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Mark Wait Funeral Directors Newcastle

Mark Wait Funeral Directors Newcastle

5.0(203 reviews)See reviews ↓·Newcastle upon Tyne

About the company

Mark Wait Funeral Directors is an independent, family-run funeral directors based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The business has over six decades of experience serving the local community. Mark Wait has worked in funeral service since the age of 16 and has nearly 45 years' experience. He gained his Diploma in Funeral Directing and became a member of the Institute of Embalmers. Mark Wait set up his own business in 2014. Amanda Wait joined the family business in 2023 after they opened their second office.

Kelsey Wait completed her Diploma in Funeral Directing in 2024. Rhys Wait completed his Certificate in Funeral Practice in 2023. The business serves Newcastle, Gosforth, and the surrounding areas. The Newcastle funeral home features a modern chapel of rest, family arrangement lounge, accessible facilities, and private reception area. The business offers bespoke funeral services, including traditional ceremonies and contemporary celebrations of life.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Mark Wait Funeral Directors Newcastle holds a 5 rating from 203 reviews. The consistently high rating suggests strong satisfaction among the families it has served, though individual review comments were not available for this listing at the time of writing.

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Reviews

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Pamela Mudie (Mrs Pamela M)30 March 2026

At a time when our world was crashing down, Kelsey and her team made sense of everything. Her gentle care of our family and her guidance through to my Dad's service was so kind and compassionate. Once Dad was taken in to their care, we knew he was being looked after and we could begin to breath again. We cannot thank Kelsey and all at Mark Waite's enough. The Mudie Family

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Keith Harrop25 March 2026

We can’t thank mark and his staff enough for the service he provided for my husbands funeral from the first meeting to the service on the day he was excellent taking time to make sure it was everything we wanted and keeping in touch every step of the way . We would thoroughly recommend him . Thank you Margaret harrop

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Michael Close19 February 2026

Mark was empathitic & professional from the start. A fantastic service. I will forever be grateful for the send off you gave my dad.

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K R17 February 2026

I cannot recommend Mark Wait Funeral Services enough. They were professional, considerate and caring throughout the whole process. Kelsey was wonderful and nothing was too much trouble for her. She gently guided me through an incredibly difficult time with kindness and understanding. Thank you for helping create such a lovely send off for Mum.

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Chi Cheng8 January 2026

Mark and team did such a great job for my mum's funeral arrangements. Every interaction with them from start to finish was professional and thoughtful. They helped us choose all of the best options and the day itself went perfectly - a true celebration of my mum's life. We cannot thank them enough and would strongly recommend others to use their services.

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Georgia russell22 December 2025

Can't recommend Mark wait funeral director enough from the first call my sister made to mark until the end he has been so helpful, professional and went the extra mile to help give us with ideas to make everything go as well as it did for my mam can't thank him enough for the respect and care he had looking after my mam while we planned everything for her funeral always there on the phone if needed any questions answered as we had no clue what we were doing the day went perfectly thanks to Mark me and my sister Chelsea are so grateful for everything he did for us and can't thank him enough for his advice and support ❤️

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Chelsea C19 December 2025

Id give a higher review if I could, nothing prepares you for grief, I went into it not knowing anything about planning a funeral mark was recommended by a friend, and from the first phone call and quotes to the actual day of the funeral he has been outstanding so caring and compassionate towards us was on the other end of the phone anytime we needed advice, even helped with little added touches at the funeral to make it special to the guests. Can't thank this company enough for how brilliant & professional they were with my mam. From Chelsea & Georgia ❤️

Funeral directors in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1RW Barrett & Son Funeral Services★ 5,0430No
2Mark Wait Funeral Directors Newcastle (this page)★ 5,0203Yes
3W S Harrison Funeral Directors★ 4,970Yes
4John Bardgett & Sons Funeral Directors★ 4,963Yes
5Co-op Funeralcare, Newcastle★ 4,927Yes
Contact
+441912856635www.markwaitfunerals.co.uk/contact/funeral-directors-newcastle19 Arlington Ave, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4TS
Working hours
Monday00:00–24:00
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