Gordon & Watson - Funeral Directors
The Parlour Service at a glance
- We will bring your loved one into our care, using specialist vehicles and equipment, where they will then rest in a climate-controlled mortuary.
- We will care for them, dress them in their own clothes if you wish, or we can provide a gown. We will also follow any instructions regarding hair and make-up and care of any personal effects.
- Our expert funeral arranger will support and guide you through each stage of the arrangement.
- They will also liaise with all necessary third parties on your behalf and manage all documentation and external payments on your behalf, that are required for the cremation to legally proceed.
- We will create a complimentary online Funeral Notice, celebrating the life of your loved one and providing details of the service.
- Your loved one will be transported to the crematorium with dignity and respect in a specialised funeral vehicle.
- We will provide personal, face-to-face contact to discuss your individual requirements and take instructions.
- We will provide one limousine to collect you from a single location to attend the service at our specialist service venue and return you to the same location.
- You will have use of our specialist venue for one hour at a mutually agreed time to arrange your own private service.
- Ashes will be returned to our premises for your collection or scattered in the gardens of remembrance at the crematorium.
- You can visit your loved one in our private parlour by agreed appointment during normal working hours.
Some important things to consider
- The service is to take place at one of our specialist venues only.
- The cremation takes place at a Dignity selected crematorium with no mourners’ present.
- The cremation will be unattended and will take place at one of our selected local crematoria at a later date.
- There will be no embalming service offered.
- You will not be able to visit your loved one on the day of the cremation.
- We will only be able to host the service at our chosen parlour.
- There will be limited flexibility on the date and time of the service; the service will take place at our parlour as soon as possible.
- For payment terms, please speak to your funeral arranger.
Check your nearest Funeral Directors for pricing
Aberdeen
30 Rosebank Place, Aberdeen, AB11 6XP
Stonehaven
5 Arbuthnott Place, Stonehaven, AB39 2JA
Woodside
283-285 Great Northern Road, Aberdeen, AB24 2AE
Service details
Find out more about The Parlour Service and what it entails:
Our Parlour at our Aberdeen funeral homes offers a peaceful and appropriately furnished space in which to remember your loved one. Here, among family and friends, you can pay your respects and celebrate the life that has passed, in an hour long service presided over by a minister or celebrant.
If you wish to hold your loved one's funeral service in our purpose-built parlour, speak to a funeral arranger or director at our Aberdeen funeral homes.
Our alternative choice of funerals
If you are uncertain of whether the Parlour Service is right for your loved one, you can find out more about our other options below:
The Attended Funeral
The Attended Funeral provides a tailored and dignified goodbye for your loved one. Whether traditional or contemporary, you can pay your respects in the supportive company of family and friends.
The Unattended Funeral
The Unattended Funeral is a lower cost option that allows family and friends to remember your loved one in their own way, without the need for a traditional service or ceremony.
Memorials
Commemorate your loved one's life with a Memorial to keep their memory alive. Choose from a variety of options, from headstones, urns to memorial plaques, vases, benches, statues, jewellery, and more, allowing you to create something special that reflects their life, love, and cherished memories.
Essential third party costs
There are certain third party costs that you may need to pay for your loved one’s funeral to go ahead. These can include crematoria costs and fees for a minister or celebrant.
If you need to pay any of these costs, your funeral arranger will liaise with the necessary third parties and make any required external payments on your behalf. We will also manage and distribute all associated paperwork and documentation.
Example Third Party Costs
Optional costs
Optional extras can be added to further personalise your loved one's funeral. Find out more about these below:
There are certain third party costs that you may need to pay for your loved one’s funeral to go ahead. These can include crematoria costs and fees for a minister or celebrant.
If you need to pay any of these costs, your funeral arranger will liaise with the necessary third parties and make any required external payments on your behalf. We will also manage and distribute all associated paperwork and documentation.
Example of Optional Funeral Costs
*Data based on UK averages in the SunLife Cost of Dying report 2025
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