Cemeteries
Below are the seven Cemeteries run by Cardiff Council, including Cemetery facilities, opening times and directions.
You can also view our grounds and grave maintenance schedules and service.
Cemetery opened – August 1952.
Crematorium opened – December 1953.
- Car Parking
- Vehicle access
- Enquiries office
- Toilets (Accessible)
- Office
- Flower shop
- Lawn
- Traditional
- Cremated remains
Also:
- Scatter garden
- Columbarium
- Book of remembrance
- Memorial garden plaques
- Tree dedication
The grounds are open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday and 10am – 4pm Saturday and Sunday for visits to graves and the gardens of remembrance.
Please only visit the cemeteries if you are attending a grave or for a funeral so that social distancing can be observed.
Thornhill Road,
Rhiwbina,
Cardiff,
CF14 9UA.
Opened – July 1936
- Car Parking
- Vehicle access
- Toilets (Accessible)
- Office
- Lawn
- Traditional
- Cremated remains
- Muslim (Traditional style memorials)
- Greek orthodox (Traditional style memorials)
- Jewish – reformed (Traditional style memorials)
Also:
- Cremated remains scatter garden
- Memorial plaques
- Jewish prayer house
Western Cemetery is open from 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.
Please only visit the cemeteries if you are attending a grave or for a funeral so that social distancing can be observed.
Cowbridge Road West,
Ely,
Cardiff,
CF5 5TG.
Opened – July 1931.
- Car Parking
- Vehicle access
- Toilets (Accessible)
- Lawn
- Traditional
- Chinese (Traditional style memorials)
Pantmawr Cemetery is open from 9.30am – 4.30pm daily. Weekends and Bank Holidays 9.30am – 3.30pm.
Please only visit the cemeteries if you are attending a grave or for a funeral so that social distancing can be observed.
Pantmawr Road,
Cardiff,
CF14 7TD.
Opened – July 1859.
- Car Parking
- Vehicle access
- Toilets (Fairoak road side – Accessible)
- Cremated remains
Cathays Cemetery is open from 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.
Please only visit the cemeteries if you are attending a grave or for a funeral so that social distancing can be observed.
Fairoak Road,
Cathays,
Cardiff,
CF24 4PY.
Cathays Cemetery.
Allensbank Road,
Heath,
Cardiff,
CF14 3RA.
Opened – June 1925.
- Car Parking
Please only visit the cemeteries if you are attending a grave or for a funeral so that social distancing can be observed.
Station Road,
Llanishen,
Cardiff,
CF14 5UX.
Opened – January 1885.
This is the cemetery, not the graves that surround the Cathedral.
Please only visit the cemeteries if you are attending a grave or for a funeral so that social distancing can be observed.
Cathedral Cl,
Cardiff
CF5 2ED
Opened – December 1887.
- Car Parking
Please only visit the cemeteries if you are attending a grave or for a funeral so that social distancing can be observed.
Rachel Close,
Danescourt,
Cardiff,
CF5 2SH.
Grounds maintenance
We follow a regular maintenance programme in all of our Cemeteries. All maintenance is weather dependent and we cannot take any responsibility for plants, ornaments or any other items left in the grounds.
Following a burial
- 14 to 21 days – floral tributes will be removed.
- Interment date to 20 weeks later – the grave will be reviewed and topped up as necessary unless the grave is obviously being maintained by family.
- After 20 weeks – the grave will be reviewed again and turfed or grass seeded unless it is obviously being maintained by family.
- It can take up to 12 months, depending on ground conditions, for the grave to settle fully.
From 12 months after a burial
We will always cut the grass but should you require more individual service, there is a grave maintenance programme that can help keep the grave looking at its best.
Grave maintenance
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Option 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of tendings | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Cut grass on and/or around grave plot | – | ||||
| Clear memorial of cuttings & wash with water | – | ||||
| Halfmoon / edge up memorial | – | ||||
| Twice per year place a wreath / flowers | +£45 | +£45 | – | – | |
| Spring & summer bedding planting | – | – | – | ||
| Cleanse and resoil once | – | – | – | – | |
| Photograph | |||||
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Cost
|
£50 | £100 | £170 | £200 | £90 |
Keeping you in the picture
As you may not always be able to visit the grave, we provide a photograph of the work undertaken each time it is done. In this way, you have personal reassurance of the work carried out.
Placing wreath / flowers
We will place fresh flowers or a seasonal wreath on the grave twice per year.
Please specify the dates required on the application form.
Application & Payment
Payment can be made in advance by cash, cheque or debit card.
Please note that Option 3 and Option 4 only apply to Traditional Sections. Please call 029 20 544 820 to confirm details before payment.
To apply for the Annual Grave Maintenance Scheme:
- Carefully complete the attached application form
- Post the completed forms to the following address:
Cardiff Bereavement Services
Thornhill Road, Rhiwbina,
Cardiff,
CF14 9UA.