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Old Park Meadow Natural Burial Ground offers a beautiful and personal way of saying farewell.

Old Park Meadow is a natural burial ground between Great Dunmow and Chelmsford. Their peaceful setting sits across 34-acres of land where a variety of grasses, trees and wildflower meadows grow, creating a perfect setting for natural burials.

The natural burial ground offers burials, ash interments, funerals, services, and wakes. Old Park Meadow tries to enable families to have whatever kind of funeral they would like and make it as personal as possible. Whether it is religious, non-religious, traditional, non-traditional, for anyone from anywhere all are welcome.

The Lodge overlooks the grounds where the funerals, services and wakes are held and can accommodate 250 people with approximately 100 chairs and standing room. Old Park Meadow is fully accessible for anyone with any accessibility needs.

At Old Park Meadow, there is an option to plan ahead by reserving a burial or an ash plot in one of the areas around the grounds. With advice from the Essex Wildlife Trust, they are creating a nature reserve that makes sure all the flora and fauna contributes to the surrounding ecosystem, providing a haven for local wildlife. They have recently been awarded the Gold Award at the Cemetery of The Year Awards for 2022-2023.

Old Park Meadow tries to enable families to have whatever kind of funeral they would like and make it as personal as possible. They are open to all faiths and backgrounds from anywhere and offer a caring and compassionate experience.

A weekly volunteer gardening club and coffee morning is hosted by Old Park Meadow on a Wednesday between 9:00am-12:00pm and 10:00am-12:00pm for anyone to come along to.

For more information: www.oldparkmeadow.co.uk or call: 01245806332