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• Service of Lessons and Carols

  Tuesday, 24th December 2024

  A traditional service including the singing of Christmas carols, readings, and anthems sung by the Abbey Choir, lasting about an hour.

  Christmas bookings Advent Christmas

• Fraternité conservation spotlight: Catherine de Valois

  Tuesday, 19th March 2024

  Join our Conservation Team to discover the secrets of Catherine de Valois' funeral effigy.

  Events

• William Cowper

  Poet

  In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window in memory of poets William Cowper and George Herbert.

• Westminster Abbey Dean Announces his Retirement

  Wednesday, 31st August 2005

  The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr, Dean of Westminster since 1997, retires on 11th February.

  The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr

• Abbey to star at the box-office

  Friday, 27th July 2007

  Two major films destined for international cinema screens will feature Westminster Abbey.

  Young Victoria Stone of Destiny

• HRH The Duke of Gloucester and the Prime Minister Attend NVA Evensong

  Monday, 26th October 2009

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester and the Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, and over 1000 members of The Normandy Veterans’ Association attended Evensong on Sunday 25 October at 3.00pm, marking the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Campaign.

  Special Service

• Westminster Abbey sets the scene for official portrait of HM The Queen

  Friday, 28th September 2012

  Australian painter Ralph Heimans has chosen Westminster Abbey as the location for an official portrait of Her Majesty The Queen in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee.

  Ralph Heimans HM The Queen

• Abbey dedicates memorial to C S Lewis

  A Service to Dedicate a Memorial to C S Lewis, writer, scholar and apologist, was held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 22nd November 2013.

• Abbey re-opens for services

  Friday, 3rd July 2020

  The Abbey welcomes worshippers back for public services on Sunday 5th July with 22 services weekly - three services daily and four services on Sundays.

  Worship COVID-19

• Abbey secures funding for choral services

  Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

  The return of choral services at Westminster Abbey has been bolstered by a grant of £20,000 from the Cathedral Choirs’ Emergency Fund.

  Choir of Westminster Abbey

• Digital Order of Service now available

  Friday, 11th June 2021

  People visiting the Abbey to worship can now access the Order of Service via their smartphone or tablet instead of using a paper copy.

• A Service to Mark the Passing of the World War One Generation

  Wednesday, 11th November 2009

  HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service to Mark the Passing of the World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th November 2009.

  WW1

• A Reflection on the Ascension

  Friday, 22nd May 2020

  If churches were open (and they are not), if public worship was held today (which it cannot be) and singers could sing (which they cannot) we might be hearing one of those familiar Ascension Day anthems, like God is gone up.

  Friday Reflection Ascension Day

• Fraternité talk: Restoration and salvage

  Thursday, 7th March 2024

  Journey through collaboration and conflict as we delve into the intricate French links woven throughout Britain's history.

• Commonwealth Festival

  Saturday, 22nd February 2025

  Explore the rich cultural tapestry of the Commonwealth with a day of activities, performances and events for all ages.

  Commonwealth Family

• Joshua and William Price

  Artist

  Glass painters Joshua and his son William Price worked on two stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey.

• Sir Robert Peel

  Statesman

  In the north transept is a marble statue to Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. The over life-size figure is by John Gibson.

• William Dobson

  On the wall of the west cloister, near his grave (which is still readable), is a white marble tablet in memory of William Dobson.

• Bartholomew Dodington

  Bartholomew Dodington, Greek scholar, was buried in the north transept. His grave is no longer marked but the inscription was recorded by William Camden.

• Beaupre Nowers

  Beaupre Nowers, son of Francis and his wife Hester, has a wall memorial in the north aisle of St Margaret's church where he is buried.