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• 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.

  Events Beyond Victory

• Lunchtime Talk: Enshrined in Gothic Glory

  Wednesday, 10th September 2025

  Join us for a captivating lunchtime lecture with renowned Gothic art historian Professor Paul Binski, as part of our monthly Lunchtime Talk series at Westminster Abbey.

• 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.

  Westminster Abbey Institute

• Lunchtime Talk: Henry VII, power and propaganda

  Wednesday, 12th November 2025

  Uncover how Henry VII harnessed power, image, and ceremony to cement the Tudor dynasty in this sharp and engaging Lunchtime Talk.

• Lunchtime Talk: How pilgrimage changed the world

  Wednesday, 8th October 2025

  Professor Kathryn Hurlock investigates the varied ways that pilgrimages have shaped the history of our world in this captivating talk.

• Lunchtime Talk: Dickens and Christmas

  Wednesday, 3rd December 2025

  Discover how famed novelist, journalist and social critic Charles Dickens shaped the way we celebrate Christmas.

• Lunchtime Talk: Divine Light

  Wednesday, 14th January 2026

  Author Janet Gough shines a light on how stained-glass windows continue to instruct, inspire and illuminate in this captivating Lunchtime Talk.

• Lunchtime Talk: How pilgrimage changed the world

  Wednesday, 11th March 2026

  Professor Kathryn Hurlock investigates the varied ways that pilgrimages have shaped the history of our world in this captivating talk.

• Lunchtime Talk: Women Poets

  Wednesday, 9th October 2024

  Professor Helen Hackett explores the lives and works of several women poets, considering why only some of them have been memorialised in Westminster Abbey.

  Voice and Verse

• Lunchtime Talk: First World War Poets

  Wednesday, 13th November 2024

  Join Max Egremont as he discusses the work and legacies of Britain's First World War poets.

• Lunchtime Talk: The Tudors, Faith, Family and Fortune

  Wednesday, 11th December 2024

  Leanda de Lisle considers the role of religion in the dramatic story of the Tudor succession and explores the faith of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

• Creation stories: Sowing the seeds

  Tuesday, 6th August 2024

  Join us for an enchanting evening of storytelling in Dean's Yard.

  Creation

• BSL Interpreted Tour: Memorials and Memory

  Thursday, 5th March 2026

  In this exclusive tour for BSL users and students, take a fresh look at the Abbey as an evolving place of national memory on this thought-provoking guided tour.

  British Sign Language

• Voice and Verse Song Recital: Remembrance

  Thursday, 14th November 2024

  Enjoy the beautiful sound world of the Abbey and its artists, as the Abbey’s Lay Vicars perform a recital of English Song featuring texts by poets buried or memorialised in Poets’ Corner.

  Music

• Panel discussion: The search for an ethical peace

  Tuesday, 16th September 2025

  How do decision makers navigate the moral tensions of seeking peace in a world shaped by violence and instability? Join Rowan Williams, Nick Carter, and Catherine Ashton for a panel discussion on the ethics of peacebuilding in times of conflict.

• 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.

  Summer at the Abbey

• Booking information

  Explore how you can bring over 1,000 years of faith and history to life with one of our free guided tours for teachers and trainee teachers of History and RE.

• Judges service marks start of the 2020 legal year

  The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2020.

• Advent & Christmas services frequently asked questions

  Answers to questions you may have about Westminster Abbey's Advent and Christmas services.

• 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.