Borough cemeteries
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea owns and manages two cemeteries at Gunnersbury and Hanwell.
Cemetery services
The Cemeteries Division aims to provide a sensitive and a caring service to users of the cemeteries, including:
- administration and organisation of burial arrangements
- attendance at interments
- ensuring compliance with the associated legal requirements and Burial Codes of Practice
A 'maintained grave' service is also available for seasonal planting and maintenance of graves and covers:
- the sale of grave spaces for future use
- the issue of permits for the erection of monuments
- the transfer of grave ownership and grave spaces
Cemetery opening hours
The cemeteries' grounds are open to visitors from 9am daily. Closing times vary according to 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.
