Head Office
Peterlee
The Manse, Bede Way, Peterlee, SR8 1AD
0191 586 4322Open 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
View branchFuneral directors in Murton
Families in Murton are looked after by our Easington Colliery funeral home. We are a family run, independent funeral director, here day and night.

Your nearest funeral home
You are welcome to call any of our four funeral homes. For families in Murton, the nearest is our Easington Colliery funeral home.
Easington Colliery
Claxton House, Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, SR8 3LJ
This funeral home has a private lounge. Our Chapels of Rest are at our Peterlee and Trimdon Grange funeral homes.
How we can help
Every funeral we arrange is bespoke. Our prices are on our Standardised Price List.
Traditional funeralsA full service and procession, with our hand crafted silver Jaguar hearse and limousines.
Bespoke and personalisedMusic, colours and personal touches that reflect a life, including horse drawn or motorcycle hearses.
Religious and non-religiousChurch and faith services with your minister, or celebrant led and humanist ceremonies.
Burial and woodland burialChurchyard, cemetery and natural burial options explained plainly.
Chapels of restA peaceful, private room at our Peterlee and Trimdon Grange funeral homes. Visit by appointment, as often as you wish.
Our vehicle fleetChauffeur driven limousines seat seven, collecting you and returning you home or to the reception.
All our funeral homes
Head Office
The Manse, Bede Way, Peterlee, SR8 1AD
0191 586 4322Open 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
View branchSince 1971
Normandale House, Fifth Street, Horden, SR8 4BU
0191 586 5178Visits by appointment. Call us any time to arrange.
View branchClaxton House, Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, SR8 3LJ
0191 527 1499Visits by appointment. Call us any time to arrange.
View branchBelle Vue House, Balmoral Terrace, Trimdon Grange, TS29 6ET
01429 883 777Visits by appointment. Call us any time to arrange.
View branch24 hour line
Call our 24 hour line and someone will answer, whatever the hour.
Call 0191 586 4322Reviews
Many local families choose us on personal recommendation. You can read what families have said about us, in their own words, on Trustpilot.
Read our reviews on TrustpilotTom, Ellen and all at East Durham Funeral Services were so helpful, respectful and professional from our first contact with them, right through to the day of the funeral itself. Nothing was too much trouble and they went out of their way to provide the reassurance and guidance that we needed throughout the whole process. We can't Thank them enough for all their help and the kindness shown to us at such a sad time. We would not hesitate to recommend them to others dealing with the loss of a loved one.
Our Easington Colliery funeral home: Claxton House, Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, SR8 3LJ, 0191 527 1499.
No. You are welcome to call any of our four funeral homes.
Four, in Peterlee (our Head Office), Horden, Easington Colliery and Trimdon Grange. Each has a private lounge, and our Chapels of Rest are at Peterlee and Trimdon Grange. See our branches.
Yes. Our 24 hour line, 0191 586 4322, is answered day and night, every day of the year.
Call us at any time. We will guide you through what happens next.