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Information for visit organisers
Explore Westminster Abbey with your secondary school class using our specially developed route map and trails.
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Members of the Royal Family celebrate Commonwealth Day at the Abbey
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th March.
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Entry times and opening hours
We are open to visitors from Monday to Saturday. Find out more about how you can visit.
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A Reflection for Good Friday
Friday, 10th April 2020
I was outside in the Abbey garden. The sun shone on cherry blossom and tulips. Spring ablaze before me, full of new life and promise.
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HRH The Duchess of Cornwall before the two minutes' silence
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall opened the 93rd Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 11th November 2021.
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Reflection: Easter Day
Monday, 1st January 0001
Read or listen to the reflection for Easter Day
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A Reflection for Easter Day
Sunday, 12th April 2020
I grew up in a house where Easter could be a bit problematic. There were Easter eggs of course, but we were not churchgoers.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Racial Justice Sunday 2024
Sunday, 11th February 2024
Let us begin and finish with glory.
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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries
There are many parts of the Abbey you’ll want to see when you visit. Explore the most popular spots to find out which interests you.
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Bell ringing days
The Abbey bells can usually be heard before services and in celebration of church festivals and royal occasions.
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Christmas candle
Christmas is one of the most special festivals in the Christian calendar. Make yourself comfortable as you explore the story of Jesus' birth and create Christmas crafts to bring festive cheer to your home. Enjoy weekly over advent or indulge in one sitting and take a moment to think about what the Christmas story means to you.
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Celebrating the Commonwealth
Celebrating Commonwealth Day, one of the most important dates in the Abbey's year.
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Poignant moment
Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023
Sunday, 5th November 2023
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023: Naming God When I was interviewing potential undergraduate students to study theology, I would quite often ask them ‘How useful is.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023
Sunday, 5th November 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2023: Many of us don’t love ourselves nearly enough. The greatest love of all, according to George Benson, later Whitney.
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Royal Air Force standard bearers outside the Abbey before the service
HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron, Battle of Britain Fighter Association, and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2017.
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11 International Lutheran choirs, conducted by Barbara Hofling, sang before the service
A service to mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the start of the Reformation was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017.
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The President signs the Distinguished Visitors' book before departing the Abbey
The President of the Republic of South Africa, HE Cyril Ramaphosa, visited the Abbey on Tuesday 22nd November as part of his State Visit to His Majesty The King.
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About the Queens Consort
Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.
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Abbey staff honoured for role in The Late Queen’s funeral
Monday, 27th March 2023
Three members of the Abbey staff have been honoured for their role in the funeral of The Late Queen last September.