Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

HRH The Princess of Wales will return to Westminster Abbey to host her fifth annual Together at Christmas carol service on ...

He broke through the confines of the heavens. Buried elsewhere. He lies at St Laurence's church, Upton, near Slough, Buckinghamshire. Nearby is the grave of his son Sir John Frederick William Herschel ...

Visit the field of scarlet poppies and memorials which will blanket the Abbey’s grounds this November to remember loved ones lost serving in the Armed Forces. Now in its 96th year, the Field of ...

Her Majesty The Queen opened the 97th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 6th November 2025.

Explore the story of the French gothic masterpiece, Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) from its earliest origins in the 12th century and its illustrious 850-year history to its painstaking ...

Everyone is welcome to attend these recitals, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry. You are surrounded by history at the Abbey, not like a museum where it’s just displayed, but here ...

It may seem surprising to find another large church standing so close to the might and magnificence of Westminster Abbey. Why was an additional church needed in such a position? To answer that ...

Unlimited free entry to the Abbey is just one of the advantages of joining the Abbey Association. There’s much more on offer – and we’d love to welcome you. We are first and foremost a working church, ...

Join us for a host of family events and activities. The annual Choir School summer fête is an unmissable event in the picturesque garden square of Dean’s Yard. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun.