Cemeteries information

Cemetery opening times

Council-owned cemeteries

The Council is responsible for the maintenance of two working cemeteries (Cheshunt Cemetery on Bury Green Road, and Hoddesdon Cemetery on Ware Road) and four closed churchyards.

The Borough of Broxbourne's cemeteries are open every day of the year.  Times are as follows:

Month Opening time Closing time
January 7.30am 4pm
February 7.30am 5pm
March 7.30am 6pm
April  7.30am 7pm
May - August 7.30am 8pm
September 7.30am 7pm
October 7.30am 6pm
November - December 7.30am 4pm

Cemetery office

The cemetery office is open 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday (except bank holidays).

The cemeteries office is located at:

Broxbourne Environmental Services Trading Limited
Unit 4 Broxbourne Business Centre,
Fairways,
New River Trading Estate,
Cheshunt,
EN8 0NP

Members of the public are required to make an appointment if they wish to visit the office, as the cemetery staff may not always be available. The Cemeteries Team can be contacted at cemeteries@broxbourne.gov.uk or 01992 785507

Alternatively, there is a drop in surgery session held at each cemetery chapel where no appointment is necessary; on Tuesday from 9-10.30am in Hoddesdon, and on Thursday from 9-10.30am in Cheshunt.

Non-council cemeteries and crematoriums

There are several cemeteries in the borough which are not owned or managed by the Council, including the Jewish Western Cemetery run by Jewish Joint Burial Society and Adath Yisroel Cemetery. For any information regarding burials in these cemeteries please contact them directly.

The privately owned cemetery and crematorium Woollensbrook is also located in Hoddesdon. For further information regarding their services please visit the Woollensbrook Cemetery & Crematorium.