Abbey visits
Whether you are just looking for the highlights, or want something more specialised, choose from our range of guided tours to make your visit truly memorable. You can also add on a workshop to give your pupils something to take home or even visit the stunning Jubilee Galleries.
Westminster Abbey is a living church at the heart of the nation’s story where more than 1,000 years of British history and pilgrimage can be explored under one roof. A warm welcome awaits all in this sacred space.
Our Abbey Highlights Tour includes:
- Coronation Chair
- Cosmati Pavement - site of coronations
- Royal tombs
- Grave of the Unknown Warrior
- Poets’ Corner
This tour can be tailored to suit your study topic.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Tour duration: 1.5 hours
Cost: £4
Make something to take back to school in one of our add-on workshops for just £1 extra:
- Stained glass shrinkies
- Medieval manuscripts
- Pilgrim badges
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Abbey Highlights Tour and Workshop duration: 2 hours
Cost: £5
Maximum group size: 30 students per session
Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4
Christian Life and Worship
Explore sacred signs and symbols and find out more about key Christian beliefs and practice.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Pilgrimage
Discover why Westminster Abbey has attracted pilgrims through the ages and visit the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4
Edward the Confessor
Travel back a thousand years to hear about the Abbey during the life of the Anglo-Saxon king, Edward the Confessor.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
The Tudors
All but one of the Tudor monarchs are buried here. See their tombs and visit Henry VII’s chapel described as 'the wonder of the world'.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Kings, Queens & Coronations
Become a monarch for the day and find out about the coronations of some of Britain’s most famous kings and queens.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Three Queens
Find out about the Abbey’s links to three extraordinary queens: Elizabeth I, Victoria and Elizabeth II.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4
Platinum Jubilee
Explore the 70-year reign of Her Majesty The Queen in the coronation church.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Kings, Queens & Coronations
Become a monarch for the day and find out about the coronations of some of Britain’s most famous kings and queens.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Three Queens
Find out about the Abbey’s links to three extraordinary queens: Elizabeth I, Victoria and Elizabeth II.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4
British Values
Democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, respect and tolerance. Find out how Westminster Abbey underpins and upholds core British values.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
The Abbey and Parliament
See where Parliament met in medieval times and explore the links between the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.
Suitable for: KS1 and KS2
Tour and Galleries visit duration: 2 hours | Cost: £5
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 Galleries must be booked as an add-on tour.
Duration: Minimum 3 hours plus time for lunch | Cost: £7
Make a full day of your visit, by combining your guided tour with a workshop, a guided visit to The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries and/or a self-led Abbey tour using one of our downloadable trails.
Subject to availability. Groups of no more than 15 at a time in the Galleries. Must be booked at least three weeks ahead of the visit date.
Free visits for eligible schools
We encourage visits from all UK schools. However, we recognise that the cost of a visit can be a barrier.
Schools with 35% or more pupils eligible for free school meals may book a free guided tour of the Abbey.
All maintained schools in the boroughs listed may bring one whole Key Stage 2 (Y3–6) year group for free for any guided tour this academic year.
Email us to find out more and book your visit: learning@westminster-abbey.org
Eligible Boroughs:
Barking and Dagenham
Brent
Camden
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Haringey
Islington
Lambeth
Lewisham
Newham
Southwark
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Westminster
Free visits subject to availability
School travel awards
Westminster Abbey won the award for Best Venue for History Learning at the School Travel Awards 2019/20 and was a finalist in the 2020/21 awards. Organised by School Travel Organiser magazine, the awards recognise those in the education sector who excel in providing exciting and educational trips for Primary and Secondary schools.
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