Christmas Concert - Westminster Abbey
1 day ago · Drawing inspiration from the traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols, the Choir of Westminster Abbey presents an enticing Christmas programme featuring festive choral works interspersed with much-loved carols and seasonal readings. The centrepiece of the programme is Benjamin Britten’s magical ...
Visit | Westminster Abbey
Explore a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, and statesmen, poets, heroes and villains. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.
Royal tombs | Westminster Abbey
Effigy of Henry III. The tombs of Edward I, Eleanor of Castile, Edward III, Philippa of Hainault, Richard II and Anne of Bohemia are all in St Edward the Confessor's chapel. When Henry V died in 1422 he was buried near to the Saint and above his tomb was built a chantry chapel in which Holy Communion is still celebrated every year on 25th …
Plan your visit - Westminster Abbey
Here is our selection of Abbey highlights. Join a member of staff at 10:30am every Tuesday and Thursday during visitor opening hours for a 10-minute talk about one of the thousands of memorials or graves that can be found around the Abbey. We sell a range of merchandise inspired by the life, history ...
First Eucharist of Christmas (Midnight Mass) - Westminster Abbey
This late-night service celebrates the birth of Christ, the Light of the world, in the midst of darkness. This late-night service celebrates the birth of Christ, the Light of the world, in the midst of darkness and includes the singing of Christmas …
A royal church | Westminster Abbey
Dec 6, 2024 · View Order of Service 5.00pm: Organ Recital: Nave: given by Paul Greally, Assistant Organist: Lully arr Greally Petite suite du Bourgeois Gentilhomme Alain Suite pour orgue Duruflé Prelude sur l’introit de l’Épiphanie Duruflé Fugue sur le thème du carillon des heures de la cathédrale de Soissons. 6.00pm: Holy Communion, marking the …
Prices & entry times - Westminster Abbey
Prices and entry times. Plan your visit with our complete list of visitor opening times and ticket prices. You can also find out about other ways to visit, including using the London Pass and Westminster City Save card.
Food & drink - Westminster Abbey
Restaurant opening times. The restaurant is open from 8am – 4pm on days the Abbey is open to visitors. To see which days the restaurant is open, please view the ‘Cellarium Café and Terrace’ listing from ‘entry times’ the section below for the day you wish to visit. Last orders are taken half an hour before closing time.
Celebrating St Edward - Westminster Abbey
In a stone shrine at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the tomb of Edward the Confessor, king and saint, although this was not his original resting place. 5 minute read Edward, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, was born in Islip, Oxfordshire, sometime …
A guide to coronations - Westminster Abbey
A coronation is a Christian ceremony during which the new monarch is crowned as part of a Eucharist, or Holy Communion service, at which Christians commemorate Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper. The word coronation comes from the Latin 'corona', meaning a crown, but monarchs are described ...