Name: Summer: Brass on the Grass
Start: 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Westminster Abbey

Summer at the Abbey

Photographs of people and illustrations bursting out of the West Towers at Westminster Abbey

Upcoming events

Discover Westminster Abbey in new and unexpected ways this summer. Be inspired with creative workshops, poetry, live music and hidden stories waiting to be uncovered.

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Summer: Brass on the Grass

16th July - 27th August 2025

College Garden
Free (no booking required)

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Summer: Local Lives Walking Tour

2nd - 21st August 2025 (selected dates)

11:00am - 12:15pm
North Green
Free (booking required)

Photograph of the greenhouse in College Garden within Westminster Abbey, a wooden structure with plant pots outside

Summer: Gardening tips for small spaces

5th & 19th August 2025 (selected dates)

10:30am - 12:00pm
College Garden
Free (booking required)

Photograph of female storyteller smiling and gesturing with other adults listening withing the cloisters of Westminster Abbey

Summer: Stories from the Stones tour

6th - 26th August 2025 (selected dates)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cloister entrance
Free (booking required)

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Summer: Wednesday Abbey Lates

6th & 20th August 2025 (selected dates)

The Abbey
Included in the price of admission

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Summer: Art at the Abbey workshops

8th - 22nd August 2025 (selected dates)

Cloister entrance
Free (booking required)

Photograph of the cloisters in Westminster Abbey with illustrated figures of a boy, Queen Elizabeth I and Henry VIII added on top

Summer: Covert and Classified Family Day

12th & 14th August 2025 (selected dates)

10:00am - 1:00pm
College Garden
Free (booking required)

Photograph of visitors in the cloister garth, an area of grass, within Westminster Abbey, listening to a musician playing the guitar

Summer: Evenings at the Abbey

13th & 27th August 2025 (selected dates)

The Abbey
Included in the price of admission

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Summer: Poetry at the Abbey workshop

14th - 28th August 2025 (selected dates)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cloister entrance
Free (booking required)

Photograph of groups of visitors sitting on chairs within the garth, an area of grass, with the stone cloisters and West Towers of Westminster Abbey in the background

Summer: Evening in the cloisters

Thursday, 21st August 2025

6:00pm - 9:00pm
Cloister entrance
Free (booking required)

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Summer: Wild Westminster Family Day

26th & 28th August 2025 (selected dates)

10:00am - 1:00pm
College Garden
Free (booking required)

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Offer for Westminster residents

Stay local for less this summer with a special offer for Westminster City Save card holders. Enjoy the discounted entry of £8 to the Abbey, including free entry for one child, plus free entry to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. What will you discover right on your doorstep?

Please check our entry times to plan your visit and remember to bring your City Save card on the day.

Find out more

Eat and shop

Treat yourself this summer at the onsite Cellarium Café, from hot and cold drinks through to full meals. And don’t forget to grab something for yourself, or for friends and family, from our gift shop.

The Cellarium

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Shop

Discover more online

How many gardens does Westminster Abbey have? And what is a cloister? Find out more about the outdoor spaces where events will take place this summer. Wherever you are, give yourself a well-deserved break with our Mindful Moments video.