Abbey unlocked tour - August

During your 90-minute private tour in the empty Abbey you will visit the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries and the:

• Coronation Chair
• Grave of the Unknown Warrior
• Quire
• High Altar
• Lady Chapel
• Scientists' Corner
• Poets' Corner

This is a rare chance for you to see a different side of the coronation church.

Places are extremely limited (just ten people per tour).

Available dates

Friday, 1 August 2025      
Tuesday, 5 August 2025     
Wednesday, 6 August 2025   
Thursday, 7 August 2025    
Friday, 8 August 2025

Monday, 11 August 2025      
Tuesday, 12 August 2025    
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 

Monday, 18 August 2025     
Tuesday, 19 August 2025    
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Friday, 22 August 2025  

Tuesday, 26 August 2025     
Wednesday, 27 August 2025   
Friday, 29 August 2025

Tour meeting location

This tour will meet at the Cloister Entrance in Dean’s Yard. Please arrive by 8.15am, latecomers will not be admitted.

Additional information

Photography is permitted on this tour, except in the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries after they open to the public.

Some of the areas on this tour are stepped and not wheelchair accessible. Please consider this carefully when booking.