Medieval Monastery tour
Date
Time
Location
Price
1st - 31st March 202510.00amThe 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
- Saturday 1st March - 10.00am
- Monday 3rd March - 10.00am
- Tuesday 4th March - 10.00am
- Thursday 6th March - 10.00am
- Friday 7th March - 10.00am
- Tuesday 11th March - 10.00am
- Friday 15th March - 10.00am
- Saturday 16th March - 10.00am
- Wednesday 19th March - 10.00am
- Friday 21st March - 10.00am
- Saturday 22nd March - 10.00am
- Monday 24th March - 10.00am
- Tuesday 25th March - 10.00am
- Wednesday 26th March -10.00am
- Thursday 27th March - 10.00am
- Friday 28th March - 10.00am
- Saturday 29th March - 10.00am
- Monday 31st March - 10.00am
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.
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.
