A Westminster Abbey ticket costs £32 and can be made to cover three visits, for nothing, if you buy it in the right place.
Buy online through the Westminster Abbey website and you can upgrade your ticket to an annual pass free of charge, letting you visit three times for the price of one.
The upgrade is done by a member of the Visitor Experience team while you are there, and you do not need to pre-book the later visits. So one £32 ticket becomes £10.67 a visit.
The catch is where you bought it. Promotional tickets, including Highlights and Lates, and any ticket bought through a third party cannot be upgraded.
That is the whole decision. Book direct and ask at the desk, and you have three visits. Book through a reseller at the same price or more, and you have one.
A family ticket costs the same as one adult
Look at these two lines together, because the Abbey lists them without comment.
Adults: £32.
Families, one adult and one child: £32.
Identical. And a child aged 6 to 17 bought separately is £14. So an adult and a child buying individually pay £46, and the family ticket is £32.
If you are one adult bringing one child, the family ticket saves you £14, and there is no reason ever to buy the two separately.
Every published price
Adults £32.
Families, one adult and one child, £32.
Adults 65 and over £29.
Students £29.
Children 6 to 17 £14.
Children 0 to 5 free.
Association members free.
Concessionary categories are listed separately for disabled visitors and their essential companion, Universal Credit, Westminster residents, serving UK Armed Forces personnel and NHS staff. There is also a 2 for 1 National Rail offer, and the Church Pass, Go City London Pass and Westminster City Save card are all accepted.
Entry is free for prayer and for services
Worth stating plainly, because it is listed as a category rather than as a price.
Visiting for individual prayer and attending a daily service are separate from paid admission. Visiting clergy are also listed separately.
This is a working church, which is also why the admission hours are short and change from day to day.
The shop stays open three hours after the Abbey shuts
The oddest line on the timetable, and useful if you are nearby late.
Checked on Monday 5 October 2026:
General Admittance: 9.30am to 3.30pm. This includes the Cloisters, College Garden, Chapter House and the Pyx Chamber.
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries: 10am to 3pm. Half an hour later in, half an hour earlier out.
St Margaret’s Church: 11am to 3.30pm.
Cellarium Café and Terrace: 8am to 4.30pm.
Kiosk: 8am to 5pm.
Westminster Abbey Shop: 9.15am to 6.30pm.
Dean’s Yard: 8am to 5pm, and it may close with little notice for security or unforeseen reasons.
So the shop opens 15 minutes before the Abbey and closes three hours after it. The café opens 90 minutes before admission begins. If you arrive at 4pm you cannot go in, but you can have tea and buy a book.
These hours are set per day on a calendar, so check the date you are going rather than assuming.
Groups cannot come in at lunchtime
Group entry runs 9.30am to 3pm, and group entry is not permitted between 12pm and 1pm.
A half hour shorter at the end of the day than general admittance, with an hour cut out of the middle. If you are organising a group, that is effectively two windows: 9.30 to 12, and 1 to 3.
The guide is included, in fourteen languages
A multimedia guide is included in the price of admission, covering over a thousand years of history.
Pick up a device on arrival, or download a shortened version to your own phone or tablet. If you use your own device, bring headphones.
Commentary is available in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic.
How to plan it
Book direct on the Abbey’s own website, then ask the Visitor Experience team to upgrade your ticket to an annual pass. Three visits, £32.
Never buy through a third party if you might return, because those tickets cannot be upgraded.
One adult and one child: the £32 family ticket, which saves £14.
Over 65 or a student: £29.
Coming by train: ask about the 2 for 1 National Rail offer.
Arriving after 3.30pm: you cannot go in, but the café is open to 4.30pm and the shop to 6.30pm.
Bringing a group: 9.30am to 12pm or 1pm to 3pm, never across lunch.
Using your own phone for the guide: bring headphones.
Westminster Abbey
- Address
- 20 Deans Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3PA
- Nearest
- Westminster and St James’s Park
- Hours
- Checked 5 October 2026: general admittance 9.30am to 3.30pm, Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries 10am to 3pm, St Margaret’s Church 11am to 3.30pm, Cellarium Cafe 8am to 4.30pm, shop 9.15am to 6.30pm. Hours are set per day and vary. Group entry 9.30am to 3pm, not permitted between 12pm and 1pm
- Booking
- Online direct for the upgradeable ticket. The London Pass, Church Pass, Go City and Westminster City Save card are accepted
- Price
- Adults 32 pounds, family of one adult and one child also 32, over 65s and students 29, children 6 to 17 14 pounds, under 6s free. Concessions for disabled visitors and companion, Universal Credit, Westminster residents, Armed Forces and NHS staff. A 2 for 1 National Rail offer applies
- Standing
- A working church and coronation site, with the Cloisters, College Garden, Chapter House and Pyx Chamber included in general admission
How to get in
An online ticket bought direct can be upgraded free to an annual pass giving three visits for the price of one, arranged at the desk on the day. Promotional and third-party tickets cannot be upgraded. The family ticket for one adult and one child is 32 pounds, the same as a single adult, saving 14. The shop stays open until 6.30pm, three hours after admission ends.
Where to go next
St Paul’s Cathedral is the other great London church to compare on price and hours.
The Tower of London is the other ticketed royal site, and the free museums are the no-cost alternative nearby.
Questions we get asked
How much is Westminster Abbey?
£32 for an adult, £29 for over 65s and students, £14 for a child aged 6 to 17 and free for under 6s. A family ticket for one adult and one child is also £32, which is the same as a single adult and saves £14 on buying the two separately.
Can you visit Westminster Abbey more than once on one ticket?
Yes. If you buy online through the Abbey's own website, you can ask the Visitor Experience team to upgrade your ticket to an annual pass free of charge, giving three visits for the price of one with no need to pre-book the later ones. Promotional tickets and anything bought through a third party cannot be upgraded.
What are Westminster Abbey's opening times?
Hours are set per day. Checked on Monday 5 October 2026, general admittance ran 9.30am to 3.30pm, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries 10am to 3pm and St Margaret's Church 11am to 3.30pm. The Cellarium Café opens at 8am and the shop runs to 6.30pm, three hours after admission closes.
Is Westminster Abbey free for services?
Entry for individual prayer and for attending a daily service is listed separately from paid admission, as is access for visiting clergy. The Abbey is a working church, which is why sightseeing hours are short and vary by day.
Is there a concession for Westminster Abbey?
Yes. Over 65s and students pay £29, and separate concessionary categories cover disabled visitors with an essential companion, people on Universal Credit, Westminster residents, serving UK Armed Forces personnel and NHS staff. There is also a 2 for 1 National Rail offer.
Is the audio guide included at Westminster Abbey?
Yes, the multimedia guide is included in the admission price, in 14 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic. Pick up a device on arrival or download a shortened version, in which case bring your own headphones.
When can groups enter Westminster Abbey?
Group entry runs 9.30am to 3pm, and is not permitted between 12pm and 1pm. That leaves two windows: 9.30am to midday, and 1pm to 3pm.
Written by Robert J Wills, no. 279 in the guide.
Last checked 5 October 2026 against the venues' own published information. Nobody pays to appear here and we take no bookings.
