Our archive is one of the oldest and richest in England. We hold the records of Westminster Abbey from the tenth century to the present.

This website (“the Website”) is the website of The Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster (“we”, “us” or “the Abbey”). Unless specifically stated otherwise, we are not ...

Their Majesties The King and Queen attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th March. They were accompanied by TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales, HRH The ...

Services are sung daily during term time by the world-renowned Choir of Westminster Abbey, and by visiting choirs when the Abbey Choir is in recess.

People from all over the world visit Westminster Abbey to join our services, which form part of a tradition of daily Christian worship.

Today’s library was established after the Abbey was founded as a collegiate church in 1560. It has been in the former monastic dormitory since 1591.

Discover over ten centuries of British history in a building in the heart of London where worship takes place every day.

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent in the church. Join us for a penitential service, where we receive a mark of ashes as a reminder that we are created from dust, and to dust we will ...

Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary and was born on 14th December 1895 on the Sandringham estate. On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent in the church. Join us for a penitential service, where we receive a mark of ashes as a reminder that we are created from dust, and to dust we will ...

Laurence Olivier as Henry V, 1944. Alamy. Laurence Olivier as Henry V, 1944. Alamy. The 20th century’s finest actor, Laurence Olivier, had deep religious roots that played a vital role in his craft.