Mullenan City Cemetery Now Open for Burials

Derry City and Strabane District Council is pleased to confirm that the new municipal cemetery at Mullenan Road is now fully operational and open for burials.

This significant £5.2 million investment provides a modern, peaceful and accessible space for families to remember their loved ones, ensuring burial provision for the city for many years to come. As the existing City Cemetery at Lone Moor Road approaches full capacity, Mullenan Cemetery will now become the primary burial site serving the Derry City area.

Designed with dignity, accessibility and long-term sustainability in mind, Mullenan Cemetery is a modern and inclusive facility that offers a calm and respectful environment within a thoughtfully landscaped and tranquil setting. The site has been developed as a seamless lawn cemetery, maintaining a clean and serene appearance throughout.

The facility provides approximately 3,500 burial plots, offering around 20 years of capacity, with scope for future expansion.

Cemetery facilities

Mullenan City Cemetery has been designed to meet the needs of a diverse community, with a wide range of facilities including:

• Interdenominational provision including dedicated space for Islamic burials
• A Garden of Angels for reflection
• Ashes plots and a Columbarium with niches for interment
• A landscaped pond providing a quiet area for contemplation
• A modern administrative building with reception, office space and staff facilities
• Accessible toilet facilities with full disability access
• 157 car parking spaces and a layout designed to accommodate large funeral vehicles and buses
• Pedestrian and cycle access, including links to Balloughry Road and potential future connections to local greenways
• Level pathways and accessible design features, ensuring ease of movement for all visitors

Accessibility and Visitor Information

Accessibility has been a central consideration in the design of the site, ensuring it is welcoming and usable for all members of the community. The cemetery features level ground throughout, clearly defined pathways, dropped kerbs, and accessible facilities to support visitors with limited mobility.

Opening hours

The cemetery is open to visitors:

• Summer: 8.00am – 8.00pm
• Winter: 8.00am – 4.30pm

The opening of Mullenan Cemetery marks an important step in ensuring the continued provision of a vital service for the people of Derry City and Strabane District. The facility has been carefully planned to balance practical needs with a sensitive, peaceful environment, providing a fitting place of remembrance for generations to come.

Arranging a Burial
Burial plots are arranged through local funeral directors. For further information, please visit the Cemetery team T: 02871 362615 (Derry) T: 02871253253 (Strabane) 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday. Email: [email protected]

For information on burial charges visit - Derry City & Strabane - Services

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Council members get to view new Mullenan Cemetery

Elected members of Derry City and Strabane District Council attended a visit to the site of the new Mullenan City Cemetery to view how well work is progressing since it commenced in March of this year.

Elected members attending the site visit saw at first hand the extent of the work completed to date and were informed that the project will be substantially advanced toward the latter part of this year with the final works set to be finalised in early to mid- 2026.

The new cemetery site, located on the outskirts of the City on the Mullenan Road, will provide 3,500 new burial plots as well as a memorial garden, public toilets, storage buildings and parking.

As well as the main vehicular access to the site off Mullenan Road, the cemetery will be linked to the Balloughry Road by means of a pedestrian/cycleway. It is hoped that eventually a new pedestrian and cycling connection can be developed from the Balloughry Road entrance to the cemetery to the existing greenway route know as ‘The Line’, all subject to land acquisition.

The site visit was led by Environment and Regeneration team who advised elected members that the capacity to accommodate new burials at the existing City Cemetery on Lone Moor Road is projected to come to an end in Spring 2026.

Council’s Cemetery Team is now working to make plots closest to the Mullenan Road available for use before full project completion and are proactively communicating and engaging with funeral directors, to offer families the option to inter their relatives at the new facility as soon as possible.

Cllr Declan Norris, Chairperson of the Environment and Regeneration Committee with Derry City and Strabane District Council welcomed the progress and the opportunity for elected members to visit the site.

He said: “The new Cemetery is a crucial capital investment project for the Council, which is progressing well and is set to be substantially advanced later this year. With capacity at the existing City Cemetery projected to run out in Spring 2026, the new Mullenan facility is vital, as it will provide a modern, peaceful and attractive burial space with approximately 3,500 plots, ensuring our community’s needs are met for up to 20 years.”