Name: Westminster Abbey Museum
Rating: 5.0

Westminster Abbey Museum

Westminster Abbey Shop, 20 Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, UK

1-99 Years

Paid

Description

Westminster Abbey Museum, A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history. An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts.

The Abbey is a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers, poets, priests, heroes and villains since 960AD. Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the resting place of more than 3,000 great Britons.

Prices starts from £31.00 for Adults, £14.00 for Child (6–17 years) and £31.00 for Family (1 adult and 1 child). If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

Features

Paid
Host birthday parties: No

Features

The Lady Chapel: Its glorious late medieval architecture, spectacular fan-vaulted ceiling and high stained glass windows continue to inspire wonder amongst those who visit it today.
Coronation Chair: One of the most precious and famous pieces of furniture in the world, and the centrepiece of coronations for over 700 years - it’s on display for all our visitors to see.
Poets' Corner: A place of pilgrimage for literature lovers, over 100 poets and writers are buried or have memorials here including William Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Ted Hughes, CS Lewis and Philip Larkin.
The Queen's Window: David Hockney's first work in stained glass is a colourful country scene, commissioned to mark the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Pyx Chamber: One of the oldest surviving parts of Westminster Abbey, this low vaulted room off was built about 1070. The chamber still possesses its medieval tiled floor - and was once used as a treasury.
Royal Tombs: Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of seventeen British monarchs, including King Edward the Confessor, King Henry V and Queen Elizabeth I.
The Quire: Come to one of the daily choral services at the Abbey and you will hear our Choir singing from their stalls in the quire - continuing a tradition dating back to the plainsong chanted by the monks of the 10th-century monastic foundation.
The Cloisters: One of the busiest parts of the Abbey in medieval times and where the monks spent much of their time. The Cloisters weren't just a route to the main buildings, but a place for meditation, exercise and annual rituals.
Chapter House: Once a meeting place where monks gathered, this 13th Century building is covered with murals showing scenes from the Book of Revelation and the Last Judgement.
Modern Martyrs: Above the Abbey's Great West Door stand ten statues to modern martyrs - Christians who gave up their lives for their beliefs. Among them are Dr Martin Luther King Jr and St Oscar Romero.

Facilities

Parking: There are no car parking facilities at the Abbey but there are a limited number of Blue Badge parking bays (arcgis.com) close to the Abbey.
Food and Drink: Relax and enjoy delicious food and drink, whether you’re visiting the Abbey or not. At the Cellarium Café and Terrace, meals are served throughout the day whilst the Kiosk offers snacks, a light meal and drinks.
Toilets: There are toilets located in the Cloisters and the lobby of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries.