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 ...

The 20th century’s finest actor, Laurence Olivier, had deep religious roots that played a vital role in his craft. Over three ...

The Dean, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, sat down to discuss poetry, history and faith with comedian Frank Skinner. Maddy ...

Pilgrimage is having a moment. Even as census results suggest a declining commitment to Christianity in the UK, ancient ...

It’s mostly dead pigeons, and the odd bird’s leg. Someone else saw a woodpecker. There’s a peregrine falcon who hunts pigeons ...

Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more – there’s something for everyone at the Abbey. Many of our events are free and open to anyone.

In 1942 this was made available to the public for consultation and comment. An understanding that the Roll should eventually be placed in Westminster Abbey was reached with the Dean and Chapter at ...

If you have experience with embroidery, tailoring, or plain sewing and would like to join the Guild, email Minor Canon and Sacrist Helena Bickley-Percival at: helena.percival@westminster-abbey.org.

Research showed that, while as many as 71 per cent of churches had some sort of digital expression at the height of COVID, today that number is about 31 per cent.

She married Prince George of Denmark (1653-1708), youngest son of Frederick III, King of Denmark and his wife Sophia, at Whitehall on 28th July 1683. Only five of their eighteen children were born ...

It was only by walking, by travelling at the natural human pace, that small, surprising details – a tombstone, an information sign hidden in the reeds, the strange clank of a gate, the December sun ...

Appointed Dean in 1620, Williams found favour with James I and within a year was also Keeper of the Great Seal and Bishop of Lincoln. His fortunes fell under Charles I  (who Williams had alienated ...