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• Dean takes High Tea on Henry’s roof

  Tuesday, 26th May 2009

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall took tea on the roof of Westminster Abbey on the morning of Wednesday 20th May to help promote London to UK and overseas visitors. ‘High Tea’ took place on the roof of the Henry VII Chapel as part of Visit London’s ongoing ‘Only in London’ campaign.

  Only in London

• Westminster Abbey to be lit for Lumiere London Festival

  Monday, 4th January 2016

  Westminster Abbey will be the spectacular backdrop for a light installation as part of Lumiere London, the city's first major light festival. The exterior of the Abbey will be lit each evening of the festival, from Thursday 14th - Sunday 17th January 2016.

  Lumiere Festival

• Lord-Lieutenant of London installed as High Bailiff

  Tuesday, 18th May 2021

  Sir Kenneth Olisa, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, was installed as High Bailiff of Westminster Abbey.

• First public display in London for Diamond Jubilee Portrait of The Queen

  Sunday, 19th May 2013

  A portrait of Her Majesty The Queen depicted standing on the Cosmati pavement in Westminster Abbey will go on public display for the first time in London as part of the Abbey’s celebrations for the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s coronation.

  Ralph Heimans HM The Queen

• Go City and London pass

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

• Paralympic flame arrives at Abbey

  Wednesday, 29th August 2012

  The London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay was welcomed to Westminster Abbey today by The Reverend Jane Hedges, Canon of Westminster.

  Paralympics Reverend Jane Hedges London 2012

• London landmark

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• London celebrates

  On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.

• Abbey celebrates Olympic Games

  Monday, 16th July 2012

  HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO, attended a Service in Celebration of the London Olympic Games at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 15th July.

  Special Service Royal Visit HRH Princess Alexandra Olympic Games

• General commanding Army in London reads for Abbey

  Sunday, 28th June 2020

  Major General Christopher Ghika, General Officer Commanding London District and Major General Commanding the Household Division reads for the Abbey’s latest podcast which is released today.

  Abbeycast COVID-19 British Army

• Creation Family Fun: Wild Westminster

  Friday, 2nd August 2024

  Investigate the Natural World this summer in our historic walled garden in central London.

  Events Family Creation

• Archbishop Angaelos leads annual Day of Prayer 2023

  Wednesday, 4th January 2023

  His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London will lead the annual Day of Prayer at Westminster Abbey in St Margaret’s Church on Saturday 28th January.

  day of prayer St Margaret's Church

• Lord-Lieutenant appointed Abbey’s High Bailiff

  Friday, 19th February 2021

  Sir Kenneth Olisa, Lord-Lieutenant of London, has been appointed the new High Bailiff of Westminster Abbey.

• Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond

  Thursday, 14th November 2024

  In this special event, speakers from Westminster Abbey, London, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, jointly reflect on the significance and impact of a Poets' Corner within a place of worship.

  Voice and Verse

• London’s youth

  In 2017, Westminster Abbey invited young people from around London to respond to the stories and memories held in the fabric of the building. These young consultants reflected on their experience through a variety of outcomes creating a vibrant and eclectic body of work.

• New Collaboration to Reveal Secrets of Effigies

  Wednesday, 3rd May 2017

  The wax-work heads of naval hero Horatio Nelson and Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, which are over two hundred years old, have been scanned using the world’s most advanced radiology technology in a new collaboration between Westminster Abbey, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London.

• Celebrating the Commonwealth

  Celebrating Commonwealth Day, one of the most important dates in the Abbey's year.

• You're welcome here

  Discover over ten centuries of British history in a building in the heart of London where worship takes place every day.

• Institute of Tourist Guiding

  Tuesday, 16th March 2004

  In March the Abbey hosted the Institute of Tourist Guiding's Annual Award Ceremony for the newly qualified London Blue Badge Guides.

• Crafting the Abbey tour

  Tuesday, 13th May 2025

  Uncover the history and meaning behind some of Westminster Abbey’s rich material heritage in this special tour for London Craft Week.