Hidden Highlights tour - August
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
- Library, formerly part of the monk’s dormitory with a magnificent 15th century oak roof and majestic 17th century bookcases
- Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, which displays many of the Abbey’s treasures
- Jerusalem Chamber, the medieval room where Henry IV died and Henry V became king
- Little Cloister, this was the area of the infirmary during the monastic period. A small garden can be found in the centre
On certain dates some of the areas listed above won't be available to tour, so visitors will experience the Shrine of Edward the Confessor instead. Please see details below regarding which tours are impacted.
Available dates
- Thursday 1st August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 2nd August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 3rd August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Monday 5th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 6th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 7th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Thursday 8th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 9th August (Jerusalem Chamber closed) - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 10th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Monday 12th August (Jerusalem Chamber closed) - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 13th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 14th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Thursday 15th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 16th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 17th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Monday 19th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 20th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 21st August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Thursday 22nd August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 23rd August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 24th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Monday 26th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Tuesday 27th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Wednesday 28th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Thursday 29th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Friday 30th August - 10am and 12.15pm
- Saturday 31st August - 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.
Children under the age of 15 will not be permitted access as part of the tour covers an excavated burial site.
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.
