Abbey Funeral Services Ltd

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An independent, well-established family-managed business in Tonbridge, serving Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Southborough, East Peckham, Hadlow, Hildenborough, Paddock Wood and surrounding areas

Latest Verified Reviews

Sue Hodge 31st Mar 2026

Just as lovely as you would hope for a loved one, special thanks to Sharon and Dave and thanks generally to the very caring and efficient Parker family.

Brian Rousell 31st Mar 2026

All round fantastic 

Eileen Allison 30th Mar 2026

I am very grateful for a kind and respectful service from the first meeting, the funeral itself and all the administration involved. Abbey made a very distressing time just that bit easier to bear and I couldn’t ask for more.

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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

173 High Street
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1BX

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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

Abbey Funeral Services was founded in 1983 by husband and wife team, and former Presidents of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), Jim and Chris Parker. Jo, the daughter of Chris & Jim, joined the company in 1993 and has been Managing Director since 2019.

This Funeral Home provides a wide range of funeral services to families in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and surrounding areas, from simple funerals, traditional burial and cremation services, green funerals including woodland burials and other environmentally conscious options. Their vehicle offerings include a selection of hearses and limousines, including horse-drawn hearses, motorcycle hearses and other, more personalised and bespoke transportation.

For anyone thinking ahead to the future, Abbey Funeral Services provides pre-paid Funeral Plans through Golden Charter, which are designed to cover the Funeral Director's costs and help contribute towards any third-party costs, such as crematorium fees and an officiant to lead the service.

Given our Mental Health is so important, aftercare is also made available, with Jo forming a community bereavement support program called ‘Friends Together’, which aims to assist families following a funeral. In addition to Funeral Directing and running the support group, Jo also runs Kent & Sussex Memorials, a monumental masonry company catering to the memorial needs of their families.

The family and their highly trained staff at Abbey Funeral Services are proud of their deep connection to the local community and offer services to high professional standards, in keeping with a strict industry Code of Practice.

Call Abbey Funeral Services today to begin making arrangements, discuss setting up a plan or for further enquiries, or click 'Visit Website' to view their official website and to explore in more detail.

Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Sue Hodge 31st Mar 2026

    Just as lovely as you would hope for a loved one, special thanks to Sharon and Dave and thanks generally to the very caring and efficient Parker family.

  • 5 Brian Rousell 31st Mar 2026

    All round fantastic 

  • 5 Eileen Allison 30th Mar 2026

    I am very grateful for a kind and respectful service from the first meeting, the funeral itself and all the administration involved. Abbey made a very distressing time just that bit easier to bear and I couldn’t ask for more.

  • 5 Sue Page 13th Mar 2026

    The team at Abbey were very supportive and professional. Nothing was too much trouble, and everything was planned and handled exactly as we wished. We are very grateful for the care and kindness we received during such a difficult time. Highly recommended.

  • 5 Sue Pavlou 6th Mar 2026

    Our family were supported throughout the planning and service - nothing was to much trouble and all dealt with a very personal level of understanding 
    Thank you Sharon and all 

  • 5 Patricia Atkins 4th Mar 2026

    My son was recommended to use Abbey Funeral Directors and I am so pleased with recommendation as it was so easy talking to Sarah to make funeral arrangements and everything ran smoothly to time.
    It was a pleasure to deal with any of the staff.

  • 5 Jill Brown 4th Mar 2026

    Very helpful and considerate

  • 5 Sally Smith 4th Mar 2026

    Sharon and her team at Abbey Funeral Services provided a great service for my Mum's funeral. They helped guide us through the process and were happy to accommodate all of our special requests. They were also very patient in waiting for us to make decisions. Everything went very smoothly on the day and they repeated checked to make sure we were happy with how things were progressing, which was appreciated. I also highly recommended getting Star and The Rose Florist to provide the flowers (via Abbey).

  • 5 Lee Larter 4th Mar 2026

    Abbey Funeral Services provided an excellent service for my husband’s funeral. Answering any questions we had & explaining everything clearly from beginning to end & also calling & emailing just to make sure we were ok & checking details. All staff were so respectful & made the day go without a hitch. A big thank you to all at Abbey.

  • 5 Diana Clark 4th Mar 2026

    My family highly recommends the excellent and caring service they gave us.

  • 5 Susan Wakerly 3rd Mar 2026

    Abbey are the most caring and loving family take of your everyday needs and your loved one gone . My Timothy looked handsome as he was in life I Thankyou Abbey for your thoughtful kind care from the bottom
    Of my hear ❤️❤️

  • 5 David Darbyshire 3rd Mar 2026

    Very caring and considerate, but also understanding of our wishes. 
    No hard sell whatsoever and I liked that. 

  • 5 Andy Jenkins 3rd Mar 2026

    Everyone at Abbey was wonderful and very professional. Gave my mum the send off she so deserved.

  • 5 Cherry Brierley 3rd Feb 2026

    We do want to thank you most warmly for your wonderful help right from the first phone call through to completion last week re funeral if Diana Shaw.

    You have always been so caring, understanding thoughtful and considerate as well as faultlessly efficient. Your team and arrangement for last Thursday were brilliant.

    You were always there for us and we’re deeply grateful. You have our highest commendation, and will certainly be looking to you for ourselves.

  • 5 David Martin 2nd Feb 2026

    What a lovely funeral directors. They were so helpful from start to finish. We would like to thank Sarah for all she done. We can’t believe how beautiful the flowers were. So can you thank the person who done them and what a great service from Gary. 

  • 5 Nicky Phipps 2nd Feb 2026

    Professional and caring from beginning to end Abbey made a difficult situation bearable with their dignified , kind and knowledgeable service.

  • 5 Christine Roberts 2nd Feb 2026

    Thank you to all staff for providing such an empathetic and efficient service 

  • 5 Steven Melford 2nd Feb 2026

    Just a thank you, no fuss, no bother.

  • 5 Keith Rotchell 2nd Feb 2026

    We are long standing clients of ABBEY F S over many years and this was our most recent funeral. As before the standard of service was excellent and Sharon’s care of us exemplary. Funerals do not come cheap these days but you do not mind paying a lot if you receive care and support like we did on this occasion. Thank you for a job well and sympathetically done KR 

  • 5 Coleman Joyce 2nd Feb 2026

    Abbey make everything very straight forward during a difficult time. We have used Abbey on four occasions over the past couple of years and cannot fault their service which has always done in a caring and respectful manner.

  • 5 Julia Watkinson 2nd Feb 2026

    Abby was so supportive and organised when we had no idea what we were doing. Our dad died unexpectedly and we were not prepared. They guided us in every step . The service was perfect and everyone involved was very professional. We cannot thank them enough for such a lovely send off , dad would have approved 

  • 5 Caroline Gullan 15th Jan 2026

    Staff were amazingly kind and accommodating. 
    I loved the way they used the deceased’s first name when referring to him. 
    Sarah could not have been more helpful at what was an awful time for the family 

  • 5 Derek Lilliott 19th Dec 2025

    Excellent personal service from start to finish

  • 5 Tracey Busbridge 18th Dec 2025

    I would like this opportunity to say a massive thank you to the team at Abbey.
    From booking the funeral to the day so very professional.
    It made a sad time less painful.

  • 5 Shane Child 18th Dec 2025

    Advise/Guidance was invaluable and empathetic at a very distressing time for the family.

    Thank you James, Thank you Gary Homewood.

    Shane (Son of the late Anthony Gerald Child).

Address
173 High Street
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1BX

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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

Sue Hodge 31st Mar 2026

Just as lovely as you would hope for a loved one, special thanks to Sharon and Dave and thanks generally to the very caring and efficient Parker family.

Brian Rousell 31st Mar 2026

All round fantastic 

Eileen Allison 30th Mar 2026

I am very grateful for a kind and respectful service from the first meeting, the funeral itself and all the administration involved. Abbey made a very distressing time just that bit easier to bear and I couldn’t ask for more.

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