If I were to try to sum up Advent in one word, it would have to be ‘bracing’. The main themes of this short season could ...

See a complete list of the Abbey's upcoming choral services and organ recitals. You are also able to see our calendar for the weeks ahead and view orders of service for selected services.

High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the ...

It’s very hard not to be enthusiastic working at the Abbey. If this place doesn’t make you smile I don’t know what will.

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 ...

What to expect at our regular services, which are open to the public and free of charge.

The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range of human emotions and experiences; from the depths of anger, resentment, and ...

Coronations, royal weddings, kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, heroes and villains – history happens here and it’s all waiting to be discovered.

From the late 13th century onwards funeral effigies of monarchs and other royal persons were carried in a funeral procession on the coffin beneath a canopy. The effigy was generally close to the ...

HRH The Princess of Wales will return to Westminster Abbey to host her fifth annual Together at Christmas carol service on ...

You 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.

Services are free of charge. Times and locations may change at short notice. Security checks are in place upon entry. Photography is not permitted during services. The Society of Our Lady of Pew ...