Bournes Funeral Service, Sittingbourne

271 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

Tony Bringes 29th Sep 2025

Bournes….xx….. Professional and also caring to us all from the very start.  Felt very at ease and helped along the way with what is an emotional time.  All round fantastic service. Thank you 

Jennifer Forrester 19th Sep 2025

Bournes Funeral Service, Sittingbourne arranged my lovely Michael's funeral on the 15th September. I cannot speak highly enough about what they did for me. The whole day was perfect. Everybody was kind and considerate about how I was feeling having lost my darling. The celebrant Darren Packman was so understanding and concerned about me. Thank you so much to everybody at Bournes.

David Goswell 16th Sep 2025

Excellent service good team work all staff were polite and well mannered would recommend you to anyone 👍

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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

Ann   Yeates

Ann Yeates

Dec 1945 - Apr 2026

David John   Richards

David John Richards

Oct 1942 - Apr 2026

Bridget Ann   Nicholson

Bridget Ann Nicholson

Feb 1938 - Apr 2026

Jacqueline   Ann Dyson

Jacqueline Ann Dyson

Jul 1926 - Mar 2026

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Tony Bringes 29th Sep 2025

    Bournes….xx…..
    Professional and also caring to us all from the very start. 
    Felt very at ease and helped along the way with what is an emotional time. 
    All round fantastic service.
    Thank you 

  • 5 Jennifer Forrester 19th Sep 2025

    Bournes Funeral Service, Sittingbourne arranged my lovely Michael's funeral on the 15th September. I cannot speak highly enough about what they did for me. The whole day was perfect. Everybody was kind and considerate about how I was feeling having lost my darling. The celebrant Darren Packman was so understanding and concerned about me. Thank you so much to everybody at Bournes.

  • 5 David Goswell 16th Sep 2025

    Excellent service good team work all staff were polite and well mannered would recommend you to anyone 👍

  • 5 Jo Henderson 16th Sep 2025

    The entire team at Bournes were kind, considerate and professional throughout. They worked with us, our celebrant and florist to create a wonderful ceremony. I would particularly like to mention our funeral director Ben, who I would recommend to anybody, to lead their service perfectly. 

  • 5 Angela Lightfoot 15th Sep 2025

    Bournes we're very polite, very caring and very professional through the whole event. I would recommend bournes to anyone.

  • 5 Julie Gates 5th Sep 2025

    Couldn't fault them, they helped us give my husband the send off he deserved, very helpful and obliging to any last minute changes and add ons, all staff very respectful and pleasant, overall very satisfied with their service

  • 5 Susan Murray 31st Aug 2025

    Ben and the other employees were brilliant, I was kept informed every step of the way. You did a brilliant job thank you 

  • 5 Sheila Crayford 24th Aug 2025

    Bournes could not have been more helpful, kind ,considerate off all aspects of the funeral , they kept in touch with us regularly understood what we were all going through , I would highly recommend anybody to use Bournes Funeral services

  • 5 Laura Phillips 10th Aug 2025

    Ben took amazing care of us, being practical but sympathetic. Everything was seamless and explained clearly. We could not gave been more pleased with receiving this service at such a difficult time.

  • 5 Jacqueline Gilbert 4th Aug 2025

    Bournes Funeral Service were professional with empathy, support and kindness through the whole process of collecting our Mother, viewing and treating her and our family with respect. We are so grateful to them for guiding us. The office staff, celebrant, pall-bearers and behind the scenes staff looking after Mum were exemplary, no words can express our sincere thanks. You made a heart breaking situation less painful.

    Thank you!
    The Greene Family

  • 5 Glynis Morley 25th Jul 2025

    From our first contact by phone, they were kind & considerate. At the meeting to plan the day, everything was explained. We were given time to think & change things. Slideshow & orders of service were lovely. Cars etc were immaculate. Thank you to all at Bournes.

  • 5 Martin Barnden 15th Jul 2025

    The team at bournes have previously assisted our family with a service, so returning to them to help with another was an easy decision, very well organised and willing to not only go the extra mile but also suggest ideas.
    Excellent company and top marks for Ben

  • 5 Alison Chamberlain 10th Jun 2025

    Bournes were very helpful and professional at a difficult time . Lots of advice which was appreciated. 

  • 5 Jean Manktelow 2nd Jun 2025

    Friendly and helpful, professional service from start to finish.

  • 5 Christine Kemsley 17th May 2025

    Bournes are highly professional, compassionate and caring. They provided excellent service before and during the funeral and I would highly recommend them.

  • 5 Sonia Lane 10th May 2025

    I want to thank Bournes for everything you did. Your attention to detail, and the help you gave me, was second to none. And Barrie's funeral on the day could not have more perfect, everything was done as Barrie wished, and I know he would have been delighted with the service conducted by Rev. Alan. The little touches, such as placing his valued old teddies with him, as well as Ben's last act of kindness of putting sprigs of his favourite plant inside the coffin, were what made it special. All of you at Bournes are caring, kind and efficient. A wholehearted thanks to you all, you have made a very difficult period for me an unforgettable experience.

  • 4 Margaret Clayton 28th Apr 2025

    On the day of the funeral you were excellent you were unobtrusive but attentive and Ben helped us to know what to do and when,which was a great comfort to me on the day.
    The only little niggle was that we nearly missed having his obituary in the local paper probably my fault for not having mentioned it earlier.
    I would have no hesitation in recommending Bournes to any other prospective customers!

  • 5 Helen Gabell 15th Apr 2025

    Both Catherine, with advance arrangements, and Ben with the photos/video and looking after both Mum & the rest of us on the day, were brilliant. They made what could have been a traumatic experience as pain free as possible. They treated Mum with dignity and respect, and we respect them in return for that. Thank you.

  • 5 Margaret Sandy 12th Apr 2025

    Bournes of Sittingbourne have provided a wonderful service and have been caring, sensitive and professional in their handling of my late husband Ray's service and tending to our wishes as a family. An excellent service.

  • 5 Jim Sidders 11th Apr 2025

    Excellent and very professional service, nothing is too much  trouble.
    Would recommend Bournes services to anybody.

  • 5 Andrew Robinson 4th Apr 2025

    We could not have asked for better support. Every aspect of the service Bournes provided was excellent and the high standard of the eulogy and the order or service were particularly notable.

  • 5 Richard Hales 31st Mar 2025

    Can not thank everyone at Bournes enough for their continuous support and warm approach to making this very difficult time a better process for my wife's final journey. Also Sonny and his team, horses were outstanding. Thank you all

  • 5 Amber Cattermole 22nd Mar 2025

    Absolutely amazing with every aspect, right from the start to the end. They took such good care of my mum, and us as a family. Organised a wonderful funeral. Cannot thank everyone there enough, so caring and compassionate helping us through such a hard time. 

  • 5 Graham Arlington 16th Mar 2025

    Absolutely superb service, at what was a very difficult time. I felt as if I was talking to people who genuinely cared and who wanted to help me say goodbye to my wife, in a special and personal way. Throughout the planning process Bournes were on hand to guide and assist me, and the day of the funeral was exactly as I, and my wife’s family and friends had wanted.

  • 5 Janice Hook 16th Mar 2025

    Thank you so much Ben, Catherine & your team for making my mum's final journey in your care go so smoothly. Your kindness, compassion & friendliness has been exceptional.

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

Tony Bringes 29th Sep 2025

Bournes….xx….. Professional and also caring to us all from the very start.  Felt very at ease and helped along the way with what is an emotional time.  All round fantastic service. Thank you 

Jennifer Forrester 19th Sep 2025

Bournes Funeral Service, Sittingbourne arranged my lovely Michael's funeral on the 15th September. I cannot speak highly enough about what they did for me. The whole day was perfect. Everybody was kind and considerate about how I was feeling having lost my darling. The celebrant Darren Packman was so understanding and concerned about me. Thank you so much to everybody at Bournes.

David Goswell 16th Sep 2025

Excellent service good team work all staff were polite and well mannered would recommend you to anyone 👍

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