Arranging a funeral
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Co-op Funeralcare, Tweedmouth
Tweedside Lodge, 87-89 Main Street, Tweedmouth, TD15 2AW
We're proud to have served our community in Berwick-upon-Tweed since 1999. In that time, our funeral home has helped countless families, offering the practical guidance and advice they need to arrange a fitting send off for a loved one. Whether you live in Berwick-upon-Tweed or surrounding areas like Wooler, Belford, Duns or Eyemouth, no one knows the area and its people better than our team.
Throughout our time here we've built strong relationships across the area with local churches, other places of worship and crematoriums. We have close ties with Berwick Parish Church. Whatever type of funeral service you want, religious, traditional or a celebration of someone's life, we will help you.
We will give you a warm welcome, a cup of tea and the confidence that any funeral you arrange with us will be the best it can be. Call us or come to our funeral home on Main Street.
Funeral service venue
Private space to hold a funeral, a memorial service or a celebration of life for up to 25 people. Find out more about about funeral service venues.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
Accessibility
Wheelchair access, accessible arrangement room and toilet.
All funeral directors are legally required to publish price lists for their products and services. This is to help you understand your options and compare prices between different funeral directors, because prices can vary.
You’ll need to pay 50% of the funeral cost within 2 days of making the arrangements and the rest after the funeral has taken place.
How to pay
We accept cash, credit or debit card as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.
If you have an invoice, you can pay for the funeral online.
Help is available
If you need to help to pay for the funeral:
Co-op Legal Services
There’s a lot of work involved in probate, but Co-op Legal Services can take care of everything for you. They’ll take a few key details from you and then they’ll handle the rest.
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Unattended
£50 gift card included
£1,700
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
No funeral service that people attend
Cremation only
Basic coffin
No limousine
No cortege
No choice of date, time and location of funeral
Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees
Attended
£100 gift card included
£2,995
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Basic coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,685
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,975
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
One limousine
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Attended
£200 gift card included
£4,160
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood veneer coffin
Two limousines
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
You can pay in full, spread the cost over 6 or 12 months with no additional costs or monthly instalments over 2–25 years (2-5 years for Direct Cremation). There's an additional instalment charge when paying over 2-25 years and age restrictions apply.
Co-op Funeral Plans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to sell and manage funeral plans.
On site parking: Yes
Number of spaces: 3
Designated disabled parking space: No
Free public car park: Yes
Street parking: Yes
There is plenty of parking available close to the funeral home.
Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.
Calls are answered 24 hours a day by our central care team.
View funeral notices and leave a tribute or donation in their memory
We arrange all kinds of services, from traditional religious ceremonies at Berwick Parish Church to entirely secular celebrations of life held wherever feels most meaningful to your family. Our team will work with you to shape a service that truly reflects the person who has died, whatever your beliefs or wishes.
You do not need to have everything figured out straight away; our team is here around the clock, and the most important first call you make can be to us. We will arrange to bring your father into our care, guide you gently through the paperwork that needs to happen in the early days, and give you the space to grieve without feeling rushed — our arrangement rooms on Main Street are private and unhurried, and we are ready whenever you are.
Our funeral home on Main Street is fully accessible at ground level, with a ground floor arrangement room, a wheelchair-accessible entrance, and an accessible toilet, so no one in your family need feel excluded from any part of the process. Parking is straightforward too — we have three on-site spaces, free parking nearby, and street parking close by, so reaching us from across Berwick-upon-Tweed and the surrounding area should be simple.
Yes, our team serves families across the Scottish Borders and Northumberland coast, including Eyemouth, Chirnside, and Duns, as well as communities closer to Berwick-upon-Tweed such as Belford and Wooler. Distance is never a barrier to the care we provide, and we will come to you wherever you need us.
We work with three crematoriums — Houndwood, Borders, and Bockenfield — and our team will help you choose the one that feels right for your family, whether that is based on location, capacity, or personal preference. On the day, we guide you through every moment, from the arrival of the cortège to the committal, so your family can focus entirely on saying goodbye rather than logistics.