Westminster Abbey

Price guide: Expensive

20 Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3PA

Price guide: Expensive

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#12 of 30
expert-rated things to do in London
Expert overall rating:4.3 out of 5
Value for money:
3.9
3.9
Recommended for:
Culture vultures, Families with teenagers, Mature travellers, Singles, Design and architecture, Education, History, Sightseeing

Expert review of Westminster Abbey

Last updated 11 March 2011

Visit the imposing church where the nation's kings and queens have been crowned since 1066.

Welcome to 'the nation's Coronation church' where many famous royal ceremonies have taken place and the chapels and floors are filled with illustrious tombs and memorials commemorating many key figures in British history. While a visit here can make you feel rather 'processed', I always find it is rewarding. For many, the high points are Henry VII's Lady Chapel and Poets' Corner where some 40 authors are buried, starting with Geoffrey Chaucer in 1400. If you nose around you'll be rewarded with some unexpected discoveries - such as 'Britain's oldest door' (Chapter House) and eery funeral effigies of the once-so-mighty in the Abbey Museum.

Price advice: 

Tickets cost £16 adult, £6 schoolchildren aged 11-18, concessions £13. This includes use of a somewhat perfunctory audioguide and entry to the museum.

Expert tips: 
Try to visit Tue-Thur when you can also go into the delightful College Garden.
The Abbey is sometimes closed to visitors due to special events and services - at busy periods such as Easter and Christmas check opening times before you travel.

More information on Westminster Abbey:

Price guide:
Expensive
Type:
Historic site, Landmark / monument, Religious site
Address:
20 Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3PA
Telephone:
020 7222 5152
Website:
http://www.westminster-abbey.org
Months open:
All year round
Opening times:
Mon-Tues, Thu-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Wed 9.30am-7.00pm, Sat 9.30am-2.30pm. Closed Sundays except for worship. Certain parts of the abbey are open for different periods - see the www.westminster-abbey.org for further details.
Indoor/outdoor?:
Indoor

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