Advent & Christmas at the Abbey
Join us at Westminster Abbey as we prepare to celebrate Christmas, the coming of Jesus Christ.
Find out more about worshipping with us and explore the many ways you can connect with the Abbey in Advent and Christmas, wherever you are.
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 9.30am until 3.30pm
Today's services
| Monday, 9th December 2024 | ||
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| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | Quire |
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | Lady Chapel |
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| 12.30pm | Holy Communion | Nave |
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| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | Byrd Ave Maria |
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| View Order of Service | ||
News
Kindness and empathy celebrated at royal carol service
Friday, 6th December 2024
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Friday, 6th December 2024
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Tuesday, 3rd December 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.
Shop at the Abbey
Discover our online shop this Christmas. Every purchase supports our work.
Support Us
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.
