Must-SeeOxford and the Cotswolds
England
About 52 miles away
Dreaming spires and old colleges, with honey-stone villages close by, and Blenheim Palace.
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Westminster Abbey
The Gothic church where English monarchs have been crowned since 1066, with the tombs of kings, queens and poets.
- Open
- Monday to Saturday for visits; Sundays for worship only
- Price
- Paid; free to attend services
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- 20 Deans Yard, London SW1P 3PADirections
- Getting There
- Westminster or St James's Park station.
Why Go
Every coronation since William the Conqueror's has taken place here, including King Charles III's in 2023, along with many royal weddings. Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry V are buried among more than 3,000 people.
Poets' Corner honors writers from Chaucer to Dickens, and Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin lie in the nave.
Tips
- For free, attend Evensong, the sung evening service, in the late afternoon.
Nearby in London
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