Ford Park Cemetery in Plymouth is a special place. You could be forgiven for thinking cemeteries are only for remembering the dead but at Ford Park there are many reasons why people want to visit.

Ford Park Cemetery Trust owns and manages the Victorian cemetery as a burial ground with a large number of spaces available for future burials and a maintenance service for headstones and grass cutting provided by our staff.

As well as being a place to remember and reflect, the 34.5-acre cemetery is rich with flora, fauna and wildlife actively encouraged by the grounds maintenance.

Under the stewardship of the Trust over 500 trees have been planted, including some in memory of loved ones through the memorialisation scheme.

Popular with local people for walks, the formal and oldest quarter near the cemetery chapels blends into a softer landscape the further you go into the cemetery. Seasonal delights include primroses and bluebells in spring, drifts of white ox-eye daisies in summer, autumnal colour and stillness of winter.

A legacy of achievement, human endeavour and courage has been discovered with research into the lives of those buried at Ford Park. These inspiring stories are shared with local school children studying the Victorians or the Second World War, and on popular guided walks and exhibitions.

Ford Park Cemetery Trust is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Much of what is achieved to date has been through partnerships within the city and the work of volunteers - whose efforts were recognised in 2005 with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

To contact us call 01752 665442, Fax 01752 601177 or
e-mail at info@ford-park-cemetery.org