Hidden Highlights tour - September
Date
Time
Location
Price
2nd - 30th September 2024Times varyThe Abbey
£15
Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.
About the tour
On this 75-minute tour you will visit areas of the Abbey not normally open to the public. These areas include
- Jerusalem Chamber, the medieval room where Henry IV died and Henry V became king
- Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, which displays many of the Abbey’s treasures
- Florence Nightingale & Nurses' chapel, the chapel remembers those in nursing professions who died during the 1939-1945 war
- Little Cloister, this was the area of the infirmary during the monastic period. A small garden can be found in the centre.
Available dates
- Monday 2nd September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 3rd September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 4th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Thursday 5th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 6th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 7th September - 10am
- Monday 9th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 11th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Thursday 12th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 13th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Monday 16th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 17th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 18th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 20th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 21st September - 10am
- Monday 23rd September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 24th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 25th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 27th September - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 28th September - 10am
- Monday 30th September - 10am and 12.15pm
Ticketing information
What you need to book for this event
- General admission to the Abbey
What you don't need to book for this event
- Admission to The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries (entry to the Galleries is included in the price of the tour)
How to book
- Select your preferred date(s) and time(s) from the list above.
- You will be transferred to the Westminster Abbey ticket website. Select 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 Hidden Highlights tour, if available.
If you're interested in the 12:15pm 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 not permitted on this tour.
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.
