The Pet Cemetery is 50 Years Old

by admin | Dec 21, 2019 | Pet Burial

Chestnut Lodge Pet Cemetery has now been operating for half a century. As the year draws to a close, we have been thinking about the past and looking to build our business for the future. My first burial. I always remember my first experience of burying a pet,...

Ancient Pet Cemetery Reveals Compassion for Pets Across the Ages

by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Pet Burial

The discovery of a 2000 year old Roman burial site for cats seems to indicate they were kept as pets or certainly treated with care and compassion. The way the bodies have been laid out implies they have been buried with care and the lack of artifacts indicates they...

Bluebells in Chestnut Lodge Pet Cemetery

by admin | May 1, 2016 | Pet Burial

The bluebells have come into flower to mark the entrance to the Pet Cemetery here at Chestnut Lodge. All the plants in the Cemetery seem to flower a little later than those up by the house due to the shadier aspect of the area being part of the ancient...

Pet Funeral Rip Off Article in The Guardian

by admin | Sep 20, 2015 | Pet Burial, Pet Cremation

by Stephen Mayles. 20 September 2015 This article was published during the past week. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/14/pet-funerals-rip-off-money I suppose I can be accused of being biased on this issue but this type of article annoys me. It is...

Press Release 2 September 2015

by admin | Sep 3, 2015 | Pet Burial, Pet Cremation

East Grinstead Pet Crematorium gets the thumbs up from independent inspectors An East Grinstead pet crematorium has become the first operator of its kind in the region to be accredited under a new independent inspection scheme which guarantees a highly professional...

The Rainbow Bridge by Stephen Mayles

by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Pet Burial, Pet Cremation

The Rainbow Bridge Story A beautiful rainbow over the cattery here at Chestnut Lodge made me think of the Rainbow Bridge poem about pets who die and wait for their owners. The idea of the Rainbow Bridge has been used in...