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  • 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

  • 当寺院へのアクセス

    西暦960年より、王や女王、政治家、軍人、詩人、聖職者、英雄、悪人などのゆかりの場所を訪ねましょう。1066年以来、戴冠式が執り行われてきたウェストミンスター寺院には、3千人以上の偉大なイギリス人が埋葬されています。

  • 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

  • Special verger tours: Association members

    Monday, 8th January 2024

    Join two of our expert vergers on a tour that will take you behind the scenes at the Abbey and see how the clergy prepare for different services and occasions.

    Westminster Abbey Association

  • Family Day: Nature Crowns

    Saturday, 15th June 2024

    Explore signs and symbols of nature in Westminster Abbey and create your very own nature crown to take home.

    Event Learning

  • 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.

  • Commonwealth family tour

    Monday, 17th February 2025

    Join a family friendly tour of Westminster Abbey to discover how the Abbey supports the King in his role as Head of the Commonwealth.

    Commonwealth

  • New Canon Steward Appointed

    Wednesday, 25th May 2016

    The Reverend Canon Anthony Ball has been appointed by the Crown to the Canonry of Westminster vacant through the appointment of the Venerable Andrew Tremlett as Dean of Durham.

    Canon Anthony Ball

  • Thomas Blood

    Soldier

    "Colonel" Thomas Blood, who attempted to steal the Crown Jewels, was buried in the New Chapel burial ground in Westminster in 1680.

  • 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

  • See the objects and spaces

    Coronations have taken place at Westminster Abbey for nearly 1,000 years. Discover the key objects and spaces that are essential to coronations past and present, guided by experts from Westminster Abbey.

  • Lunchtime Talk: Remembering the Second World War

    Wednesday, 11th June 2025

    Keith Lowe reflects on how nations around the world have commemorated the Second World War, 80 years on since the end of the conflict.

    Beyond Victory

  • Remembrance tour

    Monday, 4th November 2024

    Join us for a tour around Westminster Abbey as we explore our links with the Armed Forces and discover we observe Remembrance every year.

    Remembrance

  • Lunchtime Talk: Edward I, a Great and Terrible King

    Wednesday, 9th July 2025

    Historian Marc Morris explores the life of King Edward I and considers how his controversial reign shaped the history of the British Isles.

  • Dr James Hawkey appointed New Canon Theologian

    Wednesday, 13th June 2018

    Reverend Dr James Hawkey has been appointed to the Canonry of Westminster to be made vacant through the retirement of the Reverend Professor Vernon White.

    Reverend Dr James Hawkey

  • How to navigate the Digital Quiet Day

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

  • Simon & Thomas Langham

    Abbot and Priest/Minister

    In the chapel of St Benedict in Westminster Abbey is the tomb of Simon Langham, the only Abbot of Westminster to become a Cardinal.

  • Lunchtime Talk: Royalty and the British Raj

    Wednesday, 12th March 2025

    Professor Chandrika Kaul explores the relationship between British Royalty and India during the Raj.

  • Volunteer at Westminster Abbey

    We look for enthusiastic, committed people to join our team of volunteers. If there are volunteer vacancies, they will be listed below.

  • Look closer

    Discover more about the objects presented to the monarch during the coronation service and find out what each one represents.

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