East Lancashire Crematorium

East Lancashire Crematorium

Cemetery Road, Radcliffe, Bury, Greater Manchester, M26 4EU

Our crematorium and memorial grounds

Dedicated by the Bishop of Bolton in 2007 as the UK's 250th crematorium, East Lancashire Crematorium has become a trusted place to say a personal goodbye. Set in the market town of Radcliffe, our carefully maintained grounds overlook Elton Reservoir offering panoramic views of the Pennines. This is a peaceful place to come together, whether you are attending a service, or visiting in remembrance.

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A chapel for all faiths and beliefs

This light, spacious chapel at East Lancashire Crematorium provides comfortable seating for up to 96 guests. For larger funeral services or celebrations of life, we are able to accommodate additional guests in a dedicated covered area outside the chapel. To personalise the service, we have a modern sound system to play music of your choice, and space for singers and musicians too.

East Lancashire Crematorium Chapel
East Lancashire Crematorium Chapel

Our chapel and facilities

Chapel capacity

  • 96 seated guests
  • Additional standing room

Audiovisuals

  • Music system
  • Organ
  • Screens for visual tributes
  • Webcasting option

Parking

  • 87 standard spaces
  • 4 accessible spaces

Facilities

  • Waiting area
  • Hearing loop
  • Accessible toilets
  • Baby changing facilities

Memorials

  • Range of memorial options
  • Book of Remembrance

A compassionate team to support you

If you need support to arrange a cremation in Manchester, or nearby areas such as Bury, Radcliffe or Bolton, we work with local funeral directors, faith leaders and celebrants across Greater Manchester. East Lancashire Crematorium is equipped with a music system, organ, screens for visual tributes and webcasting for those joining remotely. If you'd like to tour the crematorium and memorial grounds, please call us to arrange an appointment — we're here to support you.

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Memorials at East Lancashire Crematorium

We offer different ways to create a lasting tribute within our memorial grounds.

Our memorial specialists are here to help you find something that truly reflects your loved one, from a memorial garden to a plaque or dedication in our Book of Remembrance.

Contact us to arrange a tour and talk through the options.

Memorial garden

Visiting us

If you would like to talk about planning a service or memorial, please call us to arrange an appointment. We welcome every visitor.

  • Cemetery Road, Radcliffe, Bury, Greater Manchester, M26 4EU
  • 0161 724 6349
    • Crematorium Office Opening Hours

      Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

      Crematorium Grounds Opening Hours

      Monday-Sunday: 8am-5pm

      Book Of Remembrance Opening Hours

      Monday-Sunday: 9am-5pm

Our services

Cremation services at East Lancashire Crematorium 

We offer attended and unattended cremation services at East Lancashire Crematorium 

An attended cremation 

Where family and friends come together for a funeral or memorial service in our chapel. You can personalise the service with music, readings and tributes. Loved ones will be able to spend a few moments with the coffin before leaving the chapel. 

An attended direct cremation 

This option enables families to attend the crematorium to see the coffin in the chapel. Although there is no funeral or memorial service, you can choose the music that is playing and will be able to spend a few moments with the coffin. 

An unattended, direct cremation 

A direct cremation means there is no funeral or memorial service in the chapel, and no mourners in attendance. 

For more information about personalising a service, speak to your funeral director, or contact us.

Our fees

All cremation fees at East Lancashire Crematorium include:

• The use of our chapel 

• A single tribute photo displayed on screen throughout the service (not available for attended direct cremations) 

• The use of our state-of-the-art media system to play music of your choice

• All services relating to the administration and registration of the cremation, in line with statutory regulation 

• Certificate of cremation 

• Provision of a container for the ashes 

• The option to witness the scattering of the ashes within our Gardens of Remembrance, or preparation of the ashes for collection

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What families say about us

Rated 4.73 / 5 based on 37 reviews.

Rated 5/5

Beautiful grounds, lots of parking

Stephanie, 5 December 2025

Rated 5/5

We recently travelled to East Lancashire Crematorium to collect our Mum' ashes.

We couldn't believe how beautiful to was there and we walked round the gardens feeling so happy that this was where Mum ended up.

The lady in the office was so friendly and made this upsetting time, not so bad.

We loved the tree garden.

Thank you 💜

Caroline Clarke, 8 April 2025

Rated 5/5

We was able to say goodbye to our mum in this peaceful, stress free place, the service was Beautiful with music and photos played for everyone to see her life journey, the celebrant David was brilliant. I love that there's big windows in the chapel so you can watch the birds, which are a good distraction when you need to compose yourself! The grounds are a lovely space to walk and remember.

Sophie Vernon, 15 February 2025