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• Writers and thinkers

  After Geoffrey Chaucer was buried here, Poets’ Corner became the place where many other creative people were buried and remembered. This space in the Abbey’s South Transept remembers people who have explored the world in all sorts of creative ways. Stretch your creative muscles with these videos.

• Abbey welcomes Lord Mayor of Westminster

  Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5th September 2021.

• Poet Laureates

  Curator Dr Susan Jenkins shares more about the lives and poetry of nine Poet Laureates who are buried or memorialised in Poets' Corner.

• The medieval Great Sacristy

  We’re transforming the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches. A new building – to be named The King Charles III Sacristy in honour of HM The King – will be constructed to house state-of-the-art welcome, security and ticketing facilities, allowing the Abbey itself to be preserved in all its beauty and wonder as a sacred space.

• The Liber Regalis

  Discover more about the space within Westminster Abbey where coronations have taken place for hundreds of years.

• The Liber Regalis

  Find out more about the practical purpose and historical significance of orders of service for coronations.

• The Liber Regalis

  Uncover the history behind a chair that has taken centre stage in coronations for over 700 years.

• The Liber Regalis

  Understand the essential role that a small vessel and a spoon play in the most important part of the coronation service.

• The Liber Regalis

  Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.

• The Liber Regalis

  Discover more about the objects presented to the monarch during the coronation service and find out what each one represents.