Medieval Monastery tour
Date
Time
Location
Price
2nd - 31st October 2024Times varyThe Abbey
£15
Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.
About the tour
On this 75-minute tour you will walk in the footsteps of the medieval monks as you visit the:
- Nave
- Quire
- High Altar
- Lady Chapel
- Poets' Corner
- Cloisters
- Chapter House
- Pyx Chamber - the oldest surviving part of the Abbey
- Jerusalem Chamber - part of the former Abbot’s house.
Available dates
- Wednesday 2nd October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Friday 4th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Saturday 5th October - 10am
- Monday 7th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Tuesday 8th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Thursday 10th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Friday 11th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Saturday 12th October - 10am
- Monday 14th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Tuesday 15th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Wednesday 16th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Thursday 17th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Monday 21st October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Tuesday 22nd October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Wednesday 23rd October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Thursday 24th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Friday 25th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Saturday 26th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Tuesday 29th October - 10am and 1.00pm
- Thursday 31st October - 10am
Ticketing information
What you need to book for this event
- General admission to the Abbey
How to book
- Choose your preferred date(s) and time(s) from the list above.
- Select 'Book Abbey and Monastery tour tickets' and enter 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 Medieval Monastery tour, if available.
If you're interested in the 1:00pm 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 permitted, except in Jerusalem Chamber.
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.
