Can you go into Westminster Abbey at any time?

Westminster Abbey opening times Westminster Abbey is usually open to visitors from Monday to Saturday throughout the year. Opening time is 9.30am and closing time 3.30pm on Wednesdays there is late opening to 6pm.



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Unless you're visiting the abbey for individual prayer, you will need to buy a ticket to enter Westminster Abbey. As the abbey is a working church, it may be closed partially or completely for events or ceremonies. It is better that you check the abbey's schedule and pre-book your online tickets to ensure entry.

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Unless you're visiting the abbey for individual prayer, you will need to buy a ticket to enter Westminster Abbey. As the abbey is a working church, it may be closed partially or completely for events or ceremonies. It is better that you check the abbey's schedule and pre-book your online tickets to ensure entry.

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It is not necessary to book or buy tickets for Westminster cathedral. It is open to the public at all times and there is no entrance fee.

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Unless you're visiting the abbey for individual prayer, you will need to buy a ticket to enter Westminster Abbey. As the abbey is a working church, it may be closed partially or completely for events or ceremonies.

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Is Westminster Abbey worth it? With its burial sites for kings, queens, writers, and scientists, its long, rich history, and its importance as a coronation site for English and British monarchs, Westminster Abbey is one of the most awe-inspiring churches in the world to visit.

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Visitors will be able to book a maximum of eight tickets per person, depending on availability. The Big Ben tour is not suitable for everyone. Visitors must be aged 11 and over and be comfortable climbing 334 steps and experiencing high noise levels from the clock mechanism and bells - earplugs will be provided.

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WALK LONDON's Westminster Walk takes you past London's most important seats of Royal and Political power. On our free self-guided sightseeing tour you will see many of London's historic and prestigious landmarks, some dating back over a 1000 years.

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Pages in category Weddings at Westminster Abbey
  • Wedding of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
  • Wedding of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy.
  • Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
  • Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips.


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Around 3,330 people are buried at the abbey, among them some of the great figures of British history. They include Charles Dickens, Geoffrey Chaucer, Samuel Johnson, Rudyard Kipling, Alfred Tennyson, Henry Purcell, William Wilberforce, Laurence Olivier, Thomas Hardy and eight prime ministers.

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However, it is only possible to be married at Westminster Abbey if you are any of the following; A part of The Royal Family, a member of the Order of Bath (or a children of someone in the Order) or anyone who lives within the Abbey's precincts.

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Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral are two separate buildings. Westminster Abbey is an Anglican Church, whereas Westminster Cathedral is a Roman Catholic one. The two buildings are separated by 400m not to mention almost 1,000 years of history, with Westminster Cathedral consecrated in 1910.

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11 Things You Can´t Miss in Westminster Abbey
  • The Lady Chapel. Walking through The Lady Chapel| ©Jim Dyson. ...
  • The Coronation Chair. The Coronation Chair| ©Can Pac Swire. ...
  • The Royal Tombs. Queen Elizabeth's Tomb| ©Jacob Truedson Demitz. ...
  • Poets' Corner. ...
  • The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. ...
  • Pyx Chamber. ...
  • The Choir. ...
  • The Cloisters Cloisters.


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