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Services & times

A list of services taking place at Westminster Abbey this week.

Service times

We hold a weekly Sunday service at St Margaret's, normally an Evening Service consisting of readings, prayers, music and an address.

Sermon given at Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, 2020

Sunday, 5th July 2020

We closed the Abbey doors on 20th March; a little over a hundred days ago. Then, this place of national memorial and celebration, this church that welcomes over a million visitors a year, went quiet.

Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

Sunday, 2nd October 2022

Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: ‘May you live in interesting times’ ‘May you live in interesting times’ is often claimed to be a translation of a.

Sermon preached at a Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales

Tuesday, 1st October 2024

May the wisdom of God 'enter your heart and protect you with understanding'.

Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2019

Sunday, 15th December 2019

Sermon at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2019: Here, in this country, we are in changing, exciting, and challenging times. Well, what a momentous political week! You may have already.

One People Oration 2002

Monday, 17th June 2002

Speaker: Lord Carey of Clifton (then Archbishop of Canterbury)

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2018

Friday, 12th October 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2018: Our response to tough times should not be to turn away from God. Our focus.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Corpus Christi 2019

Thursday, 20th June 2019

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Corpus Christi 2019: Christians have been accused of cannibalism since earliest times. Christians have been accused of cannibalism since earliest times, and someone walking off the.

Corpus Christi

Sermon at Evensong with Installation of Headmaster and Admission of Choristers

Sunday, 8th September 2019

Sermon at Evensong with Installation of Headmaster and Admission of Choristers: Generations to come will look back at the music of our rich and creative times. It has been a pleasure this.

Prices & entry times

We are open to visitors from Monday to Saturday. Find out more about how you can visit.

Symposium: The End of the Elizabethan eras

Listen to a discussion that focuses on exploring the clash of cultures in Tudor and Modern times

Food & drink

Relax over delicious food and drink, whether you’re visiting Westminster Abbey or not. The Cellarium Café and Terrace serves meals throughout the day.

Group visits

Visiting the Abbey in a group is a wonderful day out. We welcome private tour groups as well as school and university groups all year.

Processional banners

We have six processional banners, which are carried at festivals and certain special services. At other times, they’re usually displayed either side of the altar.

Art Royalty

Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2015

Sunday, 18th January 2015

Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon Theologian.

Dignity and Public Service

Find out about and watch a series of lectures and discussions that explore how we might heal divisions in public life.

Terms and conditions

These are the terms and conditions applicable to Westminster Abbey Association.

Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2023

Thursday, 18th May 2023

Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2023: Ascension Day declares the primary task of the Church universal, its true vocation. Ascension Day declares the primary task of the Church.

Sermon preached at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 4th August 2024

For millennia, humans have burrowed deep, searching for what is useful, beautiful, valuable, and meaningful.