The Abbey will re-open for sightseeing visitors from Friday 21st May.
In the meantime, we remain open for worship and you are welcome to join us at our daily services. We are also open for individual prayer from 10:30am - 12:30pm, Monday to Saturday.
As well as being a place of worship, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.
More about the Abbey’s historyAlthough Westminster Abbey was founded in 960AD, the building we see today dates from the reign of Henry III in the 13th century.
More about our architectural historyThe Abbey suffered damage during World War Two, but daily worship continued.
How the Abbey survivedA chapel dedicated to the men of the Royal Air Force who died in the Battle of Britain.
Discover moreIt’s very hard not to be enthusiastic working at the Abbey. If this place doesn’t make you smile I don’t know what will.