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• Abbey Launches #MakeHistory Campaign

  Wednesday, 21st December 2016

  Westminster Abbey has launched a new campaign inviting members of the public to get involved with an exciting new chapter of the Abbey’s history.

  Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

• King and Queen of the Netherlands visit Abbey

  The King and Queen of the Netherlands visited Westminster Abbey on 23rd October as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.

• King of Malaysia visits the Abbey

  Thursday, 12th December 2019

  His Majesty The King of Malaysia visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 12th December as part of his Governmental visit to the United Kingdom.

  Governmental Visit HM The King of Malaysia

• South African President visits the Abbey

  Tuesday, 22nd November 2022

  The President of the Republic of South Africa, HE Cyril Ramaphosa, visited the Abbey on Tuesday 22nd November as part of his State Visit to His Majesty The King.

  State Visit South Africa

• President of the Republic of Korea visits the Abbey

  Tuesday, 21st November 2023

  The President of the Republic of Korea, HE Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Abbey on Tuesday 21st November as part of his State Visit to His Majesty The King.

• Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving for ANZAC Day

  Friday, 25th April 2025

  The annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day will be held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 25th April 2025.

• Hidden Highlights tour - January

  Monday, 1st January 2024

  Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.

  Events

• Medieval Monastery tour

  Saturday, 1st March 2025

  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.

• Fascinating Women of Westminster Abbey tour

  Saturday, 1st March 2025

  From actresses, writers and spies to philanthropists, social reformers and modern martyrs - discover the extraordinary lives of some of the women buried and commemorated in Westminster Abbey.

• Medieval Monastery tour

  Tuesday, 1st April 2025

  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.

• Medieval Monastery tour

  Thursday, 1st May 2025

  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.

• Edward Lear

  Artist and Writer

  A memorial stone to Edward Lear, writer, artist and ornithologist, was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey on 6th June 1988 by Sir Hugh Casson.

• John Blair

  Priest/Minister

  Reverend John Blair, author of the well known book The Chronology and History of the World, was buried near the door of the north transept.

• Abbey hosts 12-hour overnight performance of Sixty-Six Books

  Monday, 24th October 2011

  Westminster Abbey was host to a performance of Sixty-Six Books on Friday 21st October in collaboration with the Bush Theatre.

  King James Bible

• Anointing Screen on display at the Abbey

  Sunday, 7th May 2023

  The central anointing screen used at the most sacred moment of the Coronation, the anointing of His Majesty The King, will be on display in Westminster Abbey in St George’s Chapel from Monday 8th May – Saturday 13th May, when the Coronation Theatre will also be on view.

  Coronation news

• Health, housing and human flourishing: Understanding organisms in the context of their environments

  Tuesday, 10th September 2024

  Westminster Abbey Institute hosts a panel discussion exploring the implications for health and housing policy of one of the most consequential recent developments in biology.

  Westminster Abbey Institute One People Oration

• Samuel Birch

  Physician

  Samuel Birch was buried in the north porch area on 20th June 1719 aged 72. But he has no monument or marker.

• Lady Anne Bertie

  Lady Anne Bertie was buried in St Michael's chapel at Westminster Abbey on 22nd March 1661 but she has no marker or monument.

• George Slaughter

  Soldier

  Captain George Slaughter was buried in the north cloister. His gravestone is no longer readable but the inscription was recorded in a book.

• William King

  Writer

  William King, writer of satires and light verse, is buried in the north cloister but he seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.