Funeral Directors Portobello

When we lose a loved one, the first call is often the hardest one to make. Our Portobello funeral home is on the High Street, three miles east of the city centre and a few minutes from the promenade, and there is always someone here to answer the phone. Call us on 0131 669 7401, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Portobello’s seaside community has its own traditions, and our team knows the churches, halls and hotels families most often choose for a service or a reception.

We care for families across Portobello, Joppa, Duddingston, Craigentinny, Brunstane, Willowbrae, Northfield, Bingham and Musselburgh, whether you need us today or you are planning ahead for the future.

Our office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm for appointments, and we are always happy to visit you at home instead if that would be easier. A public car park is available in Bridge Street, just off the High Street.

The funeral services we offer in Portobello

Every funeral we arrange from Portobello is different, because every family is. These are the main choices families make with us:

• Cremation funerals: a full service at a church, chapel or crematorium, followed by the committal. Most families we care for choose Seafield Crematorium.
• Burial funerals: a service followed by burial in a local cemetery. We can help you buy a new lair or arrange interment in an existing family lair.
• Direct cremation: an unattended cremation with no service, from £1,449. Many families then hold their own memorial gathering later, in their own time.
• Simple funeral: everything you need for a dignified service and nothing you do not, from £2,199.
• Children’s funerals: we make no charge for our services when a child is lost, and crematorium and burial fees for children are met by the Scottish Government.
• Pre-paid funeral plans: arrange and pay for your own funeral now, at today’s prices.

Whatever you choose, our Portobello team handles the paperwork, liaises with the crematorium, cemetery, doctors and Registrar, brings your loved one into our care at any hour, and stays with you from the first phone call to the day itself.

How much does a funeral cost in Portobello?

We publish our prices because you should be able to see them without having to ask. These are the options families choose most often:

Prices correct as at September 2026.

Our own fees are fixed by package. Third party costs such as flowers, a particular coffin, extra cars or newspaper notices vary with what you choose, and we will always tell you what something costs before you commit to it. You can see the full funeral costs and price lists, including our Standardised Price List and local crematoria fees.

Worried about paying? Many families in Edinburgh are eligible for the Scottish Government’s Funeral Support Payment, and we can help you apply. See support with funeral costs, or simply ask us. We would far rather have that conversation early than have you worry alone.

Pre-paid funeral plans in Portobello

A funeral plan lets you decide what you want, pay at today’s prices, and spare your family both the cost and the guesswork. We offer four:

Plans can be paid in full, or spread over 5 or 10 years. You can compare all four plans side by side, or come in and talk it through with the Portobello team. There is never any pressure to buy on the day.

Crematoria and cemeteries we serve from Portobello

We arrange funerals at every local crematorium and cemetery. From Portobello, the ones families choose most often are:

Crematoria: Seafield Crematorium, Mortonhall Crematorium and Warriston Crematorium. You can find contact details for all the crematoria we work with on our local crematoriums page.

Cemeteries: Portobello Cemetery, Seafield Cemetery and Duddingston Kirkyard, among others. If you have a family lair elsewhere we will arrange the funeral there. Distance is not a problem.

Looking for details of a funeral taking place soon? Our funeral notices page lists upcoming and recent services, with online tributes and donation links.

Personalising the funeral

The details are what make a funeral feel like the person it is for. Our Portobello team can arrange:

• Coffins and caskets, from simple and sustainable to solid hardwood, with prices published
• Funeral flowers, including tributes, sprays and personalised designs from local florists
• Funeral vehicles, with hearses and limousines and alternatives available on request
• Funeral catering, with refreshments after the service at a venue near you
• Headstones and memorials, including lettering, new memorials and restoration
• Ashes, urns, caskets and keepsakes, including jewellery for family members
• Online obituary service, a lasting tribute page that family and friends anywhere can add to

We can also help with music, orders of service, newspaper notices, a piper, or anything else you have in mind. If you are not sure what is possible, ask. The answer is usually yes.

Why families in Portobello choose us

Scotmid Funerals is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and is recommended by The Good Funeral Guide, an independent resource for funeral advice. As a co-operative we are owned by our members, not by shareholders, which is why our prices are published and our children’s funerals are free.