From Sunday 25 October, opening times for Birmingham’s cemeteries and crematoria will change.

The current pandemic has meant that the Council has had to respond to new guidance and changes around bereavement, with limited hours needing to be in place at cemeteries, crematoria, and surrounding grounds. This is to reflect the increase in numbers of funerals taking place and the need to maintain social distancing. This arrangement has now been reviewed following the changes with daylight saving hours.

As such, all Birmingham City Council cemeteries and crematoria will be open on weekdays from 2-4pm (or 6pm where there is flood lighting) for the public to visit. Weekend hours will be from 10am-4pm at most sites.

In recognition that these hours are reduced, one day every week, each site will be open all day to allow people greater flexibility for visiting (8.30am – 4pm, or 6pm where there are flood lights). However, this will mean that no funeral bookings will take place on those days. For Yardley Cemetary / Crematorium this day will be Thursday.

Please see the following link for all individual cemetery opening times: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cemeteries