Explore a place rich in history
The Abbey is a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers, poets, priests, heroes and villains since 960AD. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the resting place of more than 3,000 great Britons.
Why visit the Abbey
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Welcome to the Abbey
We warmly welcome many visitors each year to discover over ten centuries of British history in this remarkable building.
Virtual tours
Experience 1,000 years of history and find out more about the Abbey without leaving home.
General information
We’re open to visitors most days, but as Westminster Abbey is a living working church, we may need to close some areas off to the public at times and offer reduced opening hours.
General opening times
Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 3.30pm (last entry)
Saturday: 9.00am - 3.00pm (last entry)
Sunday: Open for services
Verger-guided tours
For 90 minutes, you'll be personally guided by one of the Abbey’s vergers. This tour includes a visit to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor (not open to general visitors) as well as the royal tombs, Poets’ Corner, the Lady Chapel and the Nave.
Group visits
We currently welcome guided tour groups of up to 20 visitors when accompanied by a Blue Badge Tourist Guide. Find out more about our current group visit arrangements.
How to get to the Abbey
The Chapter Office, Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean’s Yard, London, SW1P 3PA
Underground
Westminster (Jubilee, District & Circle Lines)
St. James’s Park (District and Circle Lines)
National Rail
London Victoria (0.8 miles)
London Waterloo (0.8 miles)
Buses
Find your best journey via the Transport for London website
Inside the Abbey
At the heart of the nation
A place for worship, celebration and ceremony, many of Britain’s most significant historic moments of the past one thousand years have happened here. Since 1066, the Abbey has hosted every coronation, and is the final resting place for the great kings, queens, poets, musicians, scientists and politicians of our past. We’d love you to come and take a look.
The Coronation Chair
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Poets' Corner
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Famous names of the Abbey
More than 3,000 famous people are buried and many others commemorated in the Abbey, including kings and queens, writers, musicians, scientists, politicians, and noblemen and women.
Support Us
Support from our visitors and donors helps us care for the Abbey and keeps us open as a living working church. We are independent and receive no funding from the Church, the Government or, the Crown. So, your help really counts.
TripAdvisor Awards
Below are a list of awards awarded to Westminster Abbey.
Travellers’ Choice Award
Westminster Abbey was awarded the Travellers’ Choice Award in 2021. This award is given to attractions that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and that are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Westminster Abbey was awarded the 2018 Hall of Fame Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor which 'recognises 5 consecutive years of consistently-high ratings from travellers'.
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