easier to face. I cannot thank them all enough. 

  • 5 Hannah Raistrick 4th Jun 2022

    Bournes were sensitive and respectful from start to finish. They answered all our questions in person and over the phone, and called/emailed with regular updates. Would highly recommend.

  • 5 Tracey Cottam 20th May 2022

    On behalf of our family we extend to you our sincere appreciation for your sympathy, kindness, and professionalism during the loss of our father. Losing our dad was incredibly hard, but knowing his wishes were carried out with such perfection, style and grace comforted us all. The way you cared for our dad will never be forgotten. You all made our incredibly tough time somehow more bearable. Thank you just doesn’t seem enough. 

  • 5 Jess Brady 26th Apr 2022

    With the support, understanding and care of all the staff the whole process was a lot easier from start to finish. Would highly recommend such an amazing and caring team and cannot thank them enough.

    On behalf of Jess, George and Family

  • 5 Jane Ryan 2nd Apr 2022

    From the very start to the very end Bournes were professional, had empathy and so much respect for my late Dad and all the family. They thought of every little detail, but all very quietly without being intrusive. I can not recommend or thank them enough. 

  • 5 Chris Elliott 27th Mar 2022

    Very professional and kindness throughout.

  • 5 Eric Shipley 27th Mar 2022

    Kind, attentive, helpful, caring, thoughtful at a time of heartbreak for the family.

  • 5 Nicola Robson 19th Mar 2022

    The whole family team at Bournes were professional and caring at a very difficult time for me.  All my family commented on how kind and supportive Ben was during the service and cremation.  Nothing was too much trouble for Ben.  Thank you for your excellent service.

  • 5 Jez Rowland 7th Mar 2022

    Professional, sensitive and caring - nothing is too much trouble for Ben and his team. Thank you for your help and support at such a difficult time.

  • 5 Jan Rowbury 4th Mar 2022

    Thank you for giving such a wonderful tribute to Bernie. Very kind caring and professional at a very difficult time for us. The perfect goodbye - thank you again 

  • 5 Teresa Spencer 28th Feb 2022

    Kindness and professionalism at it's best .Thank you .

  • 5 Lorna Strevens 22nd Feb 2022

    Everything about the funeral was perfect pristine cars and bearers. It all ran smoothly and to plan. Ben  ensured that all ran to schedule. Would definitely recommend to friends.

  • 5 Jackie Inge 29th Jan 2022

    Amazing team at Bournes - they did everything and more for my darling husband. 
    I would definitely recommend them for their care and excellence at a time when you are not feeling your best. Thank you all so very much Jackie 

  • 5 Christina Lawrence 21st Jan 2022

    Excellent compassionate and friendly service from start to finish.  Ben and Catherine were so kind and caring and ensured everything went to plan. Would highly recommend them. 

  • 5 Paul Williams 11th Jan 2022

    A very professional and personal service. All the staff made the difficult time so much easier to cope with in their handling of all aspects. Highly recommend 

  • 5 David Price 12th Dec 2021

    This is the second time we have, as a family, used Bournes and could not recommend them enough. They not only made sure the day went as smoothly as possible they went one step further, embracing the pink theme of the funeral and offering so much support in the lead up to the day. As a company they really do care and respect the deceased and the family that are left behind and it makes a terrible time that little bit easier to deal with.
    5 stars doesn’t really say how good they are as a company. 

  • 5 Verina Barton 8th Dec 2021

    Cannot thank Bournes enough for their service. 
    Totally professional, yet compassionate and sensitive to our needs. 
    Made the whole process much easier to bear. 
    Would highly recommend them to anyone.
    Thank you Bournes. 

  • 5 Paul Newman 17th Nov 2021

    I would highly recommend Bournes Funeral services, Ben and all the staff was outstanding, they looked after my mum so well after she passed away, the staff made sure everything was done to every little detail with what we wanted , they were so kind , professional, couldn’t have wished for a better company, nothing was to much trouble for them. Also wanted to mention Jenny hall for doing my mum’s service, she also was first class so kind & thoughtful in a difficult time. Once again have to thank Bournes again for her services. 


  • 5 Keith Medland 29th Oct 2021

    Very professional everything ran smoothly and efficiently.































    Very efficient and professional, highly recommended.






  • 3 Carolyn Jane Marshall 24th Oct 2021

    I found the staff of Bournes courteous and Kind especially Ben. The vicar made fundamental mistakes in his delivery at the service but not Bournes fault. My issue is I ordered 75 service sheets but only ended up with 25 which I was not aware of on the day. I had been hopeful as retired navy people came from all over the country came to honour my dad those that could would have logged into Bournes obituary website which they would have found via the service sheet. But now I am in the position of needing to send these service sheets to people all over the country to people whose addresses I do not know. I was hopeful if they had known anything about it they may if they could have supported We Remember Submariners

Address
4-6 East Street
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 4RT

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Latest Verified Reviews

Diane Long 5th Aug 2022

Well what can I say, unfortunately I lost both my mum and dad within weeks of each other and the care and compassion I’ve received in Bournes has been absolutely excellent, they have carried out all of my wishes of how I wanted the funeral to go, can’t recommend them enough 🙏

John Wildish 1st Aug 2022

Very professional and caring with a personal touch. Thank you.

Lesley Jones 22nd Jul 2022

I have no words to describe how wonderful the service is at Bourne’s. From the first initial phone call to being dropped at the wake it has been completely stress free. Nothing has been too much trouble for any of the staff & I can say hand on heart that my dad was very well taken care of. Thank you so much to Ben, Hayley & Caroline…your dedication to your work is amazing…😊

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