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, 14th September 2025
Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity
8.00am Holy Communion Nave
The Book of Common Prayer; said
10.00am Matins Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Radcliffe Responses
Stanford Te Deum laudamus in C
Britten Jubilate Deo in C
Buxtehude Canzonetta in C

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11.15am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Byrd Mass for four voices
Byrd Ave verum corpus
Byrd Fantasia in G

Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner

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

Harris Holy is the true light
Radcliffe Responses
Gibbons The Second Service
Handel Let thy hand be strengthened
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence

Order of Service available View Order of Service
5.00pm Organ Recital Nave
given by Milkica Radovanovic, Ullensaker Kulturskole, Norway

Bach after Vivaldi Concerto in A minor BWV 593
Nystedt Deus Sancta Trinitas Op 28
Dupré Le monde dans l'attente du Sauveur (Symphonie-Passion Op 23)

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

Ireland Communion Service in C
Chilcott Even such is time
Mathias Recessional

Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner

Order of Service available View Order of Service

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

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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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