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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

Monday, 28th September 2026
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm First Evensong of St Michael and All Angels Quire
sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey

Mendelssohn Lift thine eyes to the mountains
plainsong Responses
Malcolm Magnificat secundi toni
plainsong Nunc dimittis secundi toni
Fauré In paradisum deducant angeli

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Latest news

Abbey to honour J.R.R. Tolkien 

Abbey to honour J.R.R. Tolkien 

Monday, 21st September 2026

A formal wreath-laying ceremony inside Westminster Abbey, with uniformed Royal Air Force personnel standing around the Grave of the Unknown Warrior

Abbey marks 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Sunday, 20th September 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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