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Access, facilities and FAQ
We want your visit to the Abbey to be safe and enjoyable, so offer some useful tips to help you prepare for your visit.
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Abbey presents Pope with Missal volume
Thursday, 30th September 2010
Westminster Abbey presented Pope Benedict XVI with a magnificent bound volume of illustrations from its 14th century illuminated manuscript, the Litlyngton Missal, after the ecumenical service of evening prayer on Friday 17th September 2010.
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London Mayors attend Abbey Evensong
Monday, 21st October 2013
Evensong to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, together with members of the Greater London Lieutenancy, on Sunday 20th October 2013.
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Abbey documentary series to air on Channel 5
Wednesday, 21st September 2022
Channel 5 is to screen a major new six-part documentary series bringing viewers behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey marks ANZAC Day 2014
Friday, 25th April 2014
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester attended the annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Friday 25th April 2014.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Abbey
Tuesday, 24th June 2003
On Tuesday 24th June Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Westminster Abbey on the first day of his four-day state visit to Britain.
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Abbey Remembers Japan Earthquake Victims
Monday, 6th June 2011
HRH The Duke of Gloucester, patron of the Japan Society, attended The Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5 June 2011 at 6.30 pm.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates Dickens’ Bicentenary
Tuesday, 7th February 2012
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 7th February 2012 at 11.15 am to celebrate the life and work of Charles Dickens on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Charles Dickens Wreathlaying
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The President of Hungary visits Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 25th May 2016
The President of the Republic of Hungary, HE János Áder, accompanied by Mrs Anita Herczeg, First Lady, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24th May and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Fascinating Women of Westminster Abbey tour
Saturday, 1st March 2025
From actresses, writers and spies to philanthropists, social reformers and modern martyrs - discover the extraordinary lives of some of the women buried and commemorated in Westminster Abbey.
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Westminster Abbey prays for the health of HM The King
Monday, 5th February 2024
HM The King meeting members of the Choir of Westminster Abbey
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Bishop of Lincoln Consecrated at Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 21st September 2011
The Right Reverend Christopher Lowson was ordained and consecrated as Bishop of Lincoln at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on 21st September 2011. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, presided at the service.
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Abbey welcomes Pope Tawadros
Thursday, 11th May 2017
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Bishop of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, was joined by the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and other representatives of the Church of England, at Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Friday 12th May 2017.
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Route map
You are welcome to book your primary school group in for a self-led visit of Westminster Abbey between September and June.
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Route map
Explore Westminster Abbey with your secondary school class using our specially developed route map and trails.
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The King and Queen lead the nation in marking VE Day 80th anniversary
The King and Queen attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May. VE Day was the public holiday that marked the formal end of the Second World War in Europe.
