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
Here is our selection of Abbey highlights. We sell a range of merchandise inspired by the life, history, architecture of Westminster Abbey and its location in the heart of London. You can shop online and have your order shipped worldwide. We do …
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.
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. ...
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.
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 …
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 Chair - Westminster Abbey
The Coronation Chair is the oldest piece of furniture in the United Kingdom which is still used for its original purpose. Over time it has been altered; from the ornate addition of four gilt lions, the national animal of England, in the early 16th century to the destructive graffiti on the back of the chair by Westminster schoolboys and visitors to the Abbey in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Reflection: First Sunday of Advent | Westminster Abbey
Advent looks forward to when God will indeed come down and sort everything out, and earth will be wedded to heaven. It is also a penitential season – a time for us to consider the changes we need to make.