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Welcome to Westminster Abbey

Coronations, royal weddings, kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, heroes and villains – history happens here and it’s all waiting to be discovered.

Today's services

Wednesday, 11th November 2026
St Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397
The Burial of the Unknown Warrior, 1920
Armistice Day, 1918
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion Chapel of the Holy Name
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Purcell Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
Smith Responses
Byrd The Second Service
Mozart Lacrimosa dies illa

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Latest news

Reverend Tamsyn Kereopa delivering a speech

Tamsyn Kereopa appointed Commonwealth Theologian

Wednesday, 11th November 2026

War dead honoured at the Field of Remembrance

War dead honoured at the Field of Remembrance

Thursday, 5th November 2026

New book explores Indigenous histories at Westminster Abbey

New book explores Indigenous histories at Westminster Abbey

Friday, 23rd October 2026

About the Abbey

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.

The King Charles III Sacristy

The King Charles III Sacristy

We're constructing a new building - named in honour of HM The King - to transform the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

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