Welcome to Westminster Abbey
Coronations, royal weddings, kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, heroes and villains – history happens here and it’s all waiting to be discovered.
Visit the Abbey
A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
Open for visiting today from 1.00pm until 3.30pm
Today's services
| Thursday, 7th November 2024 | ||
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| St Willibrord of York, bishop, Apostle of Frisia, 739 | ||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | Quire |
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | St Faith's Chapel |
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| 12.30pm | Holy Communion | Nave |
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| 5.00pm | Evensong with the Installation of The Reverend Mark Birch MVO as Canon of Westminster | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Rachmaninoff To thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster |
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| View Order of Service | ||
News
New appointments in the Minor Canons team
Tuesday, 29th October 2024
Mayors of the London Boroughs attend Evensong
Monday, 21st October 2024
HM The Queen visits Abbey's Sacristy project
Thursday, 3rd October 2024
About the Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.
Autumn Season: Voice and Verse
Poets’ Corner is a literary pilgrimage like no other. Join us this season as we celebrate the power of words and stories penned by historic and emerging poets. Discover new ways of seeing the world through their captivating verses.
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Support from our visitors and donors helps us care for the Abbey and keeps us open as a living working church. We are independent and receive no funding from the Church, the Government or, the Crown. So, your help really counts.
