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Entry times and opening hours

We close for visiting one hour after last entry.

May 2019
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Sunday, 19th May 2019
Westminster Abbey General Admittance Closed
Westminster Abbey Group Entry Closed
Chapter House Closed
Cellarium Cafe 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cloister 9:30am - 4:30pm
College Garden Closed
Westminster Abbey Shop 11:00am - 5:00pm

Ticket Prices

We include a multimedia guide and fast track entry with all tickets purchased via our website - excluding Wednesday Lates and Highlights Tours.

Association members
Free entry Join the Abbey Association
Adults
Buy online for fast track entry £21 - Buy tickets
Buy at the Abbey £23
Concessions - People aged 60+ and students
Buy online for fast track entry £18 - Buy tickets
Buy at the Abbey £20
Wheelchair users and their carers Free
Children
Children 6-16 years - Buy online for fast track entry £9 - Buy tickets
Children 6-16 years - Buy at the Abbey £10
Children 0-5 years Free, when accompanied by an adult
Families - 1 adult and 1 child
Buy online for fast track entry £21 - Buy tickets
+ Each additional child £9 - Buy tickets
Buy at the Abbey £23
+ Each additional child £10
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Wednesday Lates

Reduced rate entry on Wednesday evenings. A multimedia guide is not included. The following areas are not accessible during Wednesday Lates: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, the Quire, the Lantern, the High Altar.

Association members - Free entry
Adults - £10 (£11 from 1st April 2019)
Children - £5

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A collage of architectural features of Westminster Abbey, including the rose window, Shakespeare's statue, the West Towers, stained glass windows and the Cosmati Pavement

Highlights Tour

At times when we cannot open the entire Abbey to visitors, we offer a highlights tour at a reduced price. Tickets are only available at the Abbey.

Association members - Free entry
Adults - £18
Concessions - People aged 60+ and students - £18
Wheelchair users and their carers - Free
Children - Aged 6-16 years - £7
Aged 0-5 years - Free, when accompanied by an adult
Families - 1 adult and 1 child - £18

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Highlights Tour

Other ways to visit

If you wish to enter the Abbey to spend a moment in private prayer, please use the Great West Door entrance to the Abbey.

We do not charge for private prayer at Westminster Abbey.

We encourage and welcome everyone to attend our daily services.

Be sure to check service times before your visit and use the Great West Door entrance of the Abbey.

We do not charge for attending a daily service.

We welcome members of the clergy from any denomination in the UK to apply for a Church Pass. This allows up to four members of your congregation to visit the Abbey free of charge during visiting hours. You can use passes up to six times a year.

Please note: the Church Pass is only available to UK parishes and chaplaincies.

Clergy may also visit the Abbey without charge during visiting hours. Entry is via the North Door.

For more information about Church Pass please contact:

Tiggy Sawbridge, Canons' PA
020 7654 4805
[email protected]

We welcome serving clergy in the UK to the Abbey without charge during visiting hours.

Please use the North Door entrance.

For more information about visiting clergy please contact:

Tiggy Sawbridge, Canons' PA
020 7654 4805
[email protected]

We offer free admission for residents of the City of Westminster, using the City Save card.

Please visit Westminster City Save for full terms and conditions.

Be sure to bring your City Save card with you.

We offer free entry to UK Armed Forces personnel and up to 4 family members, on production of valid ID.

The work can be tough, but even the cold and rain don’t bother me as I enjoy it so much. I love every day that I spend at the Abbey – just being here makes me smile.

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Tim - Gardener

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