Medieval Monastery tour
Date
Time
Location
Price
9th - 21st December 2024Times varyThe Abbey
£15
Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.
About the tour
On this 75-minute tour you will walk in the footsteps of the medieval monks as you visit the:
- Nave
- Quire
- High Altar
- Lady Chapel
- Poets' Corner
- Cloisters
- Chapter House
- Pyx Chamber - the oldest surviving part of the Abbey
- Jerusalem Chamber - part of the former Abbot’s house.
Available dates
- Monday 9th December - 10am and 1.00pm
- Tuesday 10th December - 10am
- Wednesday 11th December - 10am
- Thursday 12th December - 10am and 1.00pm
- Friday 13th December - 10am and 1.00pm
- Saturday 14th December - 10am
- Monday 16th December - 10am and 1.00pm
- Tuesday 17th December - 10am and 1.00pm
- Wednesday 18th December - 10am and 1.00pm
- Saturday 21st December - 10am
Ticketing information
What you need to book for this event
- General admission to the Abbey
How to book
- Choose your preferred date(s) and time(s) from the list above.
- Select 'Book Abbey and Monastery tour tickets' and enter your chosen date and time (the time slot must be before or the same time as the tour time slot) and select your general admission tickets.
- You will then be prompted to book tickets for the Medieval Monastery tour, if available.
If you're interested in the 1:00pm tour
If you would like to look around the rest of the Abbey during your visit then we recommend you do so before you take part in the tour. This is to allow you enough time to see as much as possible.
Additional information and restrictions
There is a maximum of 15 people per tour.
Photography is permitted, except in Jerusalem Chamber.
Most of the areas you visit on this tour are stepped and in some places you will only have a rope bannister as support. Please consider this carefully when booking.
