Compare the services included in our Silver, Gold, Diamond and Platinum funerals. The prices shown are our funeral package charges and exclude applicable third-party costs. A written estimate will explain the total cost of your chosen arrangements.
Choose the funeral arrangements that suit your family. These are Tony Clarke Funeral Directors' package charges; third-party costs are excluded . Select a package to read its full details below.
Choose our distinctive vintage hearse instead of the standard motor hearse with a Silver, Gold or Diamond funeral. Subject to availability and suitability for the journey.
Our own optional upgrade charge; it is not included in the package price above.
Ask about the vintage hearseOur £2,000 Essential Funeral provides a dignified attended service using an estate-style funeral vehicle. It has restricted ceremony times and a direct journey, with fewer choices than our traditional packages. We explain all arrangements and third-party costs before booking.
Silver, Gold, Diamond and Platinum offer more choice and flexibility than our restricted Essential funerals. Alongside the care, coffin and vehicles listed in your package, we help coordinate the personal details that matter to your family.
We discuss your preferred funeral date and time and coordinate with your family, the minister or celebrant, and the church, crematorium or cemetery. Where practical, we can take account of family travel, holidays and other commitments. Dates and times are confirmed subject to availability and the necessary permissions.
Within our usual local arrangements, we can agree a personal route or one brief stop at a meaningful place, such as the family home or a favourite landmark. This must be planned in advance and fit the service timetable.
Longer routes, extra mileage, multiple stops or extended waiting are quoted separately before you agree.
Chapel of Rest visits are included by appointment. Weekend visits and appointments outside normal office hours can be agreed at reasonable times, subject to staff availability and preparation for the visit, with no additional visiting charge under our traditional packages.
Please contact us beforehand so we can agree a suitable time and have a member of the team available for your visit.
Choose flowers through us or your own florist. Traditional packages are not limited to transporting one coffin spray: additional tributes can travel within the safe capacity of the vehicles included in your package. We agree the transport arrangements beforehand; additional vehicles or separate delivery are quoted if needed.
Flowers are purchased separately, not supplied within the package price.
We design and produce personalised orders of service, prayer cards and other funeral stationery in-house. Your family can choose photographs, wording, readings and music details, and check a proof before printing.
Stationery is an optional purchase, priced separately according to your choices and quantities.
A standard-size coffin with a nameplate is included. We can also show you alternative coffins and discuss personal details you would like to add. The price difference for a different coffin or additional personalisation is explained and agreed before ordering.
We can contact your chosen church, coordinate service availability and liaise with the cemetery about existing grave details or a grave search. We help bring the people, paperwork and timings together. Any church, cemetery, grave-search or other outside charges are separate.
We can help check reception venues, obtain menu choices and coordinate a booking with your approval. Venue hire, refreshments and catering are paid for separately; we explain the options before a booking is agreed.
We can provide a donation collection box on request for a charity or cause chosen by your family. We agree beforehand where it will be placed and how donations will be managed. This is an optional part of our traditional funeral arrangements, not an obligation to request donations.
We can discuss favourite music, photographs and other tributes for the service, subject to the venue's facilities and requirements. A photograph may also be displayed with a suitable hearse by prior arrangement where it can be positioned safely. Printed materials, memorial videos and any outside venue or media charges are quoted separately where selected.
The difference is choice and flexibility, not the standard of respect. Every person entrusted to our care is treated with dignity. The services listed in your package remain included; optional purchases and extra arrangements are clearly priced before you decide.
A chauffeur-driven limousine lets close family and friends travel together without having to drive themselves or find parking for their own cars at the funeral venue. We agree the collection point, departure time, route and onward destination during the arrangements.
Each limousine accommodates up to seven mourners in addition to its chauffeur . Silver does not include a limousine; family and friends arrange their own passenger transport unless another arrangement has been agreed.
Where arranged, we collect your family from home and travel with the hearse. After the service, the limousine takes you to the agreed home address or reception venue. A later collection from the reception is not automatically included and needs a separate arrangement.
We coordinate arrival with the venue. Relatives travelling in their own vehicles should allow time for traffic, parking and reaching the agreed meeting point.
By prior arrangement, up to two family members may be able to accompany their loved one to the crematorium in the designated passenger seats of a suitable motor hearse. This depends on the vehicle and reduces the space available for flowers.
Onward transport is not included in this hearse-passenger arrangement. Please arrange a lift or other travel after the service unless we have expressly agreed otherwise. This is not an automatic inclusion with every hearse or package.
The package prices are our stated charges for the services listed and exclude applicable third-party costs. A written estimate separates the package, any optional services you choose from us, and payments to outside organisations.
These can include crematorium or cemetery charges, grave searches, a minister or celebrant, church or venue fees, and catering or florist charges where selected. The applicable costs depend on the funeral arrangements and are explained in your written estimate.
Alternative coffins, in-house orders of service and prayer cards, and the £150 vintage-hearse upgrade for Silver, Gold or Diamond are separately priced choices. They are not all third-party fees. Services specifically listed as included in your package remain included.
Sunderland City Council publishes crematorium and cemetery charges. View the official council fees , or ask us for a written estimate of the complete arrangements.
Each package below explains what our own charge covers. Crematorium, cemetery, officiant and other applicable third-party costs are separate.
These pages may help you compare funeral choices, understand optional extras and decide which type of service feels right for your family.
Call our Sunderland team to discuss the funeral options, inclusions and a written estimate.
Call 0191 565 6055Useful Sunderland City Council information for families arranging a funeral.
Once the Medical Examiner has confirmed that the paperwork has been sent to the Registrar, you can book the registration appointment.
Book a registration appointmentView current official Sunderland City Council crematorium, cemetery and bereavement charges.
View official council feesIf you are unsure whether you can register yet or what happens next, contact our Sunderland team.
Call 0191 565 6055
Sunderland Registration Service:
0191 520 5553
Call our Sunderland team 24 hours a day, or use Let Us Know Online to give us the basic information and choose when you would like us to contact you.