The west towers of Westminster Abbey in the sunshine

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.

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A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.

Today's services

Sunday, 13th July 2025
Fourth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.30am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Langlais Messe solennelle
Messiaen O sacrum convivium
Duruflé Fugue sur le nom d'Alain

Preacher: The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles CVO Acting Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Order of Service available View Order of Service
3.00pm Evensong with Valediction of Choristers Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Bairstow Jesu, the very thought of thee
Leighton Responses
Dyson Evening Service in D
Parry Blest pair of sirens
Vierne Carillon de Westminster

Preacher: The Reverend Dr Carolyn Hammond Dean and Fellow, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

Order of Service available View Order of Service
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Paul Greally, Assistant Organist

Duruflé Suite

6.00pm Sung Eucharist with Valediction of Choristers St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
Rheinberger Abendlied
Rutter The Lord bless you and keep you

Preacher: The Reverend Dr Sarah Archer Priest Vicar

Order of Service available View Order of Service

Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.

News

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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.

The King Charles III Sacristy

The King Charles III Sacristy

We're constructing a new building - named in honour of HM The King - to transform the welcome we offer to the millions of people who come to the Abbey to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

Rosary being held in a hand in front of a door at Westminster Abbey

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The Nave of the Abbey

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