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  • Sir David Suchet records St John’s Gospel in the Abbey

    Sunday, 28th March 2021

    Westminster Abbey will offer a specially recorded reading of St John’s Gospel in the Jerusalem Chamber at the Abbey as part of its Easter offering this year.

  • See Abbey in unprecedented detail with online tour

    Thursday, 7th July 2016

    It is one of the world's great churches, with a history stretching back over a thousand years. Now, for the first time, visitors from around the world can take a virtual tour inside Westminster Abbey using Google Street View.

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  • Abbey podcast for the Feast of the Annunciation

    Wednesday, 25th March 2020

    A podcast produced in a locked down Westminster Abbey has been released today to mark the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Our Lady of Pew Abbeycast COVID-19

  • King and Queen of Spain visit Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 12th July 2017

    The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by Prince Henry of Wales when they visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to the Her Majesty The Queen.

    Royal Visit HRH Prince Henry of Wales Prince Harry

  • Christmas special for Abbey documentary series

    Tuesday, 6th December 2022

    Channel 5 is returning to the Abbey for a Christmas edition of its documentary series, Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors.

    Christmas

  • Concert: BACH - St John Passion

    Tuesday, 15th April 2025

    The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by The English Concert for this Holy Week performance of Bach’s moving Johannes-Passion (St John Passion), sung in German.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey event Music Holy Week and Easter Easter

  • Abbey to honour Cranford’s creator

    Friday, 8th January 2010

    Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Cranford formed the basis of one of the BBC’s prime-time television drama successes, will be honoured with a memorial in a window panel in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey.

    Elizabeth Gaskell

  • Zaplanuj wizytę

    Zależy nam, aby wizyta w Opactwie była bezpieczna i przyjemna, w związku z czym przedstawiamy garść wskazówek, które pomogą zaplanować zwiedzanie.

  • Abbey welcomes Lord Mayor of Westminster

    Monday, 6th September 2021

    Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5th September 2021.

  • Canon Robert Wright to leave Abbey

    Friday, 5th February 2010

    Canon Robert Wright, Rector of St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, told the congregation at St Margaret’s at the Sung Eucharist on Sunday 7th February that he will resign at the end of September 2010.

    Canon Robert Wright

  • Your questions answered

    Planning to visit the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries? Please make sure you read the following information and tips before your experience.

  • Auction house steps in to help Abbey

    Thursday, 18th March 2021

    A major auction house is stepping in to help raise funds for the preservation of the Westminster Abbey, its collections, and its music foundation which are all at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Attending a service

    People from all over the world visit Westminster Abbey to join our services, which form part of a tradition of daily Christian worship.

  • I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold) - Vaughan Williams

    Spend time with God this Lent, and explore what repentance means and why it matters.

  • Join us for Christmas wherever you are

    Wednesday, 9th December 2020

    Westminster Abbey is delighted to invite everyone to begin their Christmas celebrations by sharing the wonder and splendour of Abbey worship as we livestream our Midnight Mass on 24th December at 11.00 pm.

    Advent Worship The Choir of Westminster Abbey

  • Robert Hooke memorialised at Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 23rd February 2005

    Robert Hooke, one of the most brilliant and versatile of seventeenth-century English scientists will be memorialised at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 3 March at 6.00pm.

    Robert Hooke Memorial dedication

  • Employment opportunities

    Have a look at the job opportunities below. If you think there’s one that’s right for you, go ahead and apply.

  • Centenary of The Ringing World celebrated at Westminster Abbey

    Monday, 28th March 2011

    An Evensong to celebrate the centenary of The Ringing World was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 26th March 2011.

    The Ringing World Special Service

  • A Reflection on history

    Friday, 12th June 2020

    I have been watching the film of Edward Colston’s statue emerging from Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The statue stood on the city centre Watershed, perhaps five hundred metres from Bristol Cathedral.

    Friday Reflection

  • Peter Roberts appointed Headmaster of Choir School

    Monday, 25th February 2019

    Peter Roberts has been appointed Headmaster of Westminster Abbey Choir School and will start in September 2019. He succeeds Jonathan Milton, who is retiring.

    Westminster Abbey Choir School Peter Roberts Jonathan Milton

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