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HRH The Prince of Wales records Easter Day reading
Thursday, 9th April 2020
Abbey releases A-Z of family activities
Tuesday, 7th April 2020
A podcast for Palm Sunday
Sunday, 5th April 2020
Westminster Abbey and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Abbey is no longer open for public worship, general visiting or private prayer. Meanwhile, the community of Abbey clergy are continuing to worship and pray, in-line with government guidance. They are also producing a podcast to mark key liturgical events.
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Welcome to Westminster Abbey
A royal church and World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
About the Abbey
Virtual tours
While we're closed to worshippers and visitors, why not take a virtual tour of the Abbey.
Explore the Abbey
Podcast
We have launched Abbeycast, a podcast produced in a locked down Westminster Abbey, featuring a reading, short address, anthem, prayers, blessing and music from our Choir. Listen now
Our history
The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066, and is the final resting place of 17 monarchs. The church we see today was begun by Henry III in 1245. It’s one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, and has the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint at its heart.
The Abbey's history
Home learning resources
Explore our free, downloadable home learning resources about Westminster Abbey. These cover a variety of subject areas across multiple key stages, meaning you can keep learning wherever you are.
Learn at homeVisit the Abbey
Coronations, royal weddings, kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, heroes and villains – history happens here and it’s all waiting to be discovered.
We are not selling tickets to visit the Abbey at this time.
Today's services
| Thursday, 9th April 2020 | ||
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| Maundy Thursday | ||
| There are no services on this day | ||
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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.
How you can helpYou are surrounded by history at the Abbey, not like a museum where it’s just displayed, but here you are standing where history has happened.
