The cemeteries are owned and managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The graves and surrounding grounds are maintained by private contractors.
The Cemeteries Division aims to provide a sensitive and a caring service to users of the Royal Borough's two cemeteries at:
This involves the administration and organisation of burial arrangements, attendance at interments and ensuring compliance with the associated legal requirements and Burial Codes of Practice.
A 'maintained grave' service is provided by an agreement made with grave owners for seasonal planting and maintenance of graves.
Other functions of the service include the sale of grave spaces for future use, the issue of permits for the erection of monuments and the transfer of grave ownership and grave spaces.
The cemeteries grounds are open to visitors from 9am daily. Closing times vary according to the season:
| Opening hours | Mondays to Saturdays | Sundays (and Bank Holidays) |
| January, November and December | 9am - 4.30pm | 9am - 4.30pm |
| February, March and October | 9am - 5.30pm | 9am - 5.30pm |
| April, May and September | 9am - 7pm | 9am - 6pm |
| June, July and August | 9am - 8pm | 9am - 7pm |
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day; 9am to 4.30pm
Exhumations
From time to time people from abroad make requests for the remains of friends or family buried in Britain to be exhumed and taken back to their native home. In order to protect the health of the grave workers and surrounding population, the Council's Environmental Health service must be notified of such cases and our agreement sought on the health precautions to be taken. With two famous burial grounds in the Royal Borough, Kensal Green and Brompton, there are two or three such requests a year.
