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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history.
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Watch highlights
Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations. Westminster Abbey celebrates the occasion with a special service that takes place on the second Monday of March each year.
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Coronation Crowns
Coronations have taken place in Westminster Abbey since 1066, when William the Conqueror was crowned on Christmas Day. The church has been closely linked with the royal family all through its history, and that continues today with the monarch visiting the Abbey throughout the year. Explore the Abbey's links with royalty and have a go at recreating your own coronation at home.
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Big picture
Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the Westminster Retable, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.
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Westminster Abbey Choir School
The Abbey resounds to choral and organ music every day. Music is at the heart of the Abbey’s life and work.
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The choristers
The Abbey’s centuries-old musical tradition is maintained by our world-famous choir of men and boys and our four organists.
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Order of Service
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Visit the Abbey
A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
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Celebrate Advent and Christmas with us.
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What is Easter?
Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with Westminster Abbey
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Search the whole catalogue
Welcome to our growing catalogue of free, downloadable teaching resources. Covering a variety of subject areas across multiple key stages, you’ll be able to explore Westminster Abbey in your classroom, wherever you may be.
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Drop the mic…
In 2017, Westminster Abbey invited young people from around London to respond to the stories and memories held in the fabric of the building. These young consultants reflected on their experience through a variety of outcomes creating a vibrant and eclectic body of work.
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Episode 3 - What happens in a coronation?
Join Aaron and Sophie online to peek behind the scenes of Westminster Abbey, which has been the coronation church for nearly 1,000 years. Discover what happens and why through games, crafts, stories and more.
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Library & research
Our library and muniment room house the extensive and historic collections of books, manuscripts and archival material belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster.
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The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
the Abbey bells are rung half-muffled following the Sung Eucharist at about 6.00 pm to mark All Souls' Day
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A Reflection on history
Friday, 12th June 2020
I have been watching the film of Edward Colston’s statue emerging from Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The statue stood on the city centre Watershed, perhaps five hundred metres from Bristol Cathedral.
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A Reflection on blame
Friday, 17th April 2020
The news is full of the spat between Mr Trump and the World Health Organisation. Here is an argument about how you explain what is happening to us and, perhaps, about who is to blame.
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Welcome to Westminster Abbey
Coronations, royal weddings, kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, heroes and villains – history happens here and it’s all waiting to be discovered.
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Introduction to the organ
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.
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Religious Education at Westminster Abbey
Whether you are able to visit in person or virtually, we welcome schools from all over the UK to explore Christianity in the context of Westminster Abbey