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'With courage to endure'

The updated memorial in Poets' Corner, now with the correct spelling of the Brontë sisters' surname

Abbey recognises forgotten role of The Shakespeare Ladies Club

Wednesday, 11th June 2025

Westminster Abbey is officially recognising the central role played by The Shakespeare Ladies Club in reviving Shakespeare’s reputation and the campaign to erect a memorial to the writer in Poets’ Corner in 1741.

Ticket ballot opens for Stephen Hawking Memorial Service

Wednesday, 9th May 2018

A ballot opens 9th May for tickets for the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Professor Stephen Hawking and the burial of his ashes.

Stephen Hawking

Westminster Abbey to honour Sir Roger Bannister

Thursday, 22nd July 2021

Westminster Abbey is to dedicate a memorial to Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes and who later.

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

Baroness Boothroyd remembered at St Margaret's memorial service

Tuesday, 16th January 2024

A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Right Honourable The Baroness Boothroyd OM was held at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 16th January 2024.

St Margaret's Church

Ashes of Dr Wesley Carr buried in the Abbey

Wednesday, 25th April 2018

Evensong on Tuesday 24th April 2018 was followed by the burial of the ashes of the Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr KCVO, who was Dean of Westminster from 1997 to 2006.

The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr Memorial dedication

The Poetics of Life: Life as Poetry

Wednesday, 18th September 2024

Join us in the Abbey as Professor Catherine Pickstock gives the annual Charles Gore lecture.

Charles Gore Memorial Lectures Voice and Verse

Voice and Verse Workshop: Strokes of Poetry

Saturday, 23rd November 2024

Step into the world of Westminster Abbey's memorials as we explore their history and emotional impact through poetry.

Events

How to get to the Abbey

Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.

How to make a peace crane

From mice to elephants and dragons to unicorns, the Abbey is an ark of exciting animals. Popping up on memorials, knight helmets, flags and candlesticks, animals have acted as symbols of power, loyalty and courage and captured our imagination in terrific tales for hundreds of years. Choose your animal counterpart and explore the Abbey's marvellous menagerie.

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 Family

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。

كيفية الوصول إلى الدير

استكشف مكانًا أثر في حياة الملوك والملكات ورجالات الدولة والجنود والشعراء والقساوسة والأبطال والأشرار منذ عام 960 بعد الميلاد. كان دير وستمنستر يمثل كنيسة التتويج منذ عام 1066، وفيه دُفن أكثر من 3,000 شخص من بريطانيا العظمى.

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

How to navigate the Digital Quiet Day

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

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