Westminster Abbey Facilities: Café, Shop, Toilets & Bags

A three-tiered afternoon tea stand with sandwiches, cakes, and Union Jack decorations served with champagne and a floral teapot at Westminster Abbey's Cellarium Cafe

Westminster Abbey Facilities: Café, Shop, Toilets & Bags Westminster Abbey has a café (the Cellarium), a gift shop, and toilets on site, but there is no cloakroom for large bags or suitcases, so leave those at your hotel or a nearby luggage store. Photography is generally not allowed inside the Abbey church, though you can … Read more

Westminster Abbey Dress Code, Photography & Etiquette

Large crowd of visitors gathered outside Westminster Abbey's North Entrance on a sunny day with the rose window and Gothic spires visible against a clear blue sky

Westminster Abbey Dress Code, Photography & Etiquette Westminster Abbey has no strict dress code, but because it’s a working church, modest and respectful clothing is advised, and you should remove hats inside. Photography is generally not permitted within the church, though it’s allowed in the Cloisters and College Garden. Keep phones on silent, speak quietly, … Read more

Westminster Abbey Services & Worship — Times & Free Entry

Westminster Abbey choir singers in white robes and choristers in red performing in the choir stalls, lit by rows of red shaded brass lamps along the ornate wooden pews

Westminster Abbey Services & Worship — Times & Free Entry Attending a service at Westminster Abbey is completely free and needs no ticket. On weekdays you can join Morning Prayer, Holy Communion or Evensong (usually around 5:00pm), while Sundays offer the Sung Eucharist at 11:15am and Evensong at 3:00pm, among others. Services are the only … Read more

Westminster Abbey Accessibility — Wheelchair Guide 2026

A straight pathway leading to Westminster Abbey's North Entrance with the rose window, Gothic arched doorways, green lawns on either side, and a partly cloudy blue sky above

Westminster Abbey Accessibility — Wheelchair Guide 2026 Westminster Abbey offers step-free access to most of the main church, with wheelchair-accessible routes around the historic, sometimes uneven medieval floors. A lift serves the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, hearing loops are available, and assistance dogs are welcome. Because it’s an 800-year-old working church, some areas have limits, … Read more