Gilroes Crematorium and Cemetery

Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium is a beautiful green, welcoming and peaceful place. The mature trees, broad paths and memorials of the cemetery are complemented by the neat headstone rows in the lawn cemetery and the vibrant, aromatic roses in the Garden of Remembrance. It’s an ideal place to spend time with family or friends as well as being a fitting final resting place for those who have passed on. We offer our services at affordable prices

You deserve peace after life has ended – we give it back to you through our serene environment where your loved ones will always be remembered fondly. Our staff is committed to providing excellent service every step of way from planning ahead all they way until your loved one is laid down into their final resting spot within these grounds.

We also provide funeral flowers which can be delivered directly from us if ordered before hand!

If you want something special done just ask us about it! There’s no need for any stress when dealing with death because we take care of everything for you so that this process becomes easier than ever before possible  ( Contact us )

Since opening in 1902 the cemetery has seen more than 130,000 burials and the crematorium is one of the busiest in the country, carrying out more than 3,000 cremations a year.

Following a major improvement project in 2013, the crematorium is now the base for the city council’s bereavement services. The building contains public toilets and facilities for record searching.

The attractive crematorium chapel and grounds are a peaceful environment for funeral services and end of life celebrations.

Accommodating funerals of many religious faiths and denominations, as well as non-religious services and celebrations of life, the wheelchair accessible chapel has seating for up to 100 mourners, with additional standing room.

Extra seating is also available for larger funeral services, with induction loops for the hard of hearing.
Funeral services are allocated 60 minutes at the crematorium chapel, with extra time available by request. Funeral services are held here between 8.30am and 4pm Monday to Friday, while Saturday morning services are available by

appointment and subject to a surcharge.

Gilroes facts and figures

• Some 218,000 cremations and 135,000 burials have taken place at Gilroes.
• Built in 1902, the crematorium is the fifth oldest in the country.
• Around 2,000 people a year are cremated at Gilroes. If needed, the crematorium could carry out 5,000 cremations a year.
• There is room for ten years worth of burials at Gilroes.
• Of the cremations that take place at the crematorium, 70 per cent of the ashes are taken away, they are usually collected by funeral directors and passed on to the family, 20 per cent are scattered at Gilroes and ten per cent are interred in graves.
• Buying a traditional grave plot in Leicester

Gilroes Crematorium chapel has a Wesley music system with a wide variety of music to choose from as well as an organ that can be used during services.

Live musical performances are also welcome by arrangement and services can be recorded or filmed.

The Leicester crematorium has a waiting area with refreshments available and toilet facilities. Onsite parking includes allocated spaces for disabled drivers, with a public car park also situated conveniently nearby.

Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium grounds are open to visitors between dawn and dusk, every day of the year.

There is a large public car park to the right hand side of the main drive from the entrance on Groby Road.

Where is Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium?

Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QG
Telephone: 0116 373 7325
Email: cemeteries@leicester.gov.uk
Fax: 0116 373 7330