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• Cranmer's pulpit

  The nave of the Abbey, with the pulpit from which Archbishop Cranmer preached at the baptism of Edward VI on the left

• Abbey Bookshop Golden Jubilee

  Wednesday, 22nd March 2006

  The building which now houses the Bookshop was constructed in the 1830s by Edward Blore, Abbey Surveyor, as an office for the Chapter Clerk.

  Abbey Shop

• Joint Evensong with the Choir of Westminster Cathedral

  Thursday, 16th October 2025

  Join us for our annual Evensong as we celebrate the life of St Edward the Confessor with Westminster Cathedral

  Edwardtide

• Henry IV

  Henry was born in April 1366 and was crowned on 13th October 1399. He died in a room at Westminster Abbey called the Jerusalem Chamber.

• Gabriel Goodman

  Dean and Priest/Minister

  In the chapel of St Benedict is a monument to Welshman Gabriel Goodman, Dean of Westminster 1561-1601. It consists of a bearded figure in Doctor's robes.

• A Reflection on history

  Friday, 12th June 2020

  I have been watching the film of Edward Colston’s statue emerging from Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The statue stood on the city centre Watershed, perhaps five hundred metres from Bristol Cathedral.

  Friday Reflection COVID-19

• William Pitt and family

  Statesman

  William Pitt the Elder and his son are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. His wax effigy is on display in the triforium.

• Verger-guided tours

  Guided tours, led by our vergers, are a great way to see the Abbey. School groups and private tour groups are also welcome to visit.

• To crown a king

  A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.

• HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton to wed at Abbey

  Thursday, 18th November 2010

  It was announced today, Tuesday 23rd November 2010, that the wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton will take place at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th April 2011.

  Royal Wedding

• Charles I

  Charles I was the second son of James I and was born on 19th November 1600. He was crowned in Westminster Abbey in February 1626.

• Sir Thomas Bromley

  Politician

  Sir Thomas Bromley died on 12th April 1587 and was buried in the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey. He was born in 1530.

• Katherine Knollys

  On the wall of St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a coloured alabaster monument near the grave of Katherine, wife of Sir Francis Knollys.

• Sir Bernard Brocas

  Soldier

  In the chapel of St Edmund is the tomb of Sir Bernard Brocas (1330?-1395). Brocas was a favourite knight of Edward the "Black Prince".

• Henry VIII

  The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place in the Abbey on 24th June 1509. He is buried at Windsor.

• James Craggs

  Statesman

  James Craggs, MP, is buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel. His monument is now in St George's chapel.

• Charles James Fox & Henry V. Fox, Lord Holland

  Writer, Statesman and Abolitionist

  Charles James Fox, statesman, has a monument in the nave. Henry Vassal Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, his nephew, has a large monument behind that to Charles.

• Sir James Stewart Denham

  Sir James Stewart (or Steuart) Denham has a memorial tablet by Joseph Wilton in a window splay in the nave of Westminster Abbey

• Robert Hauley

  Soldier

  Robert Hauley (Haule or Hawle), a squire, was murdered in Westminster Abbey in 1378. He and fellow squire John Shakel took a hostage.

• Verger-guided tours

  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.