A J Wakely & Sons Ltd, Sherborne
A family owned business serving communities across Dorset, Somerset and Devon for over 125 years
Latest Verified Reviews
Wendy Rashid 10th Jun 2025
Right from the first meeting at wakelys , we received nothing but respect , consideration and every attention to detail , while handling and organising my dear father’s funeral . We gave him a beautiful send off thanks to wakelys& sons . Would highly recommend .
Roger Buckland 3rd Jun 2025
We were very happy with every aspect and arrangements of our son Neil's funeral from the early planning to the final funeral day. Matthew discussed every detail in a compassionate professional caring way and Karen's helpful support from the Sherborne office certainly helped the funeral run smoothly with no regrets. We can certainly recommend Wakely's and would like to thank all their staff involved.
Alison Hole 3rd Jun 2025
Everyone involved were wonderful, kind and extremely helpful and respect full. It was much appreciated and made easy at a difficult time.
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
A J Wakely & Sons is a family owned business with branches operating throughout Dorset, Somerset and Devon, having first Established in Bridport in 1897. The Sherborne Funeral Home opened in 1999, serving the bereaved for over 25 years.
A J Wakely’s highly trained staff have extensive knowledgeable of local community resources and will do their best to help cater to specific requests, from arranging simple or traditional services, to elaborate and highly personalised, bespoke funerals.
Together with Catherine, office manager, the Sherborne branch is run by Funeral Director Richard Wakely, who has a Diploma in Funeral Arranging and Administration (DipFAA) and has been working for A J Wakely & Sons since 2014. They are supported by Matthew Patterson, manager of the Yeovil branch and operating as Funeral Director at A J Wakely’s Sherborne, Crewkerne and Wincanton offices.
Whether pre-need or at-need, call A J Wakely & Sons Sherborne today to request a quote, engage their services or set a plan for the future.
Verified Reviews
Verified Reviews
Latest Verified Reviews
Wendy Rashid 10th Jun 2025
Right from the first meeting at wakelys , we received nothing but respect , consideration and every attention to detail , while handling and organising my dear father’s funeral . We gave him a beautiful send off thanks to wakelys& sons . Would highly recommend .
Roger Buckland 3rd Jun 2025
We were very happy with every aspect and arrangements of our son Neil's funeral from the early planning to the final funeral day. Matthew discussed every detail in a compassionate professional caring way and Karen's helpful support from the Sherborne office certainly helped the funeral run smoothly with no regrets. We can certainly recommend Wakely's and would like to thank all their staff involved.
Alison Hole 3rd Jun 2025
Everyone involved were wonderful, kind and extremely helpful and respect full. It was much appreciated and made easy at a difficult time.
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