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.
Plan your visit - Westminster Abbey
Access, facilities and FAQs. We do everything we can to ensure that your visit is easy and enjoyable. If you have any questions, you should find the answer here - or ask our team of Marshals when you visit us.
A royal church | Westminster Abbey
Dec 6, 2024 · 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.
The Coronation Chair - Westminster Abbey
The Stone of Scone under the Coronation Chair. However, on 3rd July 1996 the Prime Minister (John Major) announced that the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland by the end of the year, returning to the Abbey only for coronations.
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.
A History of Royal Burials and Funerals - Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor was buried in 1066 in the new Abbey church he had built and many monarchs have their tombs around his Shrine. Henry III, Edward III and his queen Philippa of Hainault and Richard II and Anne of Bohemia have fine effigies on their tombs. Edward I has a large plain tomb chest but his queen Eleanor of Castile has a gilt bronze effigy. ...
History - Westminster Abbey
The Coronation church since 1066. Forty monarchs have been crowned in the Abbey since 1066. Find out more about the history of coronations, the objects and spaces used during the ceremony, and the kings and queens involved.
游览大教堂 | 威斯敏斯特大教堂 - Westminster Abbey
抵达路线. 地址：The Chapter Office, Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean’s Yard, London SW1P 3PA. 地铁 威斯敏斯特站（Westminster）（Jubilee、District及Circle线）
Coronation stories - Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth I was crowned in the Abbey on 15 January 1559 - a date chosen by her astrologer John Dee. Huge crowds welcomed her procession though the city the day before the service, and afterwards she was greeted with the sound of drums and …
The Wedding of William and Kate | Westminster Abbey
She starts her walk down the Abbey’s Nave to the High Altar, a distance of 97 metres, carefully making her way around the Grave of the Unknown Warrior – the only grave in the Abbey which is never walked upon. The aisle has been transformed into an avenue of trees, lined with six field maples and two hornbeams, reflecting the couple’s love of the English countryside.