Watch services from the Abbey Enjoy and experience regular and special services from Westminster Abbey from wherever you are in the world - either live or on demand.

Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.

Regular services What to expect at our regular services, which are open to the public and free of charge.

St Margaret’s Church St. Margaret’s, known as ‘the Church on Parliament Square’, is a 12th-century church next to Westminster Abbey. It’s also sometimes called ‘the parish church of the House of ...

From the late 13th century onwards funeral effigies of monarchs and other royal persons were carried in a funeral procession on the coffin beneath a canopy. The effigy was generally close to the ...

Soak up the summer atmosphere with live music in the beautiful surroundings of Westminster Abbey’s historic College Garden.

Enjoy a peaceful, self-guided visit to Westminster Abbey after hours, with time and space to explore at your own pace. Experience Westminster Abbey in a quieter light during our special Wednesday late ...

Sermon preached at Evensong on the Third Sunday after Trinity 2025 Be careful with your desires; don’t let them rule you.

In the chapel of St Michael in Westminster Abbey is a large marble monument to Algernon Coote, Earl of Mountrath and his wife Diana.