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, 16th November 2025
Second Sunday before Advent
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.00am Matins Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Morley Responses
Gibbons The Short Service
Buxtehude Toccata in F

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11.15am Sung Eucharist Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Tye Missa Euge bone
Tallis If ye love me
Mendelssohn Allegro vivace e maestoso (Sonata IV)

Preacher: The Reverend Professor Katherine Sonderegger William Meade Chair in Systematic Theology, Virginia Theological Seminary, USA

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3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Gibbons Almighty and everlasting God
Morley Responses
Howells The Gloucester Service
Holst A Hymne to Christ
Howells Psalm Prelude Set 2 no 1

Preacher: The Reverend Dr Melanie Marshall Associate Priest, St Mary Magdalen, Oxford

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5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Paul Greally, Assistant Organist

Dupré Cortège et Litanie Op 19 no 2
Dupré Prelude and Fugue in F minor Op 7 no 2
Vierne Carillon (24 Pièces en Style Libre)
Vierne Scherzo (Symphonie VI)
Vierne Final (Symphonie I)

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

Rheinberger Missa puerorum
Britten As Dew in Aprille
Vivaldi Laudamus te
Whitlock Paean

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.

3 Christmas cards depicting Westminster Abbey

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The Nave of the Abbey

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