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Order of the Bath service 2025
Friday, 16th May 2025
The Service and Ceremony of the Installation of Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order will be held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 16th May 2025.
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Entry prices from 1st October 2025
We are open to visitors from Monday to Saturday. Find out more about how you can visit.
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New research explores medieval Westminster's holy relics
Tuesday, 14th October 2025
Westminster Abbey is the burial place of Edward the Confessor, England's best-known royal saint. His body lies in a magnificent shrine at the heart of the Abbey as its major relic. But the medieval Abbey was also home to many other relics - the physical remains of saints, venerated by worshippers and pilgrims. These relics came to Westminster from across Europe and the Holy Land throughout the Middle Ages and were kept in sacred spaces around the church.
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Tour: Medieval monastery
Thursday, 2nd October 2025
Discover the story of Westminster Abbey’s Benedictine monastery, from the arrival of the first twelve monks in 960 AD to its dramatic dissolution under Henry VIII in 1540.
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Westminster Abbey Institute launched
Wednesday, 23rd October 2013
The Westminster Abbey Institute was launched on Tuesday 22nd October 2013 with a special event in the Nave exploring the importance of the truth in public life.
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HMS Westminster at the Abbey
Monday, 18th March 2013
The Commanding Officer and Ship’s Company of HMS Westminster, together with the Lord Mayor and Councillors of the City of Westminster, attended Matins at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th March 2013.
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Dean of Westminster appointed Chair of the RSCM
Friday, 27th July 2018
The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, will succeed Lord Gill as the next Chair of the Council of the Royal School of Church Music.
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Group entry prices per person from 1st October 2025
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.
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Westminster Abbey launches Association
Monday, 23rd November 2015
Westminster Abbey introduces its membership scheme, the Westminster Abbey Association, on Monday 30th November for those who would like to support the work of the Abbey and receive unlimited entry during the year, invitations to an exclusive annual event and special offers.
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Westminster Abbey Choir to sing at St Peter's in Rome
Monday, 25th June 2012
Westminster Abbey’s world-famous choir arrives in Italy this week (Tuesday 26th June) for a tour of Rome and Montecassino which will include singing for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul (Friday 29th June) in St Peter’s Basilica.
Choir of Westminster Abbey Pope Benedict XVI St Peter’s Basilica
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Voice and Verse 15-Minute Talk: Poets' Corner - October
Tuesday, 8th October 2024
Enrich your visit to Westminster Abbey by attending a drop-in talk about the history of Poets’ Corner every Tuesday across the Autumn Season.
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Westminster Abbey’s performance of Messiah
Wednesday, 15th April 2009
Westminster Abbey’s performance of Messiah by G.F. Handel on Tuesday 14th April 2009 was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and in a number of European countries.
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Ship’s Company of HMS Westminster attend Matins
Monday, 29th September 2014
The Commanding Officer and Ship's Company of HMS Westminster, together with the Lord Mayor and Councillors of the City of Westminster, attended Matins at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 28th March 2014.
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One People Oration 2025: The courage to welcome - solidarity in a divided world
Monday, 17th November 2025
In one of his final public addresses before leaving office, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi reflects on a decade of global displacement, leadership, and moral responsibility.
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Dedication of Peal Boards
Thursday, 15th July 2004
There are ten principal ringers for the Abbey's ten bells, which are rung for the major church festivals, for special services and for notable occasions such as the anniversaries of HM The Queen's accession, coronation and wedding.
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Westminster Abbey Institute Welcomes New MPs
Wednesday, 13th May 2015
The Westminster Abbey Institute hosted a reception on Tuesday 12th May 2015 to welcome new Members of Parliament.
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Affairs of the Heart at Westminster Abbey: Association members
Tuesday, 13th February 2024
Join Abbey guide Tony Willoughby as he marks Valentine’s Day by sharing his favourite love stories from centuries of history at Westminster Abbey - a church at the heart of the nation.
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Choir of Westminster Abbey to sing at prestige Moscow Festival
Wednesday, 12th January 2011
The Choir of Westminster Abbey will sing at a major international choral festival in Moscow next week.
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Abbey welcomes New Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 8th July 2024
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 7th July 2024.
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Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Tuesday, 5th July 2022
Abbey welcomes the new Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, at Matins on Sunday 3rd July 2022.
