There has been an Abbey at Westminster for over a thousand years. We invite you to join us on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the Summer Holidays and use your imagination to travel back in time.

Together we will meet the monks who lived in the monastery, the King who paid for the Abbey to be built and the men who built it, members of the Royal Family who made it their church and famous people who are buried in the Abbey.

Each session will include stories, dressing up, activities such as art and craft, gardening and drama, and there will be a chance to explore sites within the Abbey itself and meet the people who live, work and worship here today.

Suitable for children age 4+. Children to be accompanied by an adult. Free entry: admission tickets to the Abbey are not required.

Enter through the cloister entrance in Dean’s Yard.

29 July
The Life of a Monk
Story, dressing up and planting seeds

31 July
To be a Pilgrim
Make pilgrim finger puppets

5 August
Who built the Abbey?
Make a stained glass window

7 August
Architecture for All
Design your own miniature abbey

12 August
The Monastery Garden
Help create a new vegetable patch & make a medieval salad

14 August
Medieval Monsters and Abbey Animals
Meet some Abbey animals then make your own animal mask

19 August
Queen in Trouble
Meet Mary Queen of Scots, visit her tomb and make your own coat of arms

21 August
Medieval Music Making
Hear some music from the Abbey and make your own musical instrument

26 August
Come to a Coronation
Come dressed up as a King or Queen or use some of our costumes. Make a crown to take home with you.

28 August
Drama at the Abbey
Act out some of the exciting history of the Abbey and take part in a short performance for your family and friends