Westminster Abbey will donate £600,000 over the next three years to the Cardinal Hume Centre, which will enable the development and delivery of its ground-breaking Outreach Programme while ...

Sunday, 6th July 2025 Matins, attended in Civic State by The Lord Mayor of Westminster sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey Music Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est Rose Responses Howells ...

Galleries highlights Henry VII effigy head Modelled on Henry VII’s death mask, the king’s effigy head is stunningly lifelike and all that survives of his funeral effigy which was carried on his coffin ...

Sunday, 6th July 2025 11:00 Matins, attended in Civic State by The Lord Mayor of Westminster sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey Music Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est Rose Responses Howells ...

Westminster Abbey is officially recognising the central role played by The Shakespeare Ladies Club in reviving Shakespeare’s reputation and the campaign to erect a memorial to the writer in Poets’ ...

Watch services from the Abbey Enjoy and experience regular and special services from Westminster Abbey from wherever you are in the world - either live or on demand.

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. The service always includes one or ...

Friday, 27th June 2025 Evensong sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda Music Palestrina Exaltabo te Domine Byrd Responses Gibbons The Short ...

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 ...

Please join in saying the words and singing the hymns printed in bold type. The church is served by a hearing loop. Users should turn their hearing aid to the setting marked T. Photography, filming, ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

About the tour With a verger, you’ll get to see special parts of the Abbey, such as the Tomb of St Edward the Confessor, not accessible to general visitors. The verger will also take you to see Poets' ...