The church we see today was begun by Henry III in 1245. It’s one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, and has the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint at its heart. At Westminster ...

The Queen has become patron of a new building to be named after the King at Westminster Abbey. The King Charles III Sacristy ...

With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster Abbey has stood through the lives of important people and world-changing events. But who is buried in in the floor ...

As one of the most important religious sites in Britain, Westminster Abbey has played a vital role in multiple historic events for over 1,000 years. Just to the west of Big Ben and the Houses of ...

In the chapel of St Benedict in Westminster Abbey is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk ... Abbot Simon de Bircheston also died of the plague in 1349 and was buried in the east ...

Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff ... If you have a London Pass, your entrance fee is covered. (There is no charge to attend services, when photography is strictly forbidden.) ...

In order to gain entrance to Westminster Abbey you must print your ticket - all redeemable tickets/vouchers must be printed and exchanged at the entry. During peak periods, queuing may occur at the ...

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, now known as Westminster Abbey, is officially neither an abbey nor a cathedral. Elizabeth I made it a Royal Peculiar in 1560, which means that the ...

Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III ... stone to wartime prime minister Winston Churchill inside the west entrance. It sits near the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, whose body ...

An absolutely essential part of any visit to London, Westminster Abbey is one of the city’s most iconic buildings. Steeped in over a thousand years of history, Benedictine monks first started ...