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• Look closer

  Understand the essential role that a small vessel and a spoon play in the most important part of the coronation service.

• Look closer

  Uncover the role and significance of traditional and commissioned music within coronations throughout history.

• Westminster Abbey celebrates Our Lady of Walsingham

  Westminster Abbey, in collaboration with the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, held a day of celebration in honour of Our Lady of Walsingham.

• The Reverend James Mustard gives the Address

  A service to Mark the Festival of St Cecilia - the patron saint of music and musicians - was held at Westminster Abbey in conjunction with Help Musicians UK on 23rd November 2022.

• Westminster Abbey’s performance of Messiah

  Westminster Abbey’s performance of Messiah by G.F. Handel on Tuesday 14th April 2009 was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and in a number of European countries.

• Abbey marks 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

  Westminster Abbey marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Sunday 20th September 2020.

• Abbey marks the Centenary of the Royal British Legion

  Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 12th October.

• Abbey Hosts Royal Wedding

  His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG and Miss Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th April 2011.

• What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert

  What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert: Westminster Abbey’s traditional Christmas concert will be broadcast to audiences around the world as the Abbey Choir performs as part of the Live.

• Abbey Choir sings for Pope in St Peter's

  Westminster Abbey’s Choir sang for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on Friday 29th June, a historic occasion of great significance for Anglican-Catholic relations.

• National Holocaust Centre and Museum Marks Anniversary

  A Service of Thanksgiving and Re-commitment to mark the 20th Anniversary of The National Holocaust Centre and Museum was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Sunday 26th June.

• Speaker’s Chaplain installed as Canon of Westminster

  The Reverend Tricia Hillas, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, was installed as a Canon of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 9th May 2021.

• Advent and Christmas

  Christmas is one of the most special festivals in the Christian calendar. Make yourself comfortable as you explore the story of Jesus' birth and create Christmas crafts to bring festive cheer to your home. Enjoy weekly over advent or indulge in one sitting and take a moment to think about what the Christmas story means to you.

• Animals

  From mice to elephants and dragons to unicorns, the Abbey is an ark of exciting animals. Popping up on memorials, knight helmets, flags and candlesticks, animals have acted as symbols of power, loyalty and courage and captured our imagination in terrific tales for hundreds of years. Choose your animal counterpart and explore the Abbey's marvellous menagerie.

• Art and architecture

  Westminster Abbey was founded in the year 960 AD. Since then there have been three churches on the same site. The current church is 750 years old and full of beautiful statues and windows. Join us to find out about and recreate some of the wonders you would encounter inside.

• Faith

  Westminster Abbey is, first and foremost, a living, working church where people of all faiths and none are welcome. Be still and reflect about how faith weaves the Abbey's 1,000 year story together.

• Knights and dragons

  Knights have long been a part of Westminster Abbey’s story, with many buried and remembered inside the church. Today, the Lady Chapel even remembers modern knights during their lifetime. The Knights of the Order of the Bath each have their own special flag and crest. Over to you to explore what it takes to be a knight, perhaps even defeating a few dragons…

• Scientists

  Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin are just some of the names in Scientists' Corner at Westminster Abbey. These scientists buried and remembered here made incredible contributions to our understanding of the world around us. Put your thinking cap on as we explore the natural world and beyond.

• Writers and thinkers

  After Geoffrey Chaucer was buried here, Poets’ Corner became the place where many other creative people were buried and remembered. This space in the Abbey’s South Transept remembers people who have explored the world in all sorts of creative ways. Stretch your creative muscles with these videos.