Roselawn Cemetery

Access to Roselawn from Saturday 15 August to Friday 18 September 2026

Due to roadworks, a road closure will be in place between Upper Braniel Road and 122 Ballygowan Road from Saturday 15 August to Friday 18 September 2026. You should allow extra time if you need to access Roselawn Cemetery or the crematorium. 

The closure will be in place from:

• 7am to 7pm on Saturdays and Sundays, and
• 9.30am to 4.30pm on weekdays.

To access the cemetery, you can follow this route:

• take the A55 Upper Knockbreda Road towards Forestside
• at Forestside junction with Ormeau Road, turn left onto A24 Saintfield Road signed for Newcastle
• when you reach the roundabout before Carryduff, take the first exit towards Saintfield and turn left at the first set of traffic lights around 300 metres from the roundabout
• travel along the B178 Comber Road to the junction with A23 Ballygowan Road at Moneyreagh, then
• turn left following signs for Belfast. Continue straight on this road, passing through Crossnacreevy village. Roselawn entrance is on the left just after leaving Crossnacreevy.

Roselawn Cemetery location and opening hours

Address

129-131 Ballygowan Road
Crossnacreevy
Belfast
BT5 7TZ

Enter from the Ballygowan Road.

Roselawn Cemetery opening hours 

The cemetery is open for visits at these times.

Roselawn Cemetery office opening hours

Roselawn Cemetery Office is currently closed. Contact our Bereavement Services Office by email [email protected] or call 028 9027 0296 if you have a query. Our opening hours may vary during public holidays. 

• View holiday opening hours

How to get to the cemetery

Take Ulsterbus no. 12 from Laganside bus centre, Oxford Street in Belfast city centre. Car-parking is permitted on most roads but there is a five miles per hour speed limit throughout the site. Disabled parking is also available. 

Access to graves in the older sections and many of the memorial trees is restricted. The cemetery site office has a ramp and a low-level counter for disabled visitors. Accessible toilets are also available.

Free bus service

There is a free bus service to and from Roselawn Cemetery and the City of Belfast Crematorium.

Roselawn Cemetery burial plots

Roselawn Cemetery is Belfast’s main municipal cemetery. It opened in 1954 and is also home to the City of Belfast Crematorium.

Roselawn is currently the only graveyard we operate with new burial plots available. We provide a grave burial service and do not offer natural burials in the cemetery.

Roselawn Cemetery has received the Green Flag (link opens in new window), which recognises the best open spaces in the UK, picking up the award from 2011 to 2021.

Water supply information

There is no running water in sections U, T, S, V or R of the cemetery. 

You can get water from:

• sections P, W and Y;
• outside taps at the front of the office;
• the service yard; and
• all other buildings.

Cremations at Roselawn

The City of Belfast Crematorium is located in Roselawn Cemetery grounds.

• Find out more about cremations