Our normal opening times are as follows: Welcome Centre (Cemetery Office): 9am till 4.30pm Mon – Sat. (Not B/Hol) Herongate Wood Car Park: 9am till 4.30pm every day including Bank Holidays Chelmsford, Billericay & Maldon Offices: 9am till 5pm every weekday. (Not B/Hol) (When the main cemetery gates are closed, you can still gain access…
A Reminder for items Placed on Plots at Christmas As Christmas approaches, we at Herongate Wood take the opportunity to relax some of our terms & conditions with regards to items being left on plots during the festive period. So we just wanted to issue a few reminders to assist our visitors. • Christmas items…
In line with the recent announcement that Essex is currently in a drought, we are making an effort to conserve water. Our Team will fill the water troughs first thing in the morning, before the site opens, and then close off the water supply for the rest of the day. Please be sparing when watering…
We love our Trees at Herongate Wood! Our Grounds Team have planted over 3000 trees since we opened in 2003. We now plant between 50 to 60 trees a year on grave plots, and to serve as memorial trees. When do we plant Trees? We plant trees during their dormant season, which runs from…
We would like to thank everyone who attend our concert and also those who kindly sent in donations, together we have raised a total of £979.37. Thank you all for your generosity. The weather was not as kind to us as it has been other years but at least the rain held off. The band…
We are hosting our Annual fund raising Memorial Concert on Saturday 25th June 2022. The Concert will start promptly at 1.30pm and finish approximately 3.00pm. This is an informal event and everyone is invited and we hope you can come, invites are not necessary. All we ask is that you bring your family and friends, a…
We wanted to confirm that we will have the gates open all day on Sunday 27th March for your Mother’s Day visits. Both car parks will be available all day for visitors and there will be no need to park on the grass or in the road. Everyone has been so patience over the past…
We wanted to let you know that we have recently updated the regulations for Herongate Wood. To view them in full, please visit our Resources page. Here are the two main changes we have made and the reasons behind them. Balloons no longer permitted at Herongate Wood With the potential damage that can be…
Our normal opening times are as follows: Welcome Centre (Cemetery Office): 9am till 4.30pm Mon – Sat. (Not B/Hol) Herongate Wood Car Park: 9am till 4.30pm every day including Bank Holidays Chelmsford, Billericay & Maldon Offices: 9am till 5pm every weekday. (Not B/Hol) (When the main cemetery gates are closed, you can still gain access…
We want to reassure you that we will still be open for visits on Mother’s Day. We had hoped that Lockdown would have been lifted in time for Mother’s Day this year but that has not happened, therefore the government’s current guidelines are still in place, these are: You can visit Herongate Wood: by yourself…