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.
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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 tomorrow from 9.30am until 3.30pm
Today's services
Sunday, 19th October 2025 | ||
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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 Preacher: The Reverend David Stanton Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer |
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View Order of Service | ||
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 |
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Watch this service | ||
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) |
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6.00pm | Sung Eucharist | St Margaret's Church |
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort | Mozart Missa brevis in D Preacher: The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist |
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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
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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