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National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Edward the Confessor
Saturday, 18th October 2025
Walk in the footsteps of Saint Edward the Confessor at Westminster Abbey
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Summer: Gardening tips for small spaces
Tuesday, 5th August 2025
Discover how to bring nature into even the smallest of spaces in this hands-on workshop with Westminster Abbey’s expert gardeners.
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St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day
Sunday, 23rd March 2025
Find out what it’s like to be a member of the St Margaret’s Choristers of Westminster Abbey – ideal for girls currently in Year 6.
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Summer: Local Lives Walking Tour
Saturday, 2nd August 2025
Take a guided walk around Westminster Abbey to uncover the diverse stories of the people who shaped its vibrant past.
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Summer: Stories from the Stones tour
Wednesday, 6th August 2025
Step into the Abbey cloisters after hours to uncover stories that bring to life the names etched in the stones.
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Summer: Poetry at the Abbey workshop
Thursday, 14th August 2025
Write your own poetry in a series of creative workshops with poets Jacob Sam-La Rose and Bella Cox, exploring nature, identity, and spirituality in the heart of Westminster.
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Louis Bennett & Royal Flying Corps
Airman
In 1922 a stained glass window was unveiled in Westminster Abbey to members of the Royal Flying Corps 1914-1918 given by Mrs Louis Bennett.
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Aphra Behn
Writer and Poet
The poet, writer and dramatist Aphra (Astrea or Aphara) Behn (1640?-1689) was buried in the east cloister, near the steps up into the church.
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William Tyndale
Writer
A memorial tablet to William Tyndale, Bible translator, was unveiled in the south choir aisle in 1938, the gift of Sir Robert Rankin, M.P.
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St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day
Sunday, 27th April 2025
Find out what it’s like to be a member of the St Margaret’s Choristers of Westminster Abbey – ideal for girls currently in Year 6.
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Writing in good faith: a pilgrimage in fiction, film and thought
Thursday, 22nd May 2025
Writer and broadcaster Rhidian Brook gives the annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture.
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Enjoy summer at the Abbey
Friday, 11th July 2025
This summer, Westminster Abbey opens its doors to a season of creativity, reflection, and discovery.
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Summer: Evening in the cloisters
Thursday, 21st August 2025
Enjoy a relaxed summer evening in the cloisters with live music, drinks, and centuries of history all around you.
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Summer: Art at the Abbey workshops
Friday, 1st August 2025
Unwind and get creative with free outdoor drawing sessions in the Abbey’s peaceful gardens and cloisters this August.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Explorer, Sailor and Writer
A memorial to the Polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton is in the south cloister of the Abbey.
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Anthony Ball appointed Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome
Monday, 11th November 2024
A photograph of Bishop Anthony Ball wearing a black shirt and jacket and a clerical collar.
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Westminster Abbey discovers link with Charlemagne
A medieval silk seal bag dating from the reign of King Henry III has gone on public display for the first time in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster Abbey following the discovery by scholars that it is a perfect match to the silk cloth used to wrap the remains of the Emperor Charlemagne who is buried in Aachen Cathedral in Germany.
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The Reverend Tessa Bosworth appointed Minor Canon and Succentor
Wednesday, 4th June 2025
The Reverend Tessa Bosworth, currently Associate Priest at St Paul’s Cathedral, has been appointed Minor Canon and Succentor of Westminster Abbey.
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Orlando and Christopher Gibbons
Musician and Composer
In the north choir aisle is a bust in memory of organist/composer Orlando Gibbons. It is a copy of the bust in Canterbury Cathedral, where he is buried.
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Summer: Stars and Planets Family Day
Tuesday, 29th July 2025
Blast off on a cosmic adventure without leaving Earth! Join us in England’s oldest walled garden to uncover the fascinating links between Westminster Abbey and the universe.
