Most people 'want unusual burials'

12 April 2012

Most people do not want to be buried in a traditional plot but have failed to tell loved ones, research has suggested.

Britons would opt for more unusual choices such as a favourite holiday destination, a place from their childhood or even their own garden.

Age Concern said being laid to rest in churchyard or garden of remembrance was rejected by 55% of 2,068 people they surveyed.

Some of the more bizarre choices of where to be buried were a council tip, the desert, the start or finish of the Le Mans race track or a scrap yard.

Sharon Dobson from the charity said: "Our research highlights that although many of us have some interesting ideas about our final resting place, wishes such as these can easily go unfulfilled without some sort of plan in place."

According to Age Concern, only one in 10 Britons have made definite plans for a funeral, while 30% refuse to think about it at all.

The average cost of a funeral was £2,390 in 2007 and is expected to rise, the charity said, making financial planning important. 2,068 adults aged over 16 were surveyed face to face in June this year.

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