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.
Visit the Abbey
A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
Open for visiting tomorrow from 9.00am until 3.00pm
Today's services
| Friday, 17th January 2025 | ||
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| St Anthony the Great, hermit, abbot, 356 | ||
| Charles Gore, Canon of Westminster, 1894–1902, founder of the Community of the Resurrection, bishop, 1932 | ||
| 7.30am | Morning Prayer | Quire |
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| 8.00am | Holy Communion | St Faith's Chapel |
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| 12.30pm | Holy Communion | Nave |
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| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Poulenc Videntes stellam magi gavisi |
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| View Order of Service | ||
News
First Commonwealth Theologian in Residence appointed
Monday, 13th January 2025
Spring events season to celebrate Commonwealth
Friday, 10th January 2025
Kindness and empathy celebrated at royal carol service
Tuesday, 24th December 2024
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.
Spring Season: Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a worldwide family of nations united by shared values and historical ties across a tapestry of diverse cultures. Join us this season to celebrate Commonwealth Day.
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Support from our visitors and donors helps us care for the Abbey and keeps us open as a living working church. We are independent and receive no funding from the Church, the Government or, the Crown. So, your help really counts.
