Our Shirehampton Funeral Directors

I cannot fully express my deepest gratitude to R. Davies & Son Funeral Directors in Bristol, especially to Rosie, for taking such peaceful and dignified care of my sister after her sudden passing during her studies at the University of Bristol.

From the very beginning, when our family was completely heartbroken and lost, Rosie offered us immense support. The day before we arrived in the UK, Rosie and her manager had already transferred my sister from the mortuary to their care, completing almost all preparations. Knowing the difficulty of our loss, she thoughtfully provided details in advance to help us prepare emotionally. Despite the language barrier, Rosie took the extra care to translate every single email into Chinese for me. That attention to detail gave me absolute trust that my sister was in safe, loving hands.

After we landed, Rosie gave up her personal weekend off to pick us up from our hotel so we could visit my sister. What touched me most was the deep respect and empathy shown in every quiet moment: whenever they were about to touch my sister while dressing her, they gently whispered, "sorry sweet." It was not a performance for a customer—it came genuinely from the bottom of their hearts for every departed soul. Thanks to them, my sister was beautifully dressed and made up according to her photo.

To help us catch our tight flight home, Rosie once again sacrificed her own rest time, starting work early in the morning to personally accompany us to the crematorium to collect my sister’s ashes. Without her willingness to go above and beyond, we would not have been able to make our flight and bring my sister home on time. Even after we left the UK, she continued to check in on us to ensure we arrived home safely.

Learning about Rosie’s own personal story during our time together gave me profound respect for this remarkably strong and compassionate young woman. Rosie is far more than a professional—she has a truly magnificent heart. On behalf of my sister and everyone who loved her, I extend our deepest gratitude to Rosie and R. Davies & Son for everything they have done for our family.

Absolutely excellent. We were guided and supported through all stages of arranging my mum's funeral. The day was flawless and better than l could have imagined.

Thank you to Michael and the team for guiding us through making the arrangements with patience, professionalism and care. On the day, Shaun and the two drivers were there in a calm, understanding and supporting way which made everything so much easier. Shaun even did a test drive the day before to ensure everything would go to plan on the day

I and my family are so grateful and could not recommend them enough. Thank you so much to each one of you

Michael and his team conducted my mum's funeral perfectly with professionalism, dignity and were very approachable. We had coach and horses which Michael went out of his way to arrange making what is a sad, stressful day into something beautiful. I highly recommend his services.

I would totally recommend these funeral directors, my mum recently passed away and sorted herself a prepayment plan.

When we found the information mum left us we contacted R Davies & Son. From the start they were very sympathetic and helpful, they explained how the process works and the options we had.

The whole thing was dealt with dignity and respect, nothing was to much trouble. Some of the ideas they suggested would have never accured to us. On the day everything was perfect, well organised, professional. I can't begin to tell you how good they were, a hard day was made a little easier. I will follow mums footsteps and use them for me and my wife. ( prepayed) for the sake of my children.

In what is the most difficult time of your life the team at Shirehampton R Davies were compassionate, considerate, supportive, informative and professional. They took the stress and worry about organising a wonderful celebration of life service.