Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Westminster Abbey
Find out more about worshipping with us and explore the many ways you can connect with the Abbey this Lent, wherever you are.
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A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
Open for visiting today from 9.00am until 3.00pm
Today's services
| Saturday, 21st March 2026 | ||
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| Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation martyr, 1556 | ||
| 8.00am | Holy Communion | St Faith's Chapel |
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| 8.40am | Morning Prayer | St Faith's Chapel |
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| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Vexilla regis prodeunt |
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| View Order of Service | ||
News
Nigerian President welcomed to the Abbey
Thursday, 19th March 2026
The King celebrates Commonwealth Day at the Abbey
Monday, 9th March 2026
Abbey opens its doors for spring events season
Wednesday, 7th January 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
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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