Rowley & Sons Family Funeral Services

256 reviews

Family run independent funeral service, serving the City of York and the surrounding areas

Latest Verified Reviews

Barry Kellet 7th Jul 2020

Rowley and sons where brilliant, compassionate and very professional. From our first contact on Wednesday 10th June to the funeral day on Monday 22nd June, Martin and his family made the terrible loss of my father such a stress free time. Highly recommended. Mr Barry Kellett (Son) 

Liza Patel 7th Jul 2020

Such kindness and care into making a lockdown funeral special. A personal service. Thank you.

Chris Thompson 7th Jul 2020

I cannot thank Rowley and Sons for all their help and support for myself and my family in what were very unusual circumstances because of the coronavirus situation. Nothing was too much trouble for them, I would not hesitate in recommending them! ⭐

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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

Dilston House
65 Lawrence Street
Layerthorpe
York
YO10 3BU

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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
Call: 01904 917684

About Us

Rowley and Sons is a family run independent funeral service, owned and run by Martin and Elizabeth Rowley, based in Lawrence Street, York. They provide a friendly, caring and professional service for bereaved families in the surrounding area.

They can provide a range of different funerals from traditional church services to completely non-religious celebrations of life, and offer cremation, burial, or green burial options. Rowley and Sons are able to advise on all aspects of your loved one’s funeral and make all the necessary arrangements on your behalf, offering a ‘one stop’ service.

Their York funeral home has a chapel of rest which is available at any time, including evenings and weekends (by arrangement). They can arrange a selection of beautifully-made coffins to suit any type of funeral service, from solid oak and veneered options to eco-friendly coffins such as cardboard, wicker, bamboo and banana leaf. Funeral transport is also covered with a range of hearses and limousines.

Rowley and Sons offer clear pricing on their website and also offer funeral finance options if required.

Call Rowley and Sons Family Funeral Services in York now to find out more about the services they provide and begin making funeral arrangements for your loved one.

Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Barry Kellet 7th Jul 2020

    Rowley and sons where brilliant, compassionate and very professional. From our first contact on Wednesday 10th June to the funeral day on Monday 22nd June, Martin and his family made the terrible loss of my father such a stress free time. Highly recommended. Mr Barry Kellett (Son) 

  • 5 Liza Patel 7th Jul 2020

    Such kindness and care into making a lockdown funeral special. A personal service. Thank you.

  • 5 Chris Thompson 7th Jul 2020

    I cannot thank Rowley and Sons for all their help and support for myself and my family in what were very unusual circumstances because of the coronavirus situation. Nothing was too much trouble for them, I would not hesitate in recommending them! ⭐

  • 5 Andrew Hardcastle 7th Jul 2020

    Highest recommendation. Through a trying time and having to deal with another funeral director not performing well Rowleys came onboard with first class service. Walked us through everything and explained in easy to understand terms. Their staff are amazing and went above and beyond. The service undertaken by Rowleys although trying was delivered with the highest respect and everything at the highest standard. 

  • 5 John Spencer 17th Jun 2020

    A very professional and caring local firm who provided an excellent service under the virus lockdown conditions. We took up their offer of having a small and very private funeral service under social distancing rules in their own Chapel of Rest which was more moving for us than we had imagined it would be.  I cannot fault them in any way and I highly recommend them. Brilliant.
    J Spencer. 

  • 5 Andrew Elmslie 11th Jun 2020

    Rowley & Sons were able to provide a personal and professional service in spite of the restrictions placed on them from Covid 19.

  • 5 Rosalinda Jones 8th Jun 2020

    The circumstances were very difficult due to the coronavirus lockdown: regulations about deaths and funerals were changing by the day.  Rowleys rose to the occasion, helping us to navigate the ad hoc process for death registration and keeping us informed of our options in real time.  They succeeded in providing their usual excellent standard of kind, sympathetic and respectful service in spite of everything.  We are so grateful.

  • 5 Hilary Hargrave 1st Jun 2020

    This York family firm are truly amazing. I cannot thank them enough. They did everything for me and made a very sad time as perfect and beautiful as could be. They are so caring. Trust your loved one to them as they will do the very best for them. Wonderful

  • 5 Clare Markwell 1st Jun 2020

    Excellent service throughout. Would highly recommend Rowley & Son. Very kind and efficient and nothing was too much trouble. A first class service.

  • 5 Aimee Brazenhall 1st Jun 2020

    We couldn’t have been happier with the service provided to us; especially in these difficult time’s. They helped us so much and the service they provided could not have been any better, so pleased we went with them to carry out my dads funeral

  • 5 Jane Bulmer 19th May 2020

    Everyone who we spoke with were kind, thoughtful and very helpful, they explained everything to us, nothing was too much trouble. Even under the extreme difficult circumstances during these times, they made sure we were ok with everything, thank you for all you did for mum, take care and stay safe. 

  • 5 Janet Gailer 18th May 2020

    Rowley and Sons were wonderful. My husband died in London and they didn’t hesitate to go and bring him home keeping me informed the whole time. Their care and communication was so good that it helped my anxiety and grief which in turn helped my whole family. They listened to me and I felt very safe in their hands. All this care in very difficult times, I will always be very grateful and I do not hesitate to recommend them. 

  • 5 Mandy Cooper 18th May 2020

    Professional personal service, very empathic and supportive, nothing is too much trouble.

  • 5 Ian Brown 18th May 2020

    Can't speak highly enough of the service provided, the level of professionalism (while at the same time being relaxed), being prepared to go above and beyond as the current issues developed and actually delivering a lovely service at the crematorium. 

  • 5 Amanda Graias 23rd Apr 2020

    A fist class service from Rowley & Sons , a professional but yet compassionate attitude from all the team . 
    A special thank you to Ron for all his support during a very  emotional time . His genuine kindness and compassion helped us to get through such a difficult time . 

  • 5 Jackie Church 17th Apr 2020

    Wonderful service showing great compassion at a difficult time. Every person from Martin and Elizabeth their family and staff were brilliant.

  • 5 Graham Orlopp 17th Apr 2020

    From start to finish their service was absolutely top notch.
    They were very informative, compassionate and reassuring.

  • 5 Joanne Sellars 16th Apr 2020

    Fabulous and very helpful service. They Went above and beyond what you would expect from a funeral directors. They supported me with lots of helpful information to enable a lovely send off

  • 5 Susan Greenwood-Jones 16th Apr 2020

    We received a very personal and professional level of care for my Mum. The team at Rowley and Sons was excellent and exceeded our expectations as a family. Thank you

  • 5 Norman Ranger 16th Apr 2020

    Martin Rowley and his family were superb from the first meeting and throughout the sad process, always helpful and respectful I thoroughly recommend their services.

  • 5 Jez Gathani 6th Mar 2020

    Martin & Elizabeth were very kind, gentle & compassionate.
    They dealt with our needs efficiently & everything went smoothly.

    At such a sad & stressful time, it was lovely to have their assistance.

  • 5 Melanie Green 5th Mar 2020

    I chose Rowley and sons funeral directors after reading their excellent reviews online. I’m so glad I did as they certainly did live up to my expectations. They looked after my mum so well and with such dignity. Understandably I was heartbroken at losing my mum but Elizabeth was so supportive at this sad time. She even suggested their chapel of rest for the funeral service as to make it more intimate for my mum. We accepted her offer of this and the funeral service went to plan and was a celebration of my mums life. I would definitely recommend their services to others. 

  • 5 Peter Sanderson 5th Mar 2020

    A particular sympathetic and individual service - the level of personal care to detail and the arrangements for the day were exemplary- when the huge significance of the loss to family and local / regional area were evident - this family of funeral services more than rose to the challenge of managing the day even when attendance and length of the service seemed to over power the crematorium service- I cannot praise them enough !!!

  • 5 David Leedham 5th Mar 2020

    Absolutely first class. Could not be more courteous and kind at a very trying time,professionalism with respect to all our family and friends
    We thank you for helping to make a traumatic time a little easier
    Again many thanks to all at Rowley
    David Leedham

  • 5 Steve Kay 5th Mar 2020

    They were very helpful at such a difficult time.
    Everything went very smoothly and would be happy to recommend them to anyone.

Address
Dilston House
65 Lawrence Street
Layerthorpe
York
YO10 3BU

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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

Barry Kellet 7th Jul 2020

Rowley and sons where brilliant, compassionate and very professional. From our first contact on Wednesday 10th June to the funeral day on Monday 22nd June, Martin and his family made the terrible loss of my father such a stress free time. Highly recommended. Mr Barry Kellett (Son) 

Liza Patel 7th Jul 2020

Such kindness and care into making a lockdown funeral special. A personal service. Thank you.

Chris Thompson 7th Jul 2020

I cannot thank Rowley and Sons for all their help and support for myself and my family in what were very unusual circumstances because of the coronavirus situation. Nothing was too much trouble for them, I would not hesitate in recommending them! ⭐

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