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• Architecture

  The present Abbey building dates mainly from the reign of Henry III. In 1245 he pulled down the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey.

  Architecture

• Morning Prayer

  Brief service of psalms, readings from Holy Scripture, and prayers. Said from Monday to Saturday in St Faith’s Chapel. Entry via the Great West Door.

• Evening Prayer

  Service following the traditional pattern in The Book of Common Prayer of psalms, readings from Holy Scripture, prayers, and a hymn sung by the congregation.

• 38th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 23rd May 2024

  Canon Paula Gooder gives the 2024 Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture, discussing truth telling and storytelling

  Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

• Sermon Given at Matins on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2016

  Sunday, 24th July 2016

  Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.

• Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Lent 2020

  Sunday, 8th March 2020

  Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Lent 2020: The sin of detraction I begin with two short stories: Firstly, the senior civil servant who resigned last week, claiming that he was.

• Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2022

  Sunday, 3rd April 2022

  Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2022: Passion, as a term, has a deeper more ancient usage. Making our way through Lent, we arrive today at.

• Sermon preached at Evensong of the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2024

  Sunday, 30th June 2024

  In the year 121 AD, the Emperor’s secretary completed what was to become a blockbuster.

• Visiting Choirs at Westminster Abbey

  When the Abbey Choir is on leave, visiting choirs are welcomed, upholding the Abbey’s pattern of choral services.

• 24th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 14th May 2009

  Delivered by The Reverend Professor Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry & Education King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 14th May 2009.

• 23rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 8th May 2008

  Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity, Chaplain and Fellow, New College Oxford and Canon Theologian, Salisbury Cathedral at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2008.

• Sermon given at Midnight Mass, Christmas 2019

  Tuesday, 24th December 2019

  It is my first Christmas in the Abbey, I have been here a month. Kind people keep asking me if I am looking forward to my first Christmas here.

  Midnight Mass

• Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Lent 2024

  Sunday, 18th February 2024

  ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’

• Terms and conditions

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

• Sermon at Evensong on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018

  Sunday, 30th September 2018

  Sermon at Evensong on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018: The Church mediates to all people, not least those who have been dealt the toughest cards. The contaminated blood scandal inquiry, which.

• Taverner: Western Wynde Mass

  James O’Donnell brings composer John Taverner to the fore, presenting two of the undisputed choral masterpieces from sixteenth-century England.

• The Harrison & Harrison organ (1937)

  The Harrison & Harrison organ of Westminster Abbey was installed for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. With four manuals and eighty-four speaking stops.

• Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2022

  Sunday, 16th January 2022

  Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2022: Through Cana, we can see the fullness of life Christ came to bring. In the beautiful Italian hill town.

• Sermon preached at Evensong on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2025

  Sunday, 17th August 2025

  They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy Mountain.

• Advent II Reflection: God who wants to be known

  Sunday, 8th December 2024

  "God wants to be known in history" says The Reverend Canon Mark Birch, as he reflects on the Luke's gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent.