Welcome to Westminster Abbey
A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
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Coronations, royal weddings, kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, heroes and villains – history happens here and it’s all waiting to be discovered.
Book ticketsOpen for visiting tomorrow from 9.30am until 3.30pm
Today's services
| Sunday, 19th December 2021 | ||
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| Fourth Sunday of Advent | ||
| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Nave |
| The Book of Common Prayer; said | ||
| 11.15am | Sung Eucharist | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Palestrina Missa Ecce ego Joannes Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch Precentor |
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| View Order of Service | ||
| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Lay Vicars | plainsong O Root of Jesse Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence |
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| View Order of Service | ||
| 6.00pm | A Ceremony of Carols | The Abbey |
| sung by the Choristers | ||
Coronavirus guidance at the Abbey
There are still some social Coronavirus guidance and recommendations in place when visiting or worshipping at the Abbey.
Updated: 16th December 2021
Advent and Christmas 2021
Find out about the services and events taking place over Christmas.
Advent and Christmas listingsNews and events
Duchess of Cambridge hosts Christmas carol service at Abbey
Wednesday, 8th December 2021
Duchess of Cambridge to host community carol service at the Abbey
Tuesday, 30th November 2021
Earl of Wessex attends Synod service
Tuesday, 16th November 2021
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Support from our visitors and donors helps us care for the Abbey and keeps us open as a living working church. We are independent and receive no funding from the Church, the Government or, the Crown. So, your help really counts.
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