Abbey visits

Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4, except where stated

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Christian Life and Worship

Explore how symbols help Christians to worship in the Abbey and live the Christian life. This tour looks at how symbolic objects, actions, words and images are used in baptism, marriage and funerals.

Suitable for: KS3, KS4 and Post-16

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Pilgrimage

Why have people come to the Abbey as pilgrims for nearly a thousand years? Find out about the Shrine of St Edward, and consider what pilgrimage means to Christians and offers to all.

Suitable for: KS3 and KS4

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Abbey and Parliament

See where Parliament met in medieval times and explore the historical and contemporary links between the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.

Suitable for: KS3, KS4 and Post-16

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Religion and Science

Some of the greatest, and most controversial, scientists are buried or remembered at Westminster Abbey. This tour explores the relationship between science and religion in the past and today.

Suitable for: KS3, KS4 and Post-16

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Religion in Public Life

Consider what Britain as a 'Christian country' means in the Coronation Church, where Benedictine values of hospitality, mutual respect and tolerance continue to contribute to contemporary society. Additional 'Meet a Priest' workshop recommended.

Suitable for: KS4 and Post-16

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Meet a Priest

Put your questions on Christian teaching and moral, ethical and social issues to a member of the clergy. Can be combined with any RE tour of the Abbey.

Suitable for: KS3, KS4 & Post-16

Tour and Workshop duration: 2 hours

Cost: £5 per student

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Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4

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Gothic Abbey

Explore the differences between Medieval Gothic and Victorian Gothic on this architectural and literary tour.

Suitable for: KS3, KS4 & Post-16

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Shakespeare

Faith, power and death: explore the cultural context of Shakespeare’s plays in Westminster Abbey and visit the graves and memorials of Tudor and Jacobean playwrights.

Suitable for: KS3, KS4 & Post-16

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Art in the Abbey

Explore 1,000 of art from the medieval wall paintings to the brand new Queen's Window designed by David Hockney. Includes opportunities for sketching.

Suitable for: KS3, KS4 & Post-16

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Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4

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Dissolution: Before and After*

600 years of monastic life ended here in 1540. Investigate the pre-Reformation church exploring themes such as church fabric and wealth and religious doctrine. Discover the story of how one of the most powerful monasteries in the land was dissolved.

Suitable for: KS4 & Post-16

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Henry VII: Building a Legacy

Find out how Henry VII established and consolidated his dynasty with this detailed look at the Lady Chapel and the Shrine of St Edward. Tour includes rare access to Henry's tomb.

Suitable for: KS4 and Post-16

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Enquiring into Elizabeth*

Discover what sovereignty meant to Elizabeth I as you stand at the Coronation site and find out how her religious settlement affected Westminster Abbey.

Suitable for: KS4 and Post-16

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* These sessions can be booked as part of a joint offer with The National Archives at Kew.

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Tour and Galleries visit duration: 2 hours | Cost: £5

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Visit the stunning Galleries high above the east end of the Abbey and view some of the rare and unusual objects in the Abbey collection. A visit to the Gallery must be booked as an add-on tour.

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