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Royal Wootton Bassett Funeral Directors

Hillier Funeral Service
Independent & Family-Run Funeral Directors at Lime Kiln House

Royal Wootton Bassett Funeral Home, Chapels of Rest and Service Room - Opening Friday, 29th November 2025

Welcome to our new funeral home at Lime Kiln House, Royal Wootton Bassett. As a trusted, independent, and family-run funeral director for four generations, Hillier Funeral Service is proud to extend our compassionate care to the families of Royal Wootton Bassett, and the surrounding areas, including Purton, Wroughton, Lydiard Millicent, Broad Hinton and Cricklade.

At a difficult time, our experienced and dedicated local team is here to provide unwavering support and guidance, helping you create a truly personal and fitting tribute for your loved one.

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Join Us for Our Grand Opening Event: Friday 28th November - Friday 5th December

We invite the Royal Wootton Bassett community to visit our beautifully restored home, Lime Kiln House at our open house event from Friday, 28th November - Friday, 5th December (closed Sunday, 30th November).

This is a chance to meet the Hillier family and our local team to see our new funeral home first-hand, as well as to learn about our services.

 

01793 522 145 (24 hour immediate support)

Our Royal Wootton Bassett Funeral Home

Our new funeral home is located in the historic Grade II-listed building, Lime Kiln House. After careful restoration, this grand building now provides a peaceful and comforting environment, featuring a private arrangement rooms and dignified Chapel of Rest rooms specifically designed for the families we serve in North Wiltshire.

Where to find us

Lime Kiln House, Lime Kiln, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7HF

Our funeral home is opening on Friday 29th November 2025, until then, you can visit us at one of our other funeral homes, in Old Town, Swindon, Rodbourne Cheney or Highworth. Or we are more than happy to visit you at your home in Royal Wootton Bassett.

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Services Offered by Your Local Royal Wootton Bassett Funeral Directors

We offer a full range of funeral services tailored to all faiths, cultures, and budgets, always provided with the utmost care and professionalism.

  • Personalised Funeral Services: Traditional funerals, contemporary celebrations of life, and services for all non-religious beliefs.
  • Cremation Services: Including attended or direct cremations at local crematoriums, North Wiltshire Crematorium and Kingsdown Crematorium.
  • Burial Services: Arrangements for churchyard, cemetery, and woodland burials in the local area.
  • Chapel of Rest: A tranquil, private space for visiting your loved one.
  • Private Service Venue: Hold a service in our beautiful Service Room at Kingshill House, Swindon
  • Bereavement Care Service: Free, ongoing support for you and your family beyond the day of the funeral.
  • Memorial Services: Following burial or cremation, assistance with headstones or grave markers, and services for burying, scattering ashes, or keeping ashes close.
  • Pre-Paid Funeral Plans: Take control, make your wishes known, and put financial provision in place for your future funeral.
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Why Choose Hillier Funeral Service in Royal Wootton Bassett?
  • Local and independent: We are a family-run business, not a national chain, ensuring a deeply personal service for every family. We take the time to understand your needs and work closely with you.
  • Four generations of experience: We have a long-standing reputation for compassion and professionalism in Swindon since 1923. Today the business is run by father and daughter team Mark and Rebecca Hillier.
  • Serving Your Local Community: We are dedicated to the people of Royal Wootton Bassett, Purton, Lyneham, and Broad Town, connecting families with local celebrants, churches, and venues.
  • Exceptional Client Feedback: The families we serve consistently rate our service as 5 stars. We’d like to share some of these comments with you below:

 

  • Avatar Barry Leighton a month ago ★★★★★
    My heartfelt thanks to the team at Hillier Funeral Service for helping us make the funeral of my lovely wife Pauline Leighton as fitting a memorial to her amazing life as it possibly could have been. Their care and professionalism were … read more evident from the moment we called them on the day of Pauline’s death to the funeral itself and the period following this. We are also extremely grateful to Hillier for putting us in touch with our celebrant Pauline Young who was outstanding. Thank you again Hillier.
  • Avatar zeus balagtas a month ago ★★★★★
    Hillier Funeral Service made a very difficult time a little easier for our family. They handled my wife’s funeral with such care, understanding, and quiet professionalism. Everything was arranged smoothly and respectfully, creating a solemn … read more and beautiful farewell that truly honored her memory. Special thanks to Nick, who was especially accommodating to our suggestions and always quick to respond to our questions. His kindness and attentiveness meant a great deal to us during this time.
  • Avatar Nicholas Morcumb 7 months ago ★★★★★
    We cannot emphasise enough how brilliant Hilliers were and would definitely recommend them. They were so helpful in guiding us through the process and were very responsive to our needs and questions. John and Becky were lovely and provided … read more outstanding service. John was very respectful when we visited dad in the chapel of rest.
  • Avatar Danielle Donovan 5 months ago ★★★★★
    I can not express my gratitude enough towards Hillier. I had the pleasure of dealing with Reece, Tracy and Kai. From the first point of contact until after the ashes were released, they have made sure I was looked after and that everything … read more was as requested.
    If anything needed changing they did this quickly and without complaint. They have gone above and beyond to accommodate a complex situation and work around it. Kai was professional and made sure that everyone knew what was happening and fulfilled requests asked of him in a professional but friendly manner. Tracy was professional, friendly and had alot of patience both with organising specific requests and generally chatting. Reece himself went above and beyond expectations. He was quick in his responses, he made dealing with various situations stress free and made sure everything flowed effortlessly. Reece was able to read the tone of various situations and dealt with them accordingly.
    I can not thank the team enough for their patience, compassion and care. I am and always will be forever grateful. If you want effortless planning with kind, compassionate and caring people, there is no other choice. Thank you all again!
  • Avatar Joanna Lucas 7 months ago ★★★★★
    Hilliers were incredible, professional and caring in every area and detail from Nick organising all of the arrangements from start to finish. Dad looked his best for his big day and Nick even offered him his favourite double espresso whilst … read more I was in the chapel of rest with him. The cremation proceedings were absolutely flawless and I'm so happy dad had the send off he deserved with the gentlest of care from the team.
    I could not recommend them enough. Jo and Adam Lucas
  • Avatar Alan Smith 10 months ago ★★★★★
    After the passing of our beloved father, James Birch, Hillier’s were excellent in helping us deal with such a difficult time. From the outset they were helpful, empathetic and totally professional. Nick was excellent and helped us every … read more step of the way, including being able to accommodate our requests to create a more personalised occassion.
    We thank the Hillier’s team for all their help and support
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Father and daughter team, Mark & Rebecca Hillier
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