Hidden Highlights tour - May
Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.
About the tour
On this 75-minute tour you will visit areas of the Abbey not normally open to the public. You will see the lost medieval sacristy, recently revealed during one of our biggest ever archaeological projects, and:
- Cheyneygates, originally part of the rebuilding of the Abbot's house complex in the 14th century
- Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, which displays many of the Abbey’s treasures
- Jerusalem Chamber, the medieval room where Henry IV died and Henry V became king
Available dates
- Wednesday 1st May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Thursday 2nd May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Friday 3rd May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Saturday 4th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Monday 6th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Tuesday 7th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Thursday 9th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Friday 10th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Saturday 11th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Wednesday 15th May - 10am (SOLD OUT)
- Thursday 16th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Friday 17th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Saturday 18th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Monday 20th May - 10am (SOLD OUT)
- Tuesday 21st May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Wednesday 22nd May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Friday 24th May - 10am and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Saturday 25th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Monday 27th May - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 28th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Wednesday 29th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Thursday 30th May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
- Friday 31st May - 10am (SOLD OUT) and 12.15pm (SOLD OUT)
Ticketing information
What you need to book for this event
- General admission to the Abbey
What you don't need to book for this event
- Admission to The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries (entry to the Galleries is included in the price of the tour)
How to book
- Select your preferred date(s) and time(s) from the list above.
- You will be transferred to the Westminster Abbey ticket website. Select your chosen date and time (the time slot must be before or the same time as the tour time slot) and select your general admission tickets.
- You will then be prompted to book tickets for the Hidden Highlights tour, if available.
If you're interested in the 12:15pm tour
If you would like to look around the rest of the Abbey during your visit then we recommend you do so before you take part in the tour. This is to allow you enough time to see as much as possible.
Additional information and restrictions
There is a maximum of 15 people per tour.
Photography is not permitted on this tour.
Children under the age of 15 will not be permitted access as part of the tour covers an excavated burial site.
Most of the areas you visit on this tour are stepped and in some places you will only have a rope bannister as support. Please consider this carefully when booking.
