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Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors

Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors

4.9(38 reviews)See reviews ↓·Plymouth

About the company

Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors was founded by Bill Earl in 1947 and is part of Dignity Funerals. The company serves the whole city of Plymouth, including Greenbank, Plympton, and Plymstock. It offers funeral services including advice and guidance, tailored arrangements, cremation or burial, services of all faiths and cultures, viewing in chapel of rest, hearses and funeral vehicles, memorials and tributes, and prepaid funeral plans.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Kindness, dignity and steady support run through the accounts left for this Plymouth funeral director, whose team guides families through arranging a funeral from the first phone call onwards. A number of customers describe how that initial contact lifted the weight of the task, with staff remaining patient and respectful as plans took shape.

Named members of the team, among them Matt, Terri, Sarah, Robin and Wendy, are repeatedly singled out for empathy and professionalism, and something that features in review after review is the care shown to the person who had died, described as going beyond what families expected. Arrangements for cremations and full funeral services are handled without fuss, with requests accommodated and mourners kept informed. Order of service booklets are another detail mentioned as carefully produced and appreciated by those attending and by those unable to be present.

When an issue arose at short notice, it was resolved quickly, and the ceremony itself is remembered as calm and well conducted. Families note that the same considerate approach continued afterwards, with questions answered and contact maintained. The care given to a mother, father or aunt, and the effort made to ensure each service felt personal, are the themes that stay with those who write.

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Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors — Customer photo
Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Lee Herriman13 July 2026

I would like to commend The Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors on Wolseley Road, Plymouth, for the outstanding care and professionalism they showed our family from start to finish. Throughout the entire process, they treated my mother with the utmost dignity and respect, which brought us great comfort during such a difficult time. We would especially like to thank Terri Summers, who supported our family every step of the way. Her kindness, compassion, and professionalism made an incredibly difficult experience much more manageable. She guided us through every aspect of planning the service, offering thoughtful advice and resolving any issues that arose with care and efficiency. We are truly grateful for the exceptional service we received and would not hesitate to recommend The Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors to anyone seeking compassionate and professional funeral care.

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Katrina Wilcock13 July 2026

Earl of Plymouth went above and beyond. Terri was amazing from the first time we met and on the day. Even when I picked mum up they was brilliant I couldn't ask for nicer friendly and professional staff . Im now going to sort out my brothers and mine funeral plans. I can't praise earl of Plymouth more fantastic service 👏

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Ian Hammond30 June 2026

Dignity Funerals directors are amazing they helped us through the whole process with planning my father in laws funeral, Terri helped us through the whole process and I couldn't of asked for anyone better she took all the strain off of us so we had time to Mourne. Dignity are so good we have now planned our own funerals with them, Sarah helped us through the whole process and we are now covered and our funerals are arranged

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Jacqueline Turner25 April 2026

Earl went above and beyond for my mum’s funeral. Mum was Italian so they put an Italian flag over the coffin and wore Italian coloured ties. This made it more special.

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DKM Dazzler16 March 2026

Words can’t describe how supported we felt from the staff at the Earl of Plymouth. Every detailed accommodated every request covered.. Sympathetic and totally engaging..

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Gemma Phillips13 February 2026

Thank you so so much for your help and support. I am not from Plymouth and really did not know who to go to, very pleased I came across Earl of Plymouth. You really went above and beyond and for that I will be forever grateful.

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Andy Wright10 February 2026

All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The cremation and funeral services went off well. Thank you to all the team at Earl of Plymouth funeral directors.

Funeral directors in Plymouth compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 7 businesses in this category in Plymouth are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1Clifford's Family Funeral Directors Limited★ 5,0278Yes
2Wyatt Brothers Funeral Directors★ 5,0161Yes
3Plymouth and District Funeral Services★ 5,0103Yes
4Knapman Family Ltd★ 5,073Yes
5Co-op Funeralcare, Exeter Street, Plymouth★ 5,015Yes
6Earl of Plymouth Funeral Directors (this page)★ 4,938Yes
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