The west towers of Westminster Abbey in the sunshine

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

Thursday, 12th November 2026
7.30am Morning Prayer Quire
said
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
12.30pm Holy Communion Nave
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda

Radcliffe God be in my head
Byrd Responses
Palestrina Magnificat primi toni
Victoria Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Greene Lord, let me know mine end

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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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