Advent & Christmas at the Abbey

Advent & Christmas at the Abbey

Find out more about worshipping with us and explore the many ways you can connect with the Abbey in Advent and Christmas, wherever you are.

Visit the Abbey

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

Today's services

Saturday, 20th December 2025
O Clavis David
8.00am Holy Communion St Faith's Chapel
said
8.40am Morning Prayer St Faith's Chapel
said
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Goldschmidt A tender shoot has started
Radcliffe Responses
Tomkins The Fifth Service
Byrd Laetentur caeli et exultet terra
Mendelssohn Allegro con brio (Sonata IV)

Order of Service available View Order of Service

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

News

Jennifer Adams-Massmann appointed as a Canon of Westminster

Jennifer Adams-Massmann appointed as a Canon of Westminster

Thursday, 18th December 2025

The King attends a service to celebrate Christian witness

The King attends a service to celebrate Christian witness

Wednesday, 10th December 2025

Compassion and togetherness celebrated at royal carol service

Compassion and togetherness celebrated at royal carol service

Friday, 5th December 2025

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.

3 Christmas cards depicting Westminster Abbey

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The Nave of the Abbey

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Support from our visitors and donors helps us care for the Abbey and keeps us open as a living working church. We are independent and receive no funding from the Church, the Government or, the Crown. So, your help really counts.