What to Do with Ashes in Devon

Devon's coastline, from the Dart estuary to the wider South West, offers some of the country's most scenic settings for a sea farewell. Dartmouth in particular is home to established operators running ash scattering ceremonies aboard ex-RNLI lifeboats, with both attended and unattended services available for families near and far. Below you'll find trusted providers serving Devon, including boat operators on the River Dart and along the county's coastline.

Find trusted post-cremation memorial services across Devon, from Dartmouth boat scattering to keepsakes and eco memorials.

MKM – Mia’s Keepsake & Memories

Mia’s Keepsake & Memory is a small, owner-run memorial jewellery business, creating personalised keepsakes that incorporate meaningful inclusions such as ashes, breastmilk, hair, fur and other sentimental items. Read more…

Love Keep Create

Love Keep Create turns clothing families can’t bear to part with into handmade keepsakes. Their memory bears are the signature product, made from a loved one’s shirt, cardigan or jumper, alongside memory animals, cushions, blankets and quilts. The process is simple: choose the keepsake, post the clothing in, and their team of memory makers do the rest. Standard turnaround is Read more…

Afterstone Ltd

Afterstone transforms a portion of a person’s or pet’s ashes into smooth memorial stones and keepsakes using their own sustainable ash-into-stone process. The range covers pebbles, hearts, teddy bears, robins, vases and trinket bowls, all of which can be engraved. Alongside these they offer natural engraved memorial stones to mark where ashes were scattered or buried, biodegradable scatter tubes, and Read more…

Mole Valley Green Burial Ground

Set on an organic farm in North Devon, Mole Valley offers green burial and ashes interment within a wildflower meadow, with a native tree planted for every burial. Only biodegradable coffins, urns and shrouds are permitted. The site is left to grow naturally through the seasons, evolving into woodland over time. Read more…

Algordanza UK

Algordanza is a Swiss-based company with a UK presence, specialising in turning cremation ashes or hair into certified memorial diamonds since 2004. They are the only memorial diamond company guaranteeing that the diamond is made from 100% of your loved one’s ashes — no added carbon. Diamonds are grown in Switzerland using high-pressure, high-temperature technology and are available from 0.30ct, Read more…

Wesley Offshore

Wesley Offshore offers ash scattering ceremonies at sea and on rivers aboard ex-RNLI lifeboats, operating from Dartmouth, Devon. Up to 10 guests and 2 crew. Both attended and unattended services available, including anniversary and memorial return trips. Live video streaming of the ceremony is offered so distant family can watch in real time. Read more…