The west towers of Westminster Abbey in the sunshine

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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.

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A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.

Today's services

Sunday, 19th October 2025
Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
THE DEDICATION OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1269
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.30am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Dove Missa brevis
Parry I was glad
Elgar O hearken thou
Elgar Allegro maestoso (Sonata in G)

Preacher: The Reverend David Stanton Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer

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3.00pm Evensong, attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est
Rose Responses
Murrill Evening Service in E
Elgar Light of the world
Howells Psalm Prelude Set 2 no 3

Digital Order of Service

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5.00pm Organ Recital—Young Artists' Platform Nave
given by Jan Liebermann, Northern Ireland International Organ Competition

Wagner arr Lemare Overture (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)
Dupré Prelude and Fugue in C Op 36 no 3
Bach arr Karg-Elert Air (Orchestral Suite III in D)
Duruflé Toccata (Suite Op 5)

6.00pm Sung Eucharist St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Mozart Missa brevis in D
Duruflé Ubi caritas et amor
Elgar Ave verum corpus
Alain Litanies

Preacher: The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist

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Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.

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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.

Rosary being held in a hand in front of a door at Westminster Abbey

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The Nave of the Abbey

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